Power Is The Cause Of Corruption In Animal Farm By George Orwell
Power Is The Cause Of All Corruption Power gives people a sense authority and strength. Too much power can help create dictatorships among power thirsty individuals. It opens up an opportunity for governments to become corrupt. In "Animal Farm", George Orwell highlights different kinds of trades in animals and relate them back to various groups of people who keep trying to corrupt society today. With help of his bold and brutally honest writing Orwell does not miss to mention the individuals who becomes trapped in the middle of all the corruption. George Orwell was a very unique character, he was never afraid to point out the flaws of society with the help of his writing. Orwell was born June 25, 1903 in Motihari,
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From a young age Gorge went to boarding school in England and later proceeded to earn a college education. It did not take long before George’s passion for literature became the main focus. With a love for writing, Orwell went on to become a British novelist, essayist as well as a journalist (Byrne). Writing about what he experienced started to become a trend. His writing was most likely influenced by his own ailments, including tuberculosis and infertility. (Yabroff). Surrounded by a corrupted society, George Orwell put pen to paper in hopes of opening the eyes of the people that were too blinded by power. “Such were her thoughts, though she lacked the words to express them” (“Orwell”). Lack of education might be the animals biggest weakness at the farm. Knowledge is power and the animals were not capable of standing up for themselves against Napoleon nor the other pigs because of their uncertainties about if the way they were being treated was right or wrong. “Animals listened first to Napoleon, then to Snowball, and could not make up their minds which was right; indeed, they always found themselves in agreement with the one who was speaking at the moment” (Orwell 56). When the mind cannot think on its own we often seek guidance from other
From a young age Gorge went to boarding school in England and later proceeded to earn a college education. It did not take long before George’s passion for literature became the main focus. With a love for writing, Orwell went on to become a British novelist, essayist as well as a journalist (Byrne). Writing about what he experienced started to become a trend. His writing was most likely influenced by his own ailments, including tuberculosis and infertility. (Yabroff). Surrounded by a corrupted society, George Orwell put pen to paper in hopes of opening the eyes of the people that were too blinded by power. “Such were her thoughts, though she lacked the words to express them” (“Orwell”). Lack of education might be the animals biggest weakness at the farm. Knowledge is power and the animals were not capable of standing up for themselves against Napoleon nor the other pigs because of their uncertainties about if the way they were being treated was right or wrong. “Animals listened first to Napoleon, then to Snowball, and could not make up their minds which was right; indeed, they always found themselves in agreement with the one who was speaking at the moment” (Orwell 56). When the mind cannot think on its own we often seek guidance from other