Napoleon's Abuse Of Power In Animal Farm
The passage I have chosen is taken from the last 2 pages of George Orwell’s novel, Animal Farm. This is where the pigs, and the owners of the surrounding farms gather for a toast to the prosperity of Animal Farm. In this passage, you can clearly see the pigs abuse of power and their character development, and how they had clearly segregated themselves from the rest of the animals, and put themselves on a high pedestal.
The pigs abuse of power can be seen when Orwell writes that “Napoleon was only now for the first time announcing it” then later in the passage “’Animal Farm’ had been abolished. Henceforward the farm was to be known as ‘Manor Farm’-which he believed was its correct name”, which showed that Napoleon did not give any regard to …show more content…
Fill you glasses to the brim. Gentlemen, here is my toast: To prosperity of The Manor Farm!’” Napoleon had changed to the formalities like that of mans, such as his form of gratitude, which had changed to his giving a toast, and drinking to it. Also when the animals looking in on the scene asked “What was it that had altered in the faces of the pigs?” it’s showing that not only had the pigs changed the way they acted, but the way they looked and held themselves to that which was almost unrecognizable. Then, later the in passage “The company took up their cards and continued the game” which showed that the pigs had not only changed their method of gratitude, but also, they had changed their ideas of fun to match that of man’s. Not long after, “Twelve voices were shouting in anger, and they were all alike” Even the voices and tones of the pigs had to one indifferent from mans, and indistinguishable from the animals which had spent their entire lives around them. The animals then looked “From pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which” Napoleon and the other pigs had changed so much that not only their voices were different, but their physical appearance was indistinguishable from
The pigs abuse of power can be seen when Orwell writes that “Napoleon was only now for the first time announcing it” then later in the passage “’Animal Farm’ had been abolished. Henceforward the farm was to be known as ‘Manor Farm’-which he believed was its correct name”, which showed that Napoleon did not give any regard to …show more content…
Fill you glasses to the brim. Gentlemen, here is my toast: To prosperity of The Manor Farm!’” Napoleon had changed to the formalities like that of mans, such as his form of gratitude, which had changed to his giving a toast, and drinking to it. Also when the animals looking in on the scene asked “What was it that had altered in the faces of the pigs?” it’s showing that not only had the pigs changed the way they acted, but the way they looked and held themselves to that which was almost unrecognizable. Then, later the in passage “The company took up their cards and continued the game” which showed that the pigs had not only changed their method of gratitude, but also, they had changed their ideas of fun to match that of man’s. Not long after, “Twelve voices were shouting in anger, and they were all alike” Even the voices and tones of the pigs had to one indifferent from mans, and indistinguishable from the animals which had spent their entire lives around them. The animals then looked “From pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which” Napoleon and the other pigs had changed so much that not only their voices were different, but their physical appearance was indistinguishable from