What Is The Moral Of Animal Farm
“Animal Farm”, a novel by George Orwell, is used as a fable to represent the events leading up to the Russian Revolution through animal perspective. A fable is a story with animals as characters that portray a moral. I will prove to the reader that “Animal Farm” proves a moral through its fable structure; power is something that most people can’t handle, and when in the wrong hands, it can completely ruin and destroy lives. In “Animal Farm”, the animals need a leader to lead them out of their laboring lives that are run by humans. The animals were desperate to live their own lives. In order to do this they listen to anyone with a plan and make them their leader. The power falls in the hands of two pigs, Napoleon and Snowball. They corrupt Animal
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Their motto becomes “Four legs good, two legs better!” (132) They evolved into their old masters, the humans they despised, the people they wanted off the face of the earth. As soon as Snowball disappears from the farm, Napoleon makes work harder for some while letting others slack off. For example, pigs get to sleep in and have easier workloads. Napoleon’s power corrupts the true meaning of Animal Farm and creates the dystopia the animals feared. The Seven Commandments become a single commandment; “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” (133) A commandment that contradicts itself. If all animals had true equality then no animal would be any more equal. Napoleon’s power is a poison to the farm and destroys the real purpose for their rebellion. In the end we learn of a meeting between Napoleon and humans of the other farms discussing trade. In the end Napoleon even cheers “To the prosperity of The Manor Farm!” (138) Power corrupted the idea of hope for Animal Farm. It destroyed every bit of hope for the animals who were smart enough to realize the manipulation of their leaders. Not only was their chance of freedom abolished, the idea of “Animal Farm” was completely destroyed when it was re-named Manor Farm. When Napoleon re-named the farm, Manor Farm, it symbolized that power had taken control of the farm and destroyed the once hopeful rebellion it
Their motto becomes “Four legs good, two legs better!” (132) They evolved into their old masters, the humans they despised, the people they wanted off the face of the earth. As soon as Snowball disappears from the farm, Napoleon makes work harder for some while letting others slack off. For example, pigs get to sleep in and have easier workloads. Napoleon’s power corrupts the true meaning of Animal Farm and creates the dystopia the animals feared. The Seven Commandments become a single commandment; “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” (133) A commandment that contradicts itself. If all animals had true equality then no animal would be any more equal. Napoleon’s power is a poison to the farm and destroys the real purpose for their rebellion. In the end we learn of a meeting between Napoleon and humans of the other farms discussing trade. In the end Napoleon even cheers “To the prosperity of The Manor Farm!” (138) Power corrupted the idea of hope for Animal Farm. It destroyed every bit of hope for the animals who were smart enough to realize the manipulation of their leaders. Not only was their chance of freedom abolished, the idea of “Animal Farm” was completely destroyed when it was re-named Manor Farm. When Napoleon re-named the farm, Manor Farm, it symbolized that power had taken control of the farm and destroyed the once hopeful rebellion it