Examples Of Greed In Animal Farm

What do {Infamausly greedy people} and Napoleon the Pig all have in common? Their terribly greedy nature. In the novel, Animal Farm written by George Orwell, the animals of The Manor Farm decide to rebel against their brutal master, the farm's owner, Mr. Jones. Following the fall of Jones, the communist-based Animal Farm takes its place with its commandment that can be summed up as “Four legs good, two legs bad.” Although initially set as a self-governed state quickly through wit, propaganda, and force a greedy pig known as Napoleon comes into power. Things go from bad to worse for the animals of Animal Farm, they labor more hours and are fed fewer rations than in Jones’ time, as well as an unprovoked massacre of their people. By the end of

After the end of the Jones era, the cattle begin to feel unwell because they need to be milked. The pigs' trotters work well for milking, for this reason, the pigs take on that responsibility. The animals end up with five buckets of milk and no idea of how to divide it, but that's a problem for another time, as of right now there is a harvest to be attended to. The animals all left the milk to go work the harvest. However, Napoleon stayed back with the milk for several minutes. Upon the other animals’ return “It was noticed that the milk had disappeared” (Orwell 34). From beginning to end one thing that is proved time and time again is the greed of Napoleon, The first peak the readers get of Napoleons' tyrannical nature is the very definition of greed; wanting to take everything he can get his trotters on for himself. Later as his power increases the extremes that Napoleon will go to for the purpose of self-benefit also increase. After too much strain from labor, the hardworking horse, Boxer, injures his lung and collapses. Napoleon arranges for Boxer to be sent to the finest hospital. Yet, when the cart arrives to take Boxer, it is noticed by his companion Benjamin that the cart reads “Alfred Simmonds, Horse Slaughterer, and Glue Boiler, Dealer in Hides and Bone Meal. Kennels Supplied” (Orwell 113). Benjamin then calls out to the other animals “Do you not understand what this means? They are taking Boxer to the