7 Commandments In Animal Farm

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Animal Farm begins with Old Major, a boar, who organizes a meeting to tell all the other animals of the farm about his dream of living a life with no humans. All of the animals are tired of Mr. Jones’ treatment of them; they are pushed over the edge when Mr. Jones continuously forgets to feed them for days at a time. This causes the animals to take action and start the rebellion. The animals run off all humans that live on the property. They are overjoyed and instantly rejoice by burning and destroying all the human’s belongings that they used on them such as: halters, whips, bows, etc. Here, the Seven Commandments are born. The pigs, Napoleon and Snowball, being the smartest animals, naturally take the leadership role. It becomes very clear that Snowball and Napoleon very rarely see eye to eye. They eventually clash greatly, causing an immense argument. Napoleon calls upon nine fierce dogs, that he has trained from puppies, to run Snowball off the farm. With Snowball out of the picture, it is easy to blame all the misfortunes and setbacks on him. Shortages begin to occur, so Napoleon opens trade with the human world. From this point on, the animals report that …show more content…

According to Snowball, it represents the goals of the rebellion, meaning, equality for all animals across England. Snowball hopes the flag will fly over every farm someday, showing that all animals are free to be sovereign over themselves. He tells the other animals that the green background of the flag represents the green fields of England, while the hoof and horn symbolize the Republic and freedom of animals. In the beginning, the flag is a symbol of happiness and hopeful thinking for the future of the animals living on the farm, and eventually all animals of the world. However, the flag is later changed and soon represents the dismay and massive setbacks of freedom produced by the dictatorship ran by

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