Abuse of power is the primary reason for corruption within society. Corruption is seen when the pigs and Jones start exploiting farm animals. In George Orwell’s allegorical novella “An Animal Farm.” published in 1945, he intended to display the dangers of the theme of power abuse through various literary techniques such as metaphors and juxtaposition.
In the novella, George Orwell intends to convey the message of how leaders like Stalin abused power during the Russian Revolution and the dangers which come with it. He metaphors the pigs as dictators of the revolution and the other farm animals as stand-ins for humans. Abuse of power is seen when Napoleon exploits the farm animals during the windmill's construction, symbolising the 5-Year plans of the Soviet Union. He makes the animals work extra on Sundays mandatory, which was supposed to be optional. During the process of the windmill, the pigs and Napoleon “directed and supervised”, which has connotations of
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This makes the reader feel empathy towards the farm animals knowing that they are getting abused and exploited by their regime leaders. Additionally, it becomes vividly apparent when the lower animals on Animal Farm “did more work and received less food than any animals in the country.” the adjective “more” points out the fact that the lower animals worked harder but received “less” food. The juxtaposition portrays the abuse Napoleon does to the animals since it reveals that even if they work the hardest in the country, they won’t be able to reach the primary source of life, food. This makes the reader feel confused and angry simultaneously due to the ruling of Napoleon and the other pigs, which had terrible consequences for the