In Animal Farm, factors such as ignorance, manipulation, and power-hoarding behavior are big factors in the corruption of the farm. The sheep are ignorant, pigs are power-hoarders, and Squealer is manipulative, which all contribute to corruption and rebellion in various ways across the farm. While it’s true that both ignorance and power-hoarding led to corruption on the farm, manipulation was most influential within the corruption of Animal Farm because of its manipulation tactics. To begin with, ignorance: a factor of corruption is shown in various ways through the sheep. The sheep are an example of ignorance as they illiterately listen to the pigs and what they have to say without even realizing their word is wrong. While the sheep are …show more content…
The pigs are quick to take control once Mr. Jones is out of the picture, and this puts them at a feeling of superiority over the other animals. The text states, “The pigs did not actually work, but directed and supervised the others. With their superior knowledge it was natural that they should assume the leadership” (Orwell 27). The pigs are power hungry in this sense, and believe that they are the “brains” of the farms and should be leaders simply just because they can read and write. This causes corruption amongst Animal Farm because the pigs are power-hoarding so much that they aren’t even working; this is putting the other animals in a place to have to work harder, while the pigs simply take control over the …show more content…
Squealer takes advantage of the animals, and convinces them that the pigs need the milk and the apples more than the other animals. The text states, “Our sole object in taking these things is to preserve our health. Milk and apples (this has been provided by Science, comrades) contains substances absolutely necessary to the well-being of a pig” (Orwell 36). Squealer uses these tactics to gain a greater supply of milk and apples for him and the other pigs, while using reasons of science to pull the other animals into what he was saying. This is a corruption starter for Animal Farm because the animals are taken advantage of when Squealer convinces the animals the farm would go back to its old ways if they didn’t give up their supply of milk and apples. This is the most influential corruption contributor, as Squealer is manipulating the pigs, only to selfishly gain for himself and the other