Animal Farm Authority Quotes

People during many times of their life have struggled with authority, they sometimes never question how it works. People also get brainwashed quite easily, especially if the speaker is phenomenal at speaking. The dystopian novel, Animal Farm by George Orwell is about animals who take control of a farm they live on, so they can be their own rulers. It tells how the animals start to think for themselves and start coming up with rules to live by until a dictator rises to the “throne,” and Animal Farm reveals that people or animals don't question authority as well as not trusting themselves when they feel like something might be wrong. It also reveals that people or animals can get brainwashed quickly when the speaker is very persuasive with their words. An example of a situation where the animals were too afraid to question authority was in chapter 5. The quote, “The animals were not certain what the word meant, but Squealer spoke so persuasively, and the three

“They had thought that the Fifth Commandment was “No animal shall drink alcohol,” but there were two words that they had forgotten. Actually the commandment reads: “No animal shall drink alcohol to excess,” as well as the quote “It says, ‘no animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets,’” she announced finally. Curiously enough, Clover had not remembered that the Fourth Commandment mentioned sheets; but as it was there on the wall, it must have done so.” These quotes state that Clover felt like something was wrong yet, she didn’t trust herself enough to question the commandment even further. She went with the “flow” and just let it be, instead of investigating. This quote shows that people/animals, who don’t trust themselves enough to question things that they know are wrong, can be easily manipulated and brainwashed into believing that they are wrong or simply imagined something that never