“A good novel teaches audiences about life”.
What lessons does your composer teach you?
Animal farm by George Orwell is an allegory based on the Russian Revolution. He teaches us that a utopian state cannot exist because of the want for absolute power, desire for a luxurious life and that people will always work for their personal gain. For a novel to be a good novel, it has to teach us lessons of life, as Animal Farm teaches us that a utopian society cannot exist due to leader becoming corrupt. The novel teaches us that with the gain of power, leaders will fall into the temptation of a luxurious life and will then always work for their personal gain.
One significant lesson that George Orwell teaches us is that a utopian …show more content…
After the rebellion the pigs assumed the supervisory positions. The pigs being the most intelligent animals on the farm were able to easily manipulate other animals and therefore live luxuriously. The disappearance of the milk and apples is the first luxury the pigs allowed themselves and this is justified by the pigs as brain food for decision making. “Milk and apples (this has been proven by science, comrades) contain substances absolutely necessary to the well being of a pig”. Another luxury the pigs impose upon themselves is moving into the farmhouse and sleep on bed. This breaks another commandment, “No animal shall sleep on a bed”. We can see that the powerful and intelligent class will take advantage of the unintelligent class thus forming the privileged …show more content…
Trading with other farms is on way Napoleon works for his own advantage. He announces that, “Animal Farm will engage in trade with neighbouring farms”, he uses the produce of the animals on the farm to obtain profit for himself. One of the main things napoleon engages trade in is eggs, “Squealer announced that the hens,…must surrender their eggs”, this happens despite the hens being against it. Another profit gaining scheme Napoleon announces is that the small paddock which had been intended to be set aside as a grazing ground for animals who could no longer work and were retired, “was to be ploughed up…to sow it with barley”. This shows us that Napoleon does not care for the animals under his ‘rule’ and will only work for his own