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Animal Farm Submissions

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Marguerite Young, an American poet, novelist, biographer and critic, once said, “If you understand hallucination and illusion, you don't blindly follow any leader. You must know if the person is sane or insane, over the abyss” (Young 1). However, in the novel Animal Farm written by George Orwell, many of the farm animals blindly followed a leader regardless of what that leader did or said. These submissions lead to a lack of reasoning and thought behind the animal’s actions. Orwell uses allusions, violence, and comparisons to delineate the theme that following leadership blindly will ultimately cause a society to fail. In Animal Farm, each character represents a character, group, or idea from history. Some animals are more relevant than …show more content…

By being submissive to Napoleon, many animals were hurt and killed in battles. One of the worst battles fought was with the neighboring farmers, “A cow, three sheep, and two geese were killed, and nearly everyone was wounded” (Orwell 108). This battle was led by Napoleon and his close comrades. If the animals had thought of the potential consequences and not fought in the battle, many lives could have been saved. The death of Boxer is also an example of how negligence and blind leadership can cause harm to others. After being told that Boxer would be taken to a safe place by Napoleon, he was taken to a slaughter house, “They are taking Boxer to the knacker’s!” (Orwell 123). If the animals had taken matters into their own hands, Boxer would have been protected. He would have not lost his life simply because Napoleon told a lie. Finally, Orwell writes how Boxer murdered a human because he told that it was the right thing to have a rebellion. Along with other animals, Boxer fought for the farm, “He is dead, said Boxer sorrowfully. I had no intention of doing that” (Orwell 58). Without this blind leadership to Snowball and the other animals on the farm, Boxer would not have harmed the boy. These deaths had a hand in creating fear and panic within the farm, resulting in a failed

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