The Theme Of Unstoppability Of Class Formation In Animal Farm

Imagine a time when the communist revolution in Russia was seen as benevolent in nature by western powers and a literary critique of the new regime could barely get published. This was the reality for George Orwell when he wrote Animal Farm. George Orwell develops the theme of the unstoppability of class formation in Animal Farm. The pigs represent the idea of a higher class in a seemingly classless society.

The pigs served an important role on the farm and an even bigger one inside their own minds. The pigs gave themselves a higher quality of life than the other animals. “Every pig was now receiving a ration of a pint of beer daily” (101). They also treated themselves better than anyone else on the farm. “The young pigs … were discouraged from playing with the other young

The pigs reduced their rations to control them., “Once again all rations were reduced, except for that of the pigs and the dogs” (98), and used the excess to feed themselves, “The pigs seemed comfortable enough, and in fact were putting on weight if anything” (101). The animals finally knew what had happened when the farmers were gathered and a toast was being made to Napoleon. “.. the lower animals on Animal Farm did more work and received less food than any other animals in the county” (121). The animals were naive and oblivious as to what was going on on Animal Farm until the pigs already controlled their society with an Iron Fist. A prime example is when Boxer was broken and instead of treating him, the pigs had him sold off to the knackers, and then preceded to cover up the story. The animals had read the knackers inscription on the side of the wagon that had carried away boxer, but the pigs managed to convince them that the Veterinarian had recently purchased the wagon and had not yet repainted its side. The worst travesty of all, though, was the amendments to the original Seven