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In a totalitarian society, the ruling class must be able to control their people by any means, so they can remain in power, and bring order to the lives of the citizenry. By controlling their citizens, the government can attain as much labor and resources as needed without revolt or mutiny. Ruthless rulers can relax and command their subjects to meet their wishes while the populace works rigorously and industriously to please them. This authority is portrayed in the novels Animal Farm and Anthem by George Orwell, and Ayn Rand, respectively. In Animal Farm, Napoleon, the self-appointed leader, controls the other animals to do his bidding while living a life of comfort and luxury. The World Council, the government in Anthem, takes authority further by indoctrinating their citizens into working tirelessly with whatever they choose for them and without question. Equality 7-2521 is against this policy, and rebels against them so he can be innovative and different. In both stories, the rulers ensure that they are in complete power by using fear, ignorance, and guilt. This essay will explain these points by using the point-by-point method.
Fear is a common negative incentive to keep a society in order and under the whims of their superiors. After Napoleon exiles Snowball from Manor Farm, he deceives the animals into believing that Snowball is a criminal, and not someone to be associated with. Napoleon wants the animals to fear Snowball so they can unify under a common threat. By blaming Snowball for destroying the windmill, stealing produce, and damaging property, Napoleon has an excuse for pushing the animals to work harder, and longer while the animals 0nly agree because of their fear of Snowball. Napoleon also uses public execution to strike fear to the animals to show his superiority and power. When Napoleon sentences many animals to death “there was a pile of corpses lying before Napoleon’s feet and the air was heavy with the smell of blood, which had been unknown