Loss Of Freedom In Animal Farm By George Orwell

Animal Farm is a book written by George Orwell where he writes about the changing of a “society” and how even though one oppressive leader is gone it doesn’t mean there is no more oppression and unfairness. Throughout the book there are many spots that George tries to get a message across to the reader. While the message can be interpreted in more ways than one, one important message that does come through is that freedom and equality can easily be lost if they blindly listen to a leader. In Animal Farm, the Orwell uses the manipulation, intelligence, and cunningness of the leaders, and the credulousness, obedience, and impressionableness of the followers to contribute to the loss of freedom and equality to show the victims can just as easily become the villain.

In the text it says, “Day and night we are watching over your welfare. It is for your sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples. Do you know what would happen if we pigs failed in our duty? Jones would come back!” (Orwell 36). The pigs are manipulating the animals making themselves indispensable. They did that by claiming that if the pigs were not there, Jones would come back. By doing that they used the animal’s fear of not wanting Jones back against them, to get luxuries or more food without question. This shows lack of equality. One of the seven commandments that were made at the beginning of the book stated that all animals were equal. However, all through the book the pigs never act like