How Does Orwell Present The Theme Of Class Inequality In Animal Farm

When a farm is run by animals, there comes many problems with it. In the novel “Animal Farm” by George Orwell, the issue of class, corruption, and leadership important theme, both in terms of what it means to the animals before the rebellion and after. There is never a time that the class distinctions in Animal Farm disappear. In the beginning, all of the animals are ruled by the “human class" and after the rebellion by Snowball, then by Napoleon towards the end of the novel. In the novel it seems that class inequality is an importance to characterization. The phrase, “All animals are equal… but some are more equal than others" feeds the decline of equality in classes as Napoleon gains more power in the novel Animal Farm. The characterizations, corruption, power, and class inequality all reveal the theme of Animal farm.

Animal Farm portrays the history of the Russian Revolution by Mirroring the development of communism. In the novel, after the animals overthrow Mr. Jones, the animals give the power and leadership to the pigs who take control of the farm. The battle for superiority between Leon Trotsky, and Stalin, is portrayed by the rivalry between the pigs, Napoleon and Snowball. Orwell writes, “Napoleon uttered a high pitch whimper,... nine enormous dogs wearing brass studded collars came bounding to the barn,.... They dashed for snowball,...they chased him until he was seen no more.”(Orwell, 67-68 ) In both cases, the less powerful one, Trotsky and Snowball, is eliminated by the superior