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Original Theme statement: “ In Animal Farm, the theme using violence and terror to gain control is best shown through Napoleon because his need to gain control of the farm leads him to commit murder, tell lies, and cause fear to the farm animals.

Have you ever known about a dictator that has not used power and violence to gain control?
How about a dictator that actually did work and did not lie to the people that follow them?
At first dictators can just be simple leaders but when power gets to them they want more and more and soon become dictators and they often tell lies to keep that power or in some cases people want dictators because it seems right at the moment but in the long run it isn’t always the right choice. George Orwell, the author of the famous book Animal Farm shows us in great detail the consequences of having a dictator through Napoleon the evil pig who murders anyone that gets in his way to gain control. By causing terror, committing violence, and telling lies Napoleon shows us what it could be like having a dictator for a leader.

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