Animal Farm, by George Orwell, is an allegory to the Russian revolution. The book is about a big farm in England where the animals on it are treated as if they were slaves. A wise old pig named Old Major convinces them to rebel against their owner, Farmer Jones and to gain freedom. He makes sure the animals know what his invisionment of life on the farm is before he sadly passes peacefully in his sleep. But when the pigs on the farm discover that they are significantly smarter than the other animals, they take power and start to rule through terror as tyrants. One of the significant themes that George Orwell is trying to convey in Animal Farm is that no one person should have too much power because power corrupts causing chaos for all.
Primarily, one major time when some of the pigs had great power over the others is when they discover that they can manipulate the other animals inhabiting the farm. For example, there were some milk and apples that were stolen. One of the pigs, Squealer tells the other animals that “Our sole object in taking these things is to preserve our health.”(29) and then proceeds to tell them that “milk and apples contain substances necessary for the well being of a pig.”
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Some of the animals, for example, some of the pigs spoke out by saying that “they had collaborated with him in destroying the windmill, and that they had entered into an agreement with him to hand over Animal Farm to Mr. Frederick.``(65-66) Napoleon is horrified with their confession and so, “When they had finished their confession, the dogs promptly ripped their throats out.”(66) This a terrific piece of evidence supporting the idea that The pigs in rule are obviously abusing their power. Again, Napoleon is afraid that these animal protests are a threat to his rule, which is why he is continuously killing