Animal Farm Quotes

The book Animal farm is about the Russian revolution or the revolution of Bolshevik in 1917 that ruled and resulted in a government that was way more oppressive, totalitarian and deadly than the previously overthrown government. There are a lot of characters and series of events that point back to the Russian revolution like the Manor Farm being Russia, Animalism which represented communism, Old Major whom was the grand philosopher of change, Napoleon who represents the dominant figures of the Russian revolution and Snow ball who was supposed to be Leon Trotsky the one who challenges Napoleon. The first description of Napoleon is presented as a very fierce boar that is well known for having a way of getting whatever he wants. Napoleon, throughout

The word “strictly voluntary” really meant “in order to eat.” Napoleon wanted the animals to think that he was using is power to help them but he was just doing all he did for his own selfish desires. Another example of corruption with power is from chapter 6, paragraph 10 “ It was about time that the pigs suddenly moved into the farmhouse and took up residence there…It was absolutely necessary, he said, that the pigs, who were the brains of the farm, should have a quiet place to work in. It was also more suited to the dignity of the Leader (For of late he had taken to speaking of Napoleon under the title of “leader”) to live in a house than in a mere sty. ” The pigs claim to be the reason for the animal’s success so they deserve enough rest to keep everything going the smooth and rest from all they did. These things were only possible due to the fact that Napoleon was able to obtain power by giving the animals false hopes and

Napoleon was lost until he head Old Major’s speech which inspired him to get his power in the ways he did. Old major’s speech was meant to hit the animals in an emotional manner that would cause them to start supporting the revolution and stop supporting the “Parasitical Humans” who do not produce anything but instead take everything from the animals and when they can’t produce anymore or become weak then they are gotten rid of. In chapter 1 paragraph 7 Old Major says “Now, comrades, what is the nature of this life of ours? Let us face it, our lives are miserable, laborious and short. We are born, we are given just so much food as will keep the breath in our bodies, and those of us who are capable of it are forced to work to the last atom of our strength; and the very instant that our usefulness has come to an end we are slaughtered with hideous cruelty. No animal in England knows the meaning of happiness or leisure after he is a year old. No animal in England is free.” This speech was very significant towards Napoleon’s rise to power and becoming a totalitarian dictator. Napoleon, instead of lessening the work load, he made it the animal’s reason for eating and living. The animals wanted to enjoy the fruits of their labor and the only way to enjoy fully was to be able to work every day with no days off. With the exception of