"Four legs good, two legs bad”(Orwell. Chapter 3,page 29). The speech made by Old Major in the beginning of the book that is one of the principles of the theory of animalism that is at the heart of the rebellion. Old Major is instructing the animals to never trust anything that walks on two legs, he, of course, is referring to man, who he says is evil. Old Major would be very surprised that by the end of the book, pigs are walking on two legs and have taken on all the traits of man in direct opposition to his philosophy. This is almost literally what happened during the Party Congress in 1927: when opposition leaders tried to speak in front of the Communist Party, Stalin's supporters. The sheep are part of the massive propaganda machine that Stalin set up as he came to power in Russia, and they're also the people who were swayed by that same propaganda. Instead of thinking for themselves, they just repeat slogans over and over. shouted them down. Just like the sheep. Language can be used to manipulate for instance in …show more content…
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others”(Orwell. Chapter 10, page 118). If all animals are equal, then why are some more equal than others. After time, all the 7 commandments had changed then gone, but only one was left, which was also rearranged. If the animals were educated then they would be able to recognize that the original commandment was “All animals were equal” as well as that the pigs categorized themselves as upper-class to overpower them. This quote relates to how Stalin is leadership and if anyone tried ruling or go even higher than him, he would execute them. Excessive power may result in getting out of control with others in bad situations. Which is why there is no such thing as equality or justice because of the person in