Morals In Animal Farm

"Four legs good, two legs bad" The conflict between four legs good and two legs bad is certainly present in Animal Farm, a novel written by George Orwell a British political novelist born in 1903 who lived in India during the time it was colonized by the British. The novel was first published on August 17 1945 and is an allegory for the Russian Revolution in 1917 and, then on into the Stalin era of Soviet Union. Orwell described Animal Farm as a satirical tale against Stalin. Animal Farm begins with traditional farm animals living on Manor Farm, and are owned by Mr. Jones who does an atrocious job in taking care of his animals. The farm animals rebel and overthrow Mr. Jones and run the farms themselves with one important qualification which …show more content…
The conflict between the animals and Napoleon under the protection of the intimidating dogs. As matters got worse at the farm and Snowball was blamed for all the dilemmas occurring at the farm, Napoleon has gained absolute power with the dogs as his henchmen and Squealer by his side. Napoleon in control allowed him to break the commandments without intervention. For Example as the animals confess their crimes they were executed, this was breaking the one of the commandments that the animals created at the start of the rebellion which was "No animal shall kill another animals"(p.11). This event was an allegory for when Stalin took control and killed anyone who disagreed with him and stood up against him to ultimately show his power and avoid any future protests. Life at the farm was rough for everyone excluding the pigs and dogs, for instance "the animals worked like slaves"(p.26). Napoleon in total control allowed him to move into the farm-house where Mr. Jones stayed, again breaking another commandment which was "No animal shall sleep in a bed"(p.11). Napoleon also has luxuries that the other animals has no access to. Towards the end of the story all seven commandments were removed and was replaced with "All animals were equal but some were more equal than others" (p.57). In addition Napoleon no longer went by Napoleon but by "our Leader, Comrade Napoleon"(p.35). With Snowball out of the picture, Napoleon with total control and leader of the rest of the animals shows Napoleon took power away from Snowball and the rest as the animals, and with that power allows Napoleon to think that he is able to do anything such as disobey the Seven Commandments and get away with it. This ongoing conflict between all the animals at Manor Farm has allowed me to gain the understanding of the choices Napoleon