How Does George Orwell Use Animals In Animal Farm

The novel ‘Animal Farm' By George Orwell, the animals decide to revolt against the humans. The pigs quickly take charge over the horses, and the other animals. In the beginning all animals are created equal, however as time goes on it becomes increasingly noticeable that the pigs are much more ‘equal’.Throughout the book George Orwell uses the symbolism of pigs as governmental forces and the closest thing to humans without being human. While horses in literature represent freedom and desire, Mollie, Boxer, and Clover are the three horses in the story. George Orwell used animals as representation of humans because we as humans do not like to admit to how easy we could manipulate someone or how easy we can be manipulated. Orwell personifies

Clover is a mother that's just who she is, all she wants is for everyone to be safe. “Clover warned him sometimes to be careful not to restrain himself, but Boxer would never listen to her.''p.61 She tries really hard to take care of Boxer when he pushes himself. “Clover treated the hoof with poultices of herbs which she prepared by chewing them… “ A horse's lungs do not last forever,” she said to him.”p.111 She tried so hard to get Boxer to stop putting so much pressure on himself before she and Benjamin lost him. Clover started to get worried for Mollie because she started to distance herself more and more. “... Clover took her aside. “Mollie,” she said, “I have something very serious to say to you. … he was talking to you and you were allowing him to stroke your nose. What does this mean, Mollie?””p45-46 Clover didn’t quite know what to do to help Mollie as only a few days later Mollie went missing. Mollie was most definitely someone who did not get anything out of the revolution in fact she lost her nice way of living. She later left for a farm still run by humans. “She took a place near the front and began flirting her white mane, hoping to draw attention the the red ribbons it was plaited with.”p. 6 from the beginning we see that Mollie most definitely is very content with how she is living with Mr. Jones. “ Without saying anything to the others, she went to Mollie's stall and turned over the straw

Old Major starts off the story with the tales of his dreams explaining how he believes that the dreams are a symbol of freedom they must fight for. Then we continue to Snowball who really has good ideas and leads the animals to live during their first real fight against man. “Snowball also busied himself with organising the other animals into what he called Animal Committees.” (p.32) granted it didn't really work out well but he did try. Lastly we have Napoleon who doesn’t seem to really want anything for the other animals. In the beginning Napoleonb seems great but as the story progresses he gets more corrupt with the more power he gains. “... Napoleon took them away from their mothers, saying that he would make himself responsible for their education.” (p.35) He takes the pups away to simply educate them right well you'd be surprised. “... nine enormous dogs wearing brass-studded collars came bounding into the barn…. At first no one had been able to imagine where these creatures came from, but the problem ws soon solved: they were the puppies whom Napoleon had taken away from their mothers and reared privately.'' He took them for selfish reasons to train them to obey him