Marlee Underwood 3rd Period English Mr. Liles 2 March 2023 Absolute Power Corruption in Animal Farm The famous novel Animal Farm was composed by George Orwell. Animal Farm is an allegorical novella about the Russian Revolution in 1917. Animal Farm takes place somewhere in England, on The Manor Farm. Old Major wanted to rebel against Mr. Jones to gain freedom but Napoleon let power go to his head and took over the farm, causing its downfall. The pigs manipulated the 7 commandments because the other animals had no clue how to read. The Manor Farm was changed to Animal Farm, suggesting that the animals are now in charge. George Orwell uses the pigs in Animal Farm to demonstrate that absolute power corrupts absolutely when Napoleon overthrows the farm, when the pigs move into the farmhouse, and when the pigs sell Boxer to the Knacker. First, George Orwell uses the pigs in Animal Farm to demonstrate that absolute power corrupts absolutely when Napoleon overthrows the farm. Napoleon teaches the pig how to walk on their hind legs. The 7 commandments state that “4 legs good, 2 legs bad”. Napoleon, however, decided to change this to “4 legs good, 2 legs better.”. …show more content…
Napoleon does not believe that it is a storm that knocked it over; he believed that it was Snowball because of the “footprints”. Napoleon used Snowball to his advantage. He made Snowball seem like the “bad guy” so he could be the only animal in power. The song Beasts of England is a song about rebellion, Old Major had taught the animals Beasts of England because the song meant to overthrow mankind. Napoleon tells the animals to quit singing Beasts of England. Napoleon was worried that the animals would rebel against him. Old Major had taught the animals Beasts of England to show that the animals are capable of rebellion. Napoleon had let his comrades down and took over the farm causing its