Loss Of Power In Animal Farm By George Orwell

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Abraham Lincoln once said, “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you wanted to test a man’s character, give him power”. The quote mean yes, men can handle difficulties in life, but giving a man power to test his powers, will affect how he handles the problem and how he reacts to a specific situation. When you give someone power, it 's a huge responsibility they have to take on, and it’ll show if he folds or not. It is easy for the weak to be gentle; most people can bear adversity. When men feel powerful, it influences their perceptions of how they view others. Power lessen their knowledge of restrictions and causes men to act more quickly. Sometimes they don 't even think before they act, which always have its consequences. In the book “Animal Farm” the animals have responsibilities like having meetings, teaching the other animals everything they needed to know and keeping …show more content…

They were preparing and getting ready for it. One way they were preparing for it, the pigs started learning how to read and write. After they learned how to do that, they started teaching the animals that were more advanced than the others; then they taught the less advanced ones. Mr.Jones was drinking and forgot to feed the animals for a couple a days so the animals got tired of it and broke into the store- shed. Once he found out about it, him and other men came in and started lashing out on the animals so the animals started fighting back. After that, they knew the rebellion has started. They then kicked Mr.Jones and the men off the farm. Soon they started taking matters into their own hands. The responsibilities they took on were: feeding the other animals, milking the cows and making sure everything was in place. They had the whole farm to themselves; even them couldn 't believe what had just