Abuse Of Power In Animal Farm By George Orwell

“The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.”Animal Farm is a novel by George Orwell using the form of animals to reenact the Russian Revolution. Throughout the story there are many different animals that represent actual people in the Revolution. The whole book is based on power and control. Power on Animal Farm was greatly abused and controlled by fear. In the beginning of the book Mr. Jones was in charge of the farm and he greatly misused his power. For example in chapter one it stated that “ His men were idle and dishonest, the fields were full of weeds, the buildings wanted roofinging, the hedges were neglected and the animals were underfed” (Orwell 15). That quote shows the readers that Mr. Jones really didn't have control

At first, Napoleon was a great leader, all the other animals were overjoyed to have Mr. Jones gone, but then after a while he started to act better than everyone and that seemed unfair. For instance, in chapter nine the author states “Once again all rations were reduced, except those of the pigs and the dogs”(Orwell 84). As a leader you are supposed to be fair to everyone and that is what animalism is all about, all animals are equal. It doesn't sound as if all animals are equal when everyone's food portions are cut in half except for the pigs and the dogs. To demonstrate another abuse of power by Napoleon, as Boxer was going to the vet to heal his hoof, when he was getting loaded in the van in chapter ten the author stated “Some of the animals had noticed that the van which took Boxer away was marked as “horse slaughterer” and had actually jumped to the conclusion that Boxer was being sent to the knackers”(Orwell 43). This was an abuse of power by Napoleon, Boxer was one of the hardest workers on the farm and he should have retired, not been sent to the knackers so that Napoleon could claim the money and buy whiskey with it. Buying whiskey was also against the commandments, for animals were not allowed to drink alcohol. Napoleon's power on the farm was abused greatly by becoming selfish and greedy and also forgetting the reason for the rebellion in the first