Examples Of Power In Animal Farm By George Orwell

Power is Everything

“George Orwell is like a prophet as he foretold the next seventy years of South Korea’s history”. The modern history of South Korea parallels the story of “Animal Farm”. Nowadays most of the Koreans would feel the same way with animals because the country is undergoing difficult times caused by the head of state. George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” reflects the state of period during Russian Revolution through the device of allegory, thus it leads readers to a better understanding.

The rebellion of animals against humans can be compared to Lenin’s revolution in which Tsar Nicholas II was expelled. The owner of Manor Farm is Mr. Jones who is a ruthless man who tortures animals. Hence, a pig named Old Major starts to think about

The power moves from Snowball to Napoleon, which represents the historical events that Stalin took the power and expelled Trotsky. The next leader of Animal Farm followed by Old Major is Snowball. He is a man of ideas as seen in “Snowball had made a close study of some back numbers of the ‘Farmer and Stockbreeder’ which he had found in the farmhouse, and was full of plans for innovations and improvements” (Orwell, pg 54). However, Napoleon, the other pig, comes to power through a coup d'etat and he starts to abuse his power. He announce that “from now on the Sunday-morning Meetings would come to an end.” (Orwell, pg 56) and “All questions relating to the working of the farm would be settled by a special committee of pigs, presided over by himself” (Orwell, pg 56). Not only that, “they did not sit all together as they had done in the past.”(Orwell, pg 56). The character of Snowball reflects Trotsky of Russia. According to the history, Trotsky tried to bring many ideas to Russian society and finally he was expelled by Stalin. Moreover, Napoleon’s power abuse can be compared to that of Stalin. Napoleon breaks the principle of Animalism by starting to trade with human beings. One of the most tragic example is that Napoleon sells timber to

The alliance ends up as Frederick’s attack as seen in “The animals were at breakfast when the look-outs came racing in with the news that Frederick and his followers had already come through the five-barred gate. Boldly enough the animals sallied forth to meet them, but this time they did not have the easy victory that they had had in the Battle of the Cowshed” (Orwell, pg 99) The windmill that animals have made with so much efforts is demolished. However, with the neighboring farm Foxwoods help, animals barely win and named this war as “The Battle of Windmill”. If Pilkington and his men would help them, the day might yet be won. But at this moment the four pigeons, who had been sent out on the day before, returned, one of them bearing a scrap of paper from Pilkington. On it was pencilled the words: “Serves you right.” (Orwell, pg 102). The Battle of Windmill is a symbol of World War II. The Allied Forces including USSR, the U.K. and the U.S. finally defeated Germany in this war. After the war, Napoleon, and Frederick had a small party. While, Benjamin is working he sees Squealer. Squealer is walking with his two hind legs like a human. Moreover “Napoleon, wearing an old bowler hat of Mr. Jones’s, was distinctly seen to emerge from the back door, gallop rapidly round the yard, and disappear indoors again” (Orwell, pg 107). “When a pig and any other animal met on