The fact alone that this change did not occur as the result of a democratic decision made by elected officials or citizens …show more content…
In Chapter 9 of the book, George Orwell writes, “Once again all rations were reduced except those of the pigs and the dogs,” informing us that the rations were reduced at the time, meaning a separate entity reduced the food rations for non-government animals; as no one other than “Comrade Napoleon had social and political power at the time, he alone posed the power to do such. Napoleon's rule was completely autocratic, and any signs of otherwise disappeared daily under his rule. As the animals did not make any governmental, and later, personal decisions themselves, the majority of occurrences on Animal Farm were Napoleon-caused and, therefore, his responsibility. All occurances which caused pain or struggle among the citizens of Animal Farm are considered in that majority. Napoleon made the conscious decisions to adjust the social, political, and economic order of Animal Farm, enacting policies which negatively impacted its animals. No non-pigs or non-dogs were involved in enactment or enforcement of Napoleon’s