Communism In Animal Farm Essay

‘Animal Farm’ is a novel written by George Orwell and is an allegory for the 1917 Russian Communist Revolution. Orwell allegorizes the revolution by comparing individuals or groups of people with animals. ‘Animal Farm’ depicts a story of a group of animals revolting against their cruel dictator only for him to be replaced by another. Orwell’s views on many political issues, especially issues surrounding communism, are made clear in the novel. Some big issues addressed are; Fraud, tyranny and the compliance of the populace. Orwell’s views on all of these are negative and there are many clear examples in ‘Animal Farm’.

George Orwell, at many times in ‘Animal farm’, satirizes tyrants. He criticizes them and shows that a society cannot prosper under the rule of

Napoleon, from the moment the Battle of Cowshed ended, started working in his own best interest, and in doing so, betrayed all the ideals the animals had fought for. He betrayed these ideas whilst deceiving the animals into thinking that he had their best interest at heart. “I trust that every animal here appreciates the sacrifice that Comrade Napoleon has made”, (Chapter 5) Squealer said after Napoleon’s dogs had driven Snowball off the farm for Napoleon’s own gain. Arguably the biggest commandment out of the seven was “All animals are equal”. Napoleon has no regard for this ideal, he shows this in everything he does. He does not believe himself to be equal with the rest of the animals. He rules over them and even changes the commandant to, “All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others”. He also shows how much ‘more equal’ the pigs are than the other animals by keeping all the apples and milk to themselves instead of sharing them, while claiming it’s for the wellbeing of the farm and all of its inhabitants. Orwell criticizes the hypocrisy of these actions and shows how it is detrimental to the farm as a