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Abuse Of Power In Animal Farm

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The book Animal Farm by George Orwell is about the Russian Revolution. Even though the book is about the Russian Revolution. It has a deeper theme and moral to it. The deeper moral and themes to it is that it is easy for people/animals to use power they have over others in a way that is not good. Those people who abuse the power they have often take power from others by force. By reading the book you learn being loyal and showing leadership (in a good way) will prevent people from stealing/ taking power from those who are doing good with there power. In the beginning of the book, all the animals on the farm are loyal to each other and to themselves. The most loyal animal on the farm is Boxer the horse. Boxer, the horse, is the most loyal animal to not only the farm, but to other animals because he always has the want to help others and to make life better on the farm. Boxer would never betray anyone on the farm because he believes that they are one unit as a whole instead of thinking about all the different animals they are. Being loyal to others and to yourself is a good value for modern teenagers because that way they will always be there for someone and never lie to …show more content…

Napolean is not a good leader because just like Mr. Jones he abuses his power so he can gain more and be stronger than the other animals. All Napolean cares about is the amount of power he has over everyone else. Being a leader as a teen is a good value to have because that way you can take charge over situations. As a teen being a leader does not mean you can boss people around but more of the idea of having people follow what you are doing. Being a leader means setting the right example for those around you. All three values come together because if you are loyal you will prevent a fight/ rebellion and you can lead others to follow what you believe in because those following in your footsteps are loyal to

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