Animal Farm Satire

The author uses the technique of dramatic irony to present the deceitful nature of Napoleon. The text state, “In beasts of England we expressed out longing for a better society in days to come. But that society has now been established. Clearly this song has no longer any purpose…Somehow neither the words nor the tune ever seemed to the animals to come up Beasts of English” (88). “Beast of England” was the anthem for Animal Farm since the very creation, the song symbolized the fight for independence, and unifying all the animals into one strong power. In this quote, Squealer announces to the animals that “Beasts of England” is to be banned from the farm, claiming the rebellion was over so there would be no need for the anthem. It is important

Napoleon takes on the promises o Snowball when he regains control, as the animals become more forgetful of Snowball, they do not remember the promises of utopia. Napoleon uses the vulnerable nature of the animals to his advantage, attempting to manipulate the animals and the rest of the world outside Animal Farm to believe the state of the farm is ideal, despite starvation and corruption. “Napoleon ordered the almost empty bins in the store-shed to be filled nearly to the brim with sand, which was then covered up with what remained of the grain and meal. N some suitable pretext Whymper was led through the store-shed and allowed to catch a a glimpse of the bins. He was deceived, and continued to report on Animal Farm” (77). For the first few years of his rule, Napoleon had no understanding of agriculture. There were often periods of starvation amongst the animals. In this quote we understand the animals are not meant to be portrayed as idiotic because they truly are led to believe in their ruling to be still taking care of them. While Napoleon does not know how to properly manage a farm, he seeks to receive the praise of one who has. Napoleon has lied to the people, and made it seem as if everything was fine to Whymper to avoid his authority and capability to rule from being questioned. This can be interpreted as symbolism being used to represent how leaders can distort the image of contr4ol and success to keep the people ignorant and trusting of a deceptive administration, specifically in Soviet Russia. This quote is a direct comparison to Stalin whose class war and the failures of collectivization caused a nation wide famine. In this instance, Whymper could represents figures such as writer George Bernard Shaw and former French Prime Minister Edouard Herriot who were said to have been given “red carpet treatment” on tours through Ukraine and