Power In Animal Farm

“Inside each of us, there is the seed of both good and evil. It's a constant struggle as to which one will win. And one cannot exist without the other.” This quote by Eric Burdon explains the idea of power and coexistence of good and evil. Animal Farm tells readers that with power, people will definitely become corrupt. To Kill a Mockingbird says that you chose whether you become corrupt. I believe that people have a choice on whether they become corrupt, therefor, I don’t believe Orwell’s views although I do believe that power can corrupt. Lee’s themes are more uplifting and hopeful and also include the bad views some people have. Despite Orwell’s defeatist opinion, there is evidence to support it as it is based on real events (the Russian

The town of Maycomb was against the black residents and kept them in a different area with a different church. Orwell’s themes are more about people with people with power being treated better than regular citizens. Lee encourages us to see the inequality in the world, now and in the past. Orwell says that there is no reason to try to fight for equality as it is pointless and ineffective as things don’t change. His text his discouraging opposite to To Kill A Mockingbird which tells us that although people can be discriminative it is possible for there to be equality in a community even if some people are prejudice. Aunt Alexandra’s attitude towards Calpurnia compared to Atticus’ was a big element for me. Even though they were brought up in the same way, they have different views, opinions, beliefs and values. I do believe equality is impossible but I don’t think we should stop trying at all. We can still strive for partial equality. I also saw people’s views of Dolphus Raymond, a white man living with his black wife. He pretended to be drunk so people would excuse his behavior as living with black people was viewed as unacceptable in that society. In Animal Farm, Napoleon discriminated against certain