What Is Napoleon Abusing His Power

Ever since the Seven Commandments had been written, Napoleon used his power to change the commandments and make them the way he wanted them to be. One of them he changed was, “All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others” (Orwell, 111). Here, Napoleon is abusing his power because at the beginning of his regime, he followed the commandments, but after becoming accustomed to his power, he claimed it as a right and abused it. Napoleon proclaimed the absolute equality of all the animals, but gave extra power and privileges to himself and the pigs. Napoleon believes that he and the pigs have complete control and have extra privileges, while the working animals exist only to serve the pigs, to provide them with everything they desire,
and to support their lifestyle. The pigs and Napoleon are the ruling class, and the other animals have to work hard and are fed very little and are ignored. In the beginning of the story, Old Major declared that all animals should be treated equally, but throughout the story, Napoleon misuses his power, and this leads to him having total authority over all of the animals. This shows how far the revolution has come since it occurred, and how little has changed as a result of it. In the beginning, the animals worked as slaves for Jones, and at the end, the animals worked as slaves for Napoleon, showing that not much has changed.