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'All Animals Are Equal In George Orwell's Animal Farm'

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In George Orwell’s Animal Farm “All animals are equal but some are more equal than others” This is true because of the following reasons.
Firstly, throughout the course of the book many of the commandments such as “no animal shall drink alcohol” and “no animal shall sleep in a bed” were later changed or ignored to allow the pigs to live in greater comfort than the other animals. The commandment “no animal shall sleep in a bed” was later changed to “no animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets” the pigs then moved into Mr Joneses house and began to drink alcohol which was also prohibited by the commandment “no animal shall drink alcohol” to fuel their newfound love for alcohol they reserved the farms barley crop for the creation of the alcohol which was then drunk by the pigs with their meals. This meant that the barley was taken away from the other animals feed.
Secondly, the pigs did not participate in any of the manual labour around the farm. They didn’t participate in any of the harvestings of the crops yet they seemed to reap all the rewards. The apple tree’s crop along with the cow’s milk was taken by the pigs on the grounds …show more content…

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