The seven commandments may be said to be the key to an understanding of Animal Farm. This statement may be true, in a way. It may be said to be the key to an understanding of Animal Farm, because it can be looked back upon for reference of the humanizing of the pigs, and the corrupt leadership that resulted in the animals losing everything they had built towards.This was all because of the selfishness of the pigs. For reference, we can compare each commandment at the beginning, and at the end.
The first commandment states, “Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy.”, however, at the end of the story, the pigs began walking on two legs. The second commandment states, “Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.”, but at the end