His stupidity blocks him from realising that he could rally all the farm animals to rebel against the tyrannical pigs. The other horse, Mollie, ‘the foolish, pretty white mare’ is possibly the most stupid animal on the farm but she is very lucky because she manages to escape Animal Farm before Napolean becomes a fully fledged tyrant. The fact that the rest of the animals, besides the pigs, do not trust their own instinct or even themselves contributes to their exploitation by the pigs. The animals are so gullible, that instead of questioning Napolean, they reproach and resolve to work harder and please him more. This is evident in their building of the windmill.
The first thing he does is drink whiskey and polishes bottle after bottle then he attempts to tend to the care of his animals which is performed poorly. The drunken life he lives and the mistreatment of the animals do not benefit him at all. The second sign of corruption is the pigs’ abuse of the resources provided on the farm. Having power over the animals allowed the pigs to gain special privileges which allowed them to gain ‘special’ things and the use their resources. The pigs taught themselves how to read & right.
Through the use of obfuscation Squealer manipulates the “dumber” class of animals on the farm to believe that even though they cannot see the pigs working they are the ones that are making sure the farm is functioning. This is portrayed in “Squealer told them that the pigs had to expend enormous labours every day upon mysterious things called ‘files’, ‘reports’, ‘minutes’ and ‘memoranda’.” By using these words Squealer is confusing the animals because they do not understand the meaning of them and they just accept it. However, those were used to confuse the animals when Squealer is actually directly lying to them. Symbolism between the Russian Revolution and the revolution on Animal Farm is very closely related. In the extract it describes how the farm has gotten richer but the animals still live their hungry troubling lives.
His tactics are smart but are also politically incorrect. He does this, though he shouldn’t, but cannot fully be blamed because too much power can drive anybody to be corrupt. Napoleon becomes more like a human, his enemy, every day. The pigs are the smartest animals on the farm, so they are at the top of society. They can do what they want, and they will always get away with it.
One example of propaganda in the novel is when the other animals start to assume the pigs are being selfish as they take upon all the apples to only themselves. Squealer is quick to refute that “ ‘Our sole object in taking these (milk and apples) is to preserve our health. (They) contain substances absolutely necessary to the well-being of a pig.’ ” (pg. 43) He argues that the whole management and organization of the farm depends on them and it is for everyone’s sake they eat the milk and apples solely. By using the idea that it is for everyone’s good that the pigs eat the milk and apples, they are able to convince the other animals that they are not taking advantage of them like they had originally thought.
In Syria the people are rebelling because the government is not taking care of them and they're not providing them with resources they need. Mercy Corps states that “The youngest are confused and scared by their experiences, lacking the sense of safety and home they need. The older children are forced to grow up too fast, finding work and taking care of their family in desperate circumstances.” The second reason why their almost identical is that in the novel that George Orwell wrote, the animals on Animal Farm were treated differently which is a commandment that’s not being upheld, therefore the animals start to rebel. Even though one of the commandments is that all animals are treated equal, the animals were treated by their social status, which isn’t fair. In this world you should treat everyone with the same respect.
When using someone from our own kind, we see it as cruel. But when using someone from another species, it is perfectly fine. “All the arguments to prove man's superiority cannot shatter this hard fact: in suffering the animals are our equals.” The significance of this novel is to open the eyes of the reader to the harsh realities of what is happening to animals in today’s society. Scientists perform harsh experiments that are often unnecessary and result in more experimentation. The United States government censors the cruelty from everyone in society, but they target
A characteristic that Macbeth and Napoleon do not share is the support system. Napoleon has group of pigs that support and are very useful to him. Macbeth however does not use support system and does everything by himself. Napoleon uses his dogs to strike fear into the animals, "no one dared speak their mind, with fierce growling dogs"(Orwell pg.52)Also Napoleon uses squealer who has great power with words as he can " turn black into white"(Orwell pg.6) and he uses his talent to manipulate the animals and gain support. Eventually napoleon builds a very large support group and rarely appeared in public.
It is noted that none of the “bigguns”, except for Simon, act kindly towards the littluns. As the book progresses they bully the littluns more and more. However Simon is different, he always behaves out of his moral values. There are many incidents which reflect this idea such as picking fruits for the littluns, helping with the construction of the shelters and giving Piggy his share of pork etc. Because of his consistency he becomes the measure of morality on the island; his death reflects the diminishing morality and sense on the island.
Analysis: Chapter 7 Idea: Strength of Pig’s “indoctrination”. Hate for Mr. Jones vs. Happy lives. The foundation of the Pig’s indoctrination of the farm animals mainly consists of nurturing the hatred for Mr. Jones and their desire to have a free human farm. In addition, the belief that the pigs have the power to repel the humans makes them as supreme authority figures and Napoleon is almost God-like to some, which makes his words become the animal’s laws without much argument.