The Power Of The Pigs In George Orwell's Animal Farm

The pigs in Animal Farm by George Orwell, use many dystopian control methods to have power over the lower classes, but the one that is most effective is ruthless/worshiped leader. I believe this is the most effective way because once Napoleon was in charge and started making bigger decisions the rest of the animals started to follow his rules. Although at first it may have seemed like the pigs were going to keep all farm animals equal by everyone following the same 7 commandments. Napoleon had said breaking any of the commandments can be punishable by death, even though he said this, he broke his own rules multiple times and everytime he was able to manipulate the other animals with the help of Squealer. After a resolution was passed that the animals would not engage in trade or with humans, Napoleon announced his new trade policy, even though the animals were skeptical Squealer was able to make the animals question themselves enough that they thought they might have dreamed it.

Napoleon also overworked the other animals and didn't treat them fairly, the pigs moved into the farmhouse and their food rations were better. Food rations were cut as punishment and also when there was low food, the pigs and dogs food rations never got cut. “The winter was as cold as the last one had been, and food was even shorter. Once again all rations were reduced, except those of the pigs and the dogs.” (page 84). Napoleon would say all animals are equal but he treated them as if they were lower than him, he was in charge of the big decisions, the food, and the entire farm. All the animals listened to Napoleon because some were afraid and often they were tricked by him and