Class Division In Animal Farm, By George Orwell

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Ever since the time of men, class division had always been existent in every civilization and continued to be a prominent issue today. In the novella, Animal Farm, metaphorical of Soviet Russia before and after the Russian revolution, one should not be surprised to find class issues as a major theme of the story. At the start of the story, class division is evident with the parasitical human beings as the rulers of Manor Farm. As Old Major had stated in his introduction, “Man is the only creature that consumes without producing … Yet he is lord of all animals” (Orwell 19). Mr. Jones, the farmer and dictator of the farm, treated his animals harshly and made them work like slaves while he rested in the farmhouse, contributing nothing to the welfare of the farm. The farm animals were furious of Mr. Jones’ attitude and laziness as well as the unfair treatment they received. With their dismay towards the parasitical human beings, in an attempt to create an equal society, the animals rebelled and seized the farm. However, class division did not simply end here. As George Orwell had expressed through the novella, although dreams of creating a strong, equal society seemed so palpable upon the creation of communism, class division was inevitable and would remained to be a prominent issue by suppressing the poor and weakening the society as the ruling powers corrupt.
After the rebellion, class division was still existent, and there was a clear social hierarchy within the animals