Ignorance In Animal Farm

Some say that ignorance is bliss, but being ignorant is not always a good thing. It could cause a person to miss signs of something bad that is happening all around them. They might not even realize that is is happening until it is too late. The control of information lead to oppression in the Russian Revolution because Joseph Stalin believed that the state ultimately had all the power. His beliefs are still being practiced today in modern governments around the world. Orwell’s novel shows how control of information can create ignorance that leads to oppression; the allegorical meanings of the novel show that the same phenomenon occurred during the Russian Revolution and is still occurring today in China. The holding of information in Animal Farm started gradually at first. In the beginning, the pigs first withheld
A British man that was in China for the 2008 Olympic Games, was arrested for speaking out about human rights in China: “A Briton who unfurled banners denouncing China’s human rights record on a major Hong Kong bridge on the day of the Beijing Olympics” (Birmingham Post 1). China is closely controlling what information gets out to their people. Someone tried to reveal their inhumane tendencies and got sent away much like Snowball was in Animal Farm. According to the writer of the Birmingham Post, “33 year old Matt Pearce was convicted of creating a public nuisance and sent to a six month prison term” (1). China did not want anyone to protest so that others would not get the idea that standing up was okay. Because he was expressing facts about the country, he was arrested and his human rights were oppressed. Just like in Animal Farm when the animals spoke up and were killed, China is oppressing their citizens. China controls what information gets out and they oppress their people by not letting them talk about, protest, or use the information— it is very