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Abuse Of Power In Animal Farm

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The story of Animal Farm is far more than a group of animals that talk or believe in a matter they usually do. Conversely, the tale chronicles a series of sacrifice, difficult labor, and manipulation through totalitarian leaders. George Orwell, in animal Farm, exposes specific key characteristics alike in barn animals and significant historical figures in the Russian Revolution to criticize the cruel and absent actions implied by stalin. As napoleon, the protagonist portraying stalin, ascends into power the right to equality and speech become intolerable and the use of fear, and authority maintain the others as inferior. Best known and least seen character in Animal Farm is Napoleon; a prideful pig with an obsession of power. In Orwell’s novel, the mirrored resemblance between fictional characters and reality arguably become more compatible than can be contrasted. The constant monstrosity and inhuman actions taken by napoleon only go far to show that he was the cause of a corrupt dictatorship among the people. Using fear as his tastic, Napoleon gains faithful followers …show more content…

Orwell criticizes the logic of the animals by implying their constant faith in the totalitarian leaders.For instance, when boxer was taken away to a glue factory in exchange for booze the animals(specifically benjamin) were aware but soon taken advantage for their minor literacy.Orwell specifically asserts the idiocy the working class had for believing what squealer said. In comparison the chickens admitted to a truth they had not done to maintain their leader happy. Consequently the chickens were seen as traders and murdered by the dogs. Again orwell uses napoleon's knowledge to suggest his disgust with stalin’s rule in the russian revolution to kill off anyone who was under suspicion or anyone he didn't

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