Who doesn’t love having power over everything? The pigs in Animal Farm were full of power, good and bad. However, having so much power can drastically change anyone’s mind. Due to the gift of intelligence, the pigs became the head of the farm immediately after the rebellion, creating rules that were to be followed, leading the animals into more work and labor than before the rebellion, purposely breaking the rules, and twisting words ever so slightly to bring back more benefits to the hypocritical pigs. Old Major, a boar too good for the troubles of Manor Farm, inspired the rebellion to the other animals. “Only get rid of Man, and the produce of our labour would be our own. Almost overnight we could become rich and free. What then must we do? Why, work night and day, body and soul, for the overthrow of the human race! That is my message to you, comrades: Rebellion!” Dreaming of rebellion his whole life, Old Major planted the thought into the other animal’s heads. The original owner of Manor Farm, Mr. Jones, had gotten too drunk one evening and forgot to feed the farm, triggering the animals into rebellion. Jones, his wife, and his men were kicked from the land, leaving …show more content…
Squealer, another pig alongside Napoleon, made the announcements. “One Sunday morning Squealer announced that the hens, who had just come in to lay again, must surrender their eggs...The price of these would pay for enough grain and meal to keep the farm going till summer came on and conditions were easier.” The hens hated the idea of giving up their eggs, they unanimously decided to create their own plan. “Their method was to fly up to the rafters and there lay their eggs, which smashed to pieces on the floor. Napoleon acted swiftly and ruthlessly. He ordered the hens’ rations to be stopped, and decreed that any animal giving so much as a grain of corn to a hen should be punished by