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  • Essay / Power in Animal Farm by George Orwell - 846

    Throughout the story of Animal Farm, whoever is in the position of power changes. Depending on who is in power at the time, they may abuse their authority to a greater or lesser extent, or even deceive their comrades by distorting historical facts. Power is used in different ways throughout the book, from taking without producing to granting special privileges to certain groups of animals. As the book progresses, it turns out that the dream of living a utopian life is only returning to the dystopian lifestyle they started with. This is very similar to the Russian Revolution, with the overthrow of Tsar Nicholas II, revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin, and the tyrannical regime of Stalin. At the beginning of the story, Jones, the owner of the farm, is the person who is in control. He abuses his power by indulging himself while his animals suffer on very small rations that are not food at all. Jones, like all other humans, was despised by animals because they abused their power, as the animals said: "Man is the only creature who consumes without producing." Mr. Jones has no respect for his animals because he lets them starve. He also slaughtered his animals, not allowing them to live out their natural lifespan. Finally, he sold young animals, breaking up families for the pleasure of selling. Mr. Jones represents Tsar Nicholas II, who was the last emperor of Russia, just as Mr. Jones was the last human to take power on the farm. Old Major is the next character to take power. The key to old Major's power is eliminating man. As he says: “Remove man from the scene, and the root cause of hunger and overwork will be abolished forever…the product of labor will be ours.” But it turns out that even before the r...... middle of paper...... better! ". This was the last proof that Napoleon had completely changed the ideals of breeding, which previously consisted to unite the animals and stop them from following the bad habits of humans Eventually, the farm's name changes back to Manor Farm. In the end, their lives are as bad as they were before the Revolution began. Everything they had worked for went against everything Napoleon did. Their utopian life was destroyed by the selfish actions of Napoleon, who was as bad as a human. This is comparable to the revision of the. history by the Soviet government in order to exercise control over the beliefs of the people towards the Soviets and their society. In conclusion, abuses of power contributed to corrupting the revolution and rotting animalism, comparable to the system. politics of the Soviet Union by the Communist Party..