Animal Farm Rebellion

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Does all revolution and rebellion end with the same outcome? Essentially, yes. All rebellions will end in the dissenter ruling his newly obtained state in the same fashion as his predecessor. George Orwell’s Animal Farm is an attack on revolutionaries that turn into the power that they rebelled against. Orwell demonstrates his idea on revolt through the eyes of farm animals that eventually become human like in their actions. Orwell drives the actions of the ruling class of animals in his use of foreshadowing and contradiction to suggest his idea that all revolutions end in an embodiment of the former evil power. The beginning of the story instantly sets up a society of mistreated animals that have been stressed to the point of rebellion. …show more content…

The declaration that all animals are equal quickly becomes a lie. Immediately after the revolution the pigs begin to grasp power over the other animals. “The pigs did not actually work… with their superior knowledge it was natural that they should assume the leadership”, (Pg 35). The increasing leadership of the pigs following the revolution for equality foreshadows that the pigs will rapidly assume as much power as the dictator that they fought against. The pig’s leadership and power also directly contradicts the belief that all animals are equal, mentioned in the earlier paragraph. Orwell demonstrates his ideas by having the ruling class of pigs disobey the guidelines of their beliefs, which they put in place themselves. Orwell’s belief that rebellion becomes corrupt is demonstrated by the animal’s executions. “Napoleon demanded whether any other animal had anything to confess… they were slain on the spot… and so the tale of confessions and executions went on…”, (Pg 83). The act of purging being committed by the animals directly contradicts the rule that no animal shall harm any other animal. The contradiction of animalism beliefs continues to drive the pigs to mirror the original oppressor. The final contradiction of their beliefs arrives when the pigs make their final transformation into humans which is shown in the following quote. “It was a pig walking on its hind legs…the creatures

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