Adolf Hitler once said “Make the lie big. Make it simple. Keep saying it, and eventually people will believe it” this quote rings true in the novel, Animal Farm written by George Orwell . Old Major presented his speech to all the Animals on Manor Farm, which introduced the idea of animalism. After Old Major died, the animals rebelled against Mr. Jones, the farm owner whom mistreated the animals immensely. Napoleon took over Manor Farm as a dictator and abused his position continuously throughout the book. He used propaganda and coercion to deceive the animals into believing that they were living in equality with each other. Because of Napoleon's belligerence and desire for power, the animals on Manor Farm never got to live out their dream of a coequal life. …show more content…
In addition, he felt that the animals needed to hear that they would be better off if there was a revolution and they separated themselves from Mr. Jones. This is shown when he said “Because nearly the whole of the produce of our labour is stolen from us by human beings. There, comrades, is the answer to all our problems. It is summed up in a single word — Man. Man is the only real enemy we have. Remove Man from the scene, and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished for ever.”( 7 Orwell ). Old Major was the inspiration for the rebellion and empowered the animals to take action with his speech. The idea that the animals could have a better life, where they will be fed sufficiently and all be considered equals gave them hope for a promising future. By the end of Old Major’s speech, all animals had a consensus that they wanted equality between each