Examples Of Corruption In Animal Farm

The Corruption Of Animal Farm

Freedom is being able to hold an opinion without being afraid of being punished if that opinion is different from those in power. This is what animals from Manor Farm claim they have. In the book Animal Farm by George Orwell. The animals from Manor Farm are tired of being treated like slaves, so they rebel against the farmer in pursuit of freedom. When two pigs Snowball and Napoleon rise as their leader they promise them freedom but not the freedom that one might think. Orwell uses dramatic irony and foreshadowing to convey his argument about power that if gone unchecked and not challenged, lies and manipulation will become accepted and tolerated. Orwell uses dramatic irony in the beginning to show how the pigs

Orwell wanted to show how the pigs convince the other farm animals that the events that they experienced happened in a way that they don't remember, for example when Squealer tells the Battle Of The Cowshed in a new way that no one remembered. This is also an example of dramatic irony because the animals are told one thing but looking in from the outside one can see the difference between what Squealer is telling the farm and what actually happened. Dramatic irony builds the argument about power because it compares the truth and the lie that is being told. At the beginning of the novel the Battle of Cowshed, Snowball fights fiercely to defend the farm and its rebellion, and writing on page 13, “Snowball now gave the signal for the charge. He himself dashed straight for Jones. Jones saw him coming, raised his gun, and fired. The pellets scored bloody streaks along Snowball's back, and a sheep dropped dead. Without halting for an instant, Snowball flung his fifteen stone against Jones's legs” ( Orwell ). Snowball's participation in The Battle Of The Cowshed is not questioned on page 13 because it clearly states how he went straight for Mr. Jones. When Squealer describes the