One of the themes of Animal Farm is that people’s ignorance can contribute to their social and political oppression. All the animals (except the pigs) were not very intelligent. They blindly went along with what the pigs had to say. Most were unable to read, and did not notice when a commandment was changed. They were proud to be part of the only animal-owned and animal-run farm in England, but did not realize that the pigs were leading them just as Mr. Jones had. Benjamin, who knew what was happening, refused to speak up. If the other animals were not so dim-witted and uneducated, they may have realized that things were no different under Napoleon than they were under Jones. Some animals blindly went along with what the pigs had to say. Boxer