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Arguments For Napoleon's Trial

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Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,throughout this trial you will see substantial evidence that the defendant,Napoleon,has violated the laws of this court. He has murdered multiple people ,inflicted severe mental and physical suffering upon others and deprived people of their fundamental rights.The prosecution expects a verdict of guilty and a lengthy prison sentence on this monstrous dictator.

My opponent may say that the defendant is innocent saying he may have not killed anyone with his own hands however article 7(1)(a) states kill is interchangeable with the term “cause of death” which in this case the defendant is guilty of,having to be the one to give out orders and make plans such as the case being with the deceased Boxer. After sending …show more content…

He also declares that any animal that feeds the hens will be killed. After five days, during which nine hens starve to death, the hens give in. He caused the death of at least nine hens, all because of his selfish greed for money.But he didn’t stop there.Napoleon had specifically planned to murder by killing several other animals, for what you may ask? Well the defendant claimed they were so called “traitors”,which in his book means they don’t follow his each and every command.His dogs which he had taken from their mother and raised them to be his own personal killing machines, attacked Boxer and four pigs that had questioned Napoleon. The pigs are bloodied, but luckily Boxer had repealed the attack at the time.After seeing how strong Boxer was Napoleon stopped the attack then commands the pigs to ‘confess”. They confess,and the dogs kill them as traitors to Animal Farm. A series of other animals also confess: all are killed. He brainwashed people who had done nothing wrong to confess to a crime that they did …show more content…

Another reason why the defendant is guilty of crimes against humanity is that he not only is he guilty of crime against humanity 7(1)(a) murder, but he also broken article 7(1)(f) - crime against humanity of torture.The elements of this crime states the convicted inflicted severe physical or mental suffering upon one or more persons- which the defendant showed in “Animal Farm”. Napoleon would work the animals day and night,with little to no food for them to have a healthy body to do the work,instead taking what little food for himself and the pigs who would do no physical work on the farm,not to mention the false promises of a “better farm” and that when they reach a certain age they would have no more work and can freely retire. However in reality he took all their hard work to profit so that he can benefit himself,by drinking and lounging around while the rest of the animals served as his slave ingraining in their brain that “Napoleon is always

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These three reasons are why animals were too scared to overthrow him and to be free from his rule. One example of how Napoleon stays in charge is Animalism. Animalism was meant to be set in place keeping any animal from having more power than the others. Napoleon uses this to his advantage by having a basic first set of commandments which is “reduced to… ‘Four legs good, two legs bad.’

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Napoleon who was in control in Animal farm is similar to Joseph Stalin. One similarity between Napoleon and Stalin is they would eliminate anyone who would disagree with them or rebel against their rules. In the book Animal Farm Napoleon gets rid of Snowball because they didn't agree on what to do for the farm and he was worried all the animals would side with Snowballs ideas not Napoleons. In the book it states, “They dashed straight for Snowball, who only sprang from his place just in time to escape their snapping jaws,” (Orwell 53). This shows that napoleon felt threatened by Snowball and was worried he would take over the farm so he used his dogs to try to kill Snowball so Napoleon could have no choice but to rule the farm.

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Whenever the other animals start to doubt Napoleon, Boxer reassures them that “If comrade Napoleon says it, it must be right” (Orwell 82). Boxer and the other animals on the farm get mistreated in many ways such as, Napoleon takes away their food rations while the pigs and dogs get a large amounts of food and better living conditions. If Boxer wasn't on the farm the book would be different in many ways because the animals would have probably turned against Napoleon by now. The animals wouldn't have anyone to look up to or have to encourage

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And it’s getting worse when he selled boxer to a slaughterer to have money for buying more alcohol, even if all of the barley is already reserve to the pigs. He begin to act like a human, meet them, smoke, drink alcohol and wear clothes. To show that all of the goal of the first rebellion never continue that way, they change the song Beast of England and the name of the farm for “Manor farm”. Napoleon didn’t do what the revolution had wanted. The animals follow him, respect him even if they didn’t have to.

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He worked hard until the day he falls due to lung failure. Instead of treating him, Napoleon sent Boxer to horse slaughter house and lied to the animals that Boxer died in the hospital and even ended his speech with a reminder of Boxer’s two favourite maxims, ’I will work harder’ and’ Comrade Napoleon is always right’. This is what happens to the most faithful animal in the Animal Farm due to Napoleon’s cool-blooded judgment as he could not have any form of benefits from dying Boxer. In the end, the name ‘Animal Farm’ was abolished and changed to ‘Manor Farm’, the original name by Napoleon. Napoleon and his pigs also join arms with the humans who were believed to be the animal’s enemy in the beginning by Old Major and the

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Furthermore, Napoleon gives the other animals the impression he was the sole leader of the rebellion on Animal farm and makes Snowball -a leader who wanted what was best for the animals- seem like an enemy who was in cahoots with Farmer Jones since long before the animals took over the farm. Napoleon and Squealer (another “fat cat” pig.) always put the blame on Snowball whenever something went wrong in the farm to avoid having the blame fall on them. Napoleon is an exemplary example of just how selfish and hypocritical people can be in furthering their own aims because he continued to subtly but purposely change the seven rules put in place as the pillars of animalism. For example, Napoleon and the other pigs move into Farmer Jones’s house and sleep in his bed after commanding “No animal shall sleep in a bed”, so he changes the commandment to read “no animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets”.

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Napoleon lied to the other animals in many different ways. One way he lied was by telling the other animals that he was going to send one of the horses on the farm, Boxer, to doctor to be treated for his sick lung. Napoleon made the other animals think that he was sending Boxer off to get better, but he was actually sending Boxer to a horse slaughterer to be killed. When Boxer was being loaded into the “ doctors” van one of the animals began to read what was on the side of the van. It read “ ‘ Alfred Simmonds, Horse Slaughterer and glue boiler, Willingdon.’ ”

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Napoleon’s initial desire to rule the Farm grows into a monstrous greed for power which is what brings destruction to the corrupted society of Animal Farm. His foolish pursuit to obtain more increasingly becomes destructive just as the capacity does to increase. The greed has taken over him and tempts him to lie in order to obtain everything he desires. He drives Snowball out of power to keep the power all to himself, separates himself from the commoners to officialise his high status within the Animal Farm, kills Boxer to acquire money for whiskey, and adapts human idiosyncrasies in order to prove that Napoleon and the pigs are more superior and can control the commoners to obtain anything that they

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The animals start recognizing Napoleon for any good achievement done that day. For example, one of the hens recognizes Napoleon for just one stroke of good fortune. “Under the leadership of our Leader Comrade Napoleon, I have laid five eggs in six days…”(78). These poor animals are tricked into thinking that everything good that happens is due to “Comrade Napoleon's Leadership”. Every quote we see is a deeper level of corruption in Napoleon, and now, his influence on the farm is tearing what the revolution was all about.

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Proof: He makes the animals work, “like slaves” (Orwell, p. 24) and makes them believe that they are doing it for themselves and the farm they, “Were happy in their work” (Orwell, p. 24). Comment: The animals are happy at what Napoleon makes them do because they think that they are working for their benefit and when they fall deep into his power they know that is they rebel that equals the end of their life so they just go with anything he says. Point 3: The animals work their hardest but they still don’t earn a break or a prize rather Napoleon’s luxury

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In addition to being used for eliminating uncomfortable opponents, violence is used as a tool for political oppression in Animal Farm. The situation at the Manor Farm conjures up Maximilien Robespierre 's reign of terror, where any political opponents were violently punished. Likewise, in Animal Farm, any animals that oppose the leadership of Napoleon and the pigs are brutally punished. For example, when four pigs at the farm give Napoleon a distorted account of how they kept in touch with Snowball after his exile, Napoleon decrees his dogs to “tore their throats out” (Orwell 59). Napoleon’s use of violence is so effective that it helps him to instill the idea that he “is always right”

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The second tactic that Napoleon uses is loyalty to the farm. The quote shows that the animals are loyal to the farm by upkeeping the farm in which they do it for themselves, “All that year the animals worked like slaves. But they were happy in their work; they grudged no effort or sacrifice, well aware that everything that they did was for the benefit of themselves…” (Orwell 73). The quote proves that the pigs worked the other animals like slaves.

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He convinces them by making up scientific facts that using your brain is more exhausting than physically working all day. Since he is the smartest and one of the only ones who knows how to read, he can get away with making up facts. Once he got away with getting extra food, he decided to assert his power in harmful ways. Napoleon started to change the seven amendments of Animal Farm, which were sworn not to be changed, and started to rewrite the past. “‘It says, “No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets.”

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Once this extra income of supplies started flowing in, this shortened work times, but also lowered the animal’s morale. A quote that supports this claim, is “From now onwards Animal Farm would engage in trade with the neighboring farms” (76). This supports the claim because it shows how Napoleon violated one of the commandments, in order to better the overall economy. After all the evidence is considered, it seems that Napoleon is the better leader.

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“Animal Farm” by George Orwell, is a story to show how absolute power corrupts, just as Stalin’s power did during the Russian Revolution in 1917. In the allegory “Animal Farm” each character represents a political figure from the days around the Russian Revolution. For example, Joseph Stalin is represented by a pig named Napoleon, Squealer, another pig, represents Stalin’s propaganda department, and the dogs represent the Secret Police (KBG). Using the nine dogs that Napoleon raises (intimidation), Squealer (propaganda), and manipulation, Orwell illustrates how Napoleon was able to gain and maintain control of the farm. The nine dogs that stay by Napoleon at all times are useful for Napoleon to gain and maintain control of the farm because they scare the other animals, intimidating them so that they do not disobey Napoleon.

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