Disguised Warning Signs in Animal Farm
Disguised Warning Signs in Animal Farm
On roads there are signs for what is coming up ahead. Life, unfortunately, does not give out warning signs as easily. Author, George Orwell, wrote Animal Farm and in his book Orwell discreetly gives out warning signs on life and what to expect of people. Using animals on a farm, Orwell tells about an unstable fight for power. Hidden warnings found in the book depend on the reader. Orwell mainly pushes the points of education is a necessity of life, there is no peace when striving for power, and words have a very large impact on the minds of others.
Commercials are always pushing the issue of the need for education. George Orwell uses animals to prove his points on education. In the book being with education helped the animals and being without only hurt them. The smartest animals on the farm were the pigs; they had a great deal of knowledge and maintained the leadership of Animal Farm. Other animals such as sheep, goats, and the workhorse, Boxer, all had little to no education. Napoleon, the head pig, worked these animals for nothing and was able to fool them into doing anything. Whenever there was some form of trouble Boxer was only capable of thinking one thought, “I will work harder.” Being as smart as they were, the pigs convinced the other animals that they deserved more food, better sleeping quarters, and a less amount of work. Napoleon awarded himself with all medals and changed all farm commandments to fit his desires. Squealer, another pig, had the power of words and used this power over all animals. Education still had its way of ruining those who had it, the pigs fought amongst them for leadership of the farm.
The desire for power has always had a way of destroying a system. This statement is true in George Orwell’s book. Two of the pigs, Napoleon and Snowball were in competition for the leadership of the farm. The farm was suppose to be a peaceful place for the animals but this was impossible when there was a fight for power. One of the farms seven commandments stated that all animals are equal. Some animals were more equal. Napoleon used vicious dogs to exile Snowball from the farm. Napoleon had never wanted...