Antz And Animal Farm Power

Napoleon’s use of propaganda keeps the animals on his side. Squealer tells the animals that the pigs need milk and apples because they work more than the other animals. Squealer told the animals, “... So it was agreed without further argument that the milk and...apples...should be reserved for the pigs alone,”(Doc C, Chapter 3). Napoleon uses propaganda through Squealer telling the animals to do what he says.

Think of some of the world's most prosperous civilizations of all time. Rome, England, and Russia might come to mind. How did these nations rise to such supreme power while simultaneously keeping their people in order? All of these empires share a common force- fear. In animal farm Napoleon and the pigs used fear to remain in power over the other pigs, whether this was expressed by the common message that other animals weren’t capable, how the farm was turned against Snowball, or Napoleon's use of the dogs to gain and then remain in power.

He gave them the false inspiration and hope that they were working for to stay free. This is what Hitler did to the Jews who were able to work, he had in his concentration camps say “work to be free”, but in reality he did not have the intention to set them free. The reason as to why the animals did not rebel was for two reasons. One being that they just were not educated at all and the other reason is because Napoleon has an immense amount of fierce dogs around him at all times. This made him an intimidating pig. The animals were oblivious to the corruption around them that he shrugged off a fellow animal dying by another simply because Napoleon said it was fine and the Commandments said that it was exceptional. The dumbest of the animals was a horse named boxer. Because he was the strongest of the farm animals, what he said greatly influenced the others animals, and because he was on the side of Napoleon the other animals followed. There were many times were the animals would have revolted without Boxer present, but after he died, it was too late to turn back. He inspired the animals by constantly saying, “I will work harder”, and, “Napoleon is always right”. This often concluded questions regarding Napoleon’s style of handling business.

One of the many ways in which fear was used throughout Animal Farm was with a totalitarian government lead by Mr. Jones and later run by the pigs. Mr. Jones is controlling the animals to do what he wants. Old Major States “Man is the only real enemy we have. Remove man from the scene and the root cause of overwork is abolished forever” (Orwell 4). Being one of the most intelligent animals on the farm he wants the rest of the animals to understand how humans abuse them and how they are benefiting from animal labor. After hearing what old major had to say the animals began a rebellion against man hoping for it to lead to a relaxed environment where being overworked no longer exists. However, after winning the Battle of Cowshed, Napoleon starts to develop human behavioural traits such as declaring the farm will be run by the pigs and the animals are to do as they say.Once again the animals are overworked by the dictator. As Napoleon gains control on the farm, he uses fear to gain power.

The sub theme of power corrupting people is very eminent in animal farm. The leaders on the farm - the pigs, were the brains of the farm. The animals let the pigs lead the farm, thereby placing them into a position of power. This power corrupted them as they became more and more greedy and their ideology became more and more corrupted. Also, the pig’s transgressions of the rules of animalism worsen as they grow in power.

Power can change people into the thing or character that said they never would be. Absolute power changes people and creates something new and often times a monster. As Paul Krishner wrote in The Dual Purpose Of Animal Farm “…the commandments are chipped away and the pig-managers increasingly resemble farmers…”3 this demoralizes the majority oppressing them. Spencer Brown quotes Wanda Hale in "Mealymouthed Critics Ignore Animal Farm's Anticommunist Flavor,” Animal Farm is a

Jones, unquestionably did not want him back, so they, a touch bit reluctantly, accepted Squealer's sly explanation, however distrustful he seemed. Secondly, the pigs are determined to take out any animal that stands in their way, even if it means defying the commandments that they themselves created. As we have seen, this has happened to not only Snowball, but others as well. “When they had finished their confession, the dogs promptly tore their throats out, and in a terrible voice Napoleon demanded whether any other animal had anything to confess” (56). In this quote, Napoleon forces innocent animals to confess partaking in the sinful deeds accompanied by Snowball.

Scapegoating is blaming people or a person for something that they didn't do. This takes the blame away from the guilty people or person.This is most effective when the person or people being accused are not there to defend him self or selves. Squealer is talking to the animals in private after Napoleon engages in trade and uses money(which was not allowed). “He(Squealer) assured that the resolution against engaging trade and using money had never been passed, or even suggested. It was just pure imagination, probably traceable in the beginning to lies circulated by Snowball.”(pg. 64). This is scapegoating because Squealer blames lies on snowball and it is very effective because he is not there to defend himself. Later after the windmill the the animals worked very hard on was destroyed Napoleon says ,”Do you know who is responsible for this? Do you know the enemy who has come in the night and overthrown our windmill? SNOWBALL! ” (69-70) This is scapegoating because Napoleon blames the windmill breaking on Snowball when it was really Napoleons fault for building the walls too thin. While appeal to fear and scapegoating are used to intimidate people , black and white fallacy is effective because it makes people think they have a

“Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of a great fear(Russel).” In the timeless allegory Animal Farm, a power-hungry leader instills fear in a society of animals to manipulate their actions and ultimately consolidate power. These fear-based responses are comparable to those of citizens in today's society who’s fear leads to blind following and a "spiral of silence".

Throughout the novel Animal Farm, there was always some sort of enemy. These enemies were crucial to the story, that for the pigs to always put blame where it would be necessary to keep the animals in line. In the novel, there were more than one enemy, and each enemy had its own reason for being an “enemy”.

Throughout the satire-ridden story of Animal Farm by George Orwell, there are several symbolic and enigmatic roles that show up repeatedly. An example of these reoccurrences is the scapegoat or enemy character that seems to be omnipresent. This being is always the first to be blamed for practically everything, and/or is threatening to the main characters. This sort of role is necessary for the animals and the storyline because the character motivates them and unites them against a common enemy. The enemy has to change because it must be displayed that the identity of the character doesn't matter, just the effect that it has. If there were no enemy in any society, they would not feel so much as a whole and have no outlet to direct their anger

George Orwell, in Animal Farm, addresses blind conformity and misuse of power. There are many comparisons between Animal Farm and Germany under Hitler’s tyranny concerning these two themes. Napoleon and Hitler both used propaganda to ensure there was blind conformity amongst the common people/animals and they both misused their power. The two themes of blind conformity and misuse of power are constantly repeated throughout the novel and will be studied throughout this essay.

The idea of power is represented in the novel Animal Farm, written by George Orwell and the film I, Robot, directed by Alex Proyas. Both texts demonstrate the ways power can be obtained. The texts also explore what power was used for and the powerlessness of characters. These three aspects of power were all expressed in different ways due to the different context, purpose and audience. Animal Farm and I, Robot both show how power can be obtained.

To begin, in “Animal Farm” an enemy was necessary for the pigs. The pigs were hiding a major issue that the animals couldn’t know. The pigs used Snowball and Mr. Jones as the main enemies in the book. While, Napoleon was starting to become more powerful, the existence of enemies threw the rest of the animals animals out of focus. The animals were more worried about

You sit in class and always know the answer. People come to you for help and after a while you become cunning. You start to charge people for help. They still keep coming in for help and now you control the school and what goes on. The novel Animal Farm by George Orwell is about a farm that animals took control from the owner lead by intelligent pigs. The pigs rose to power because of their intelligence and are lead by Napoleon. They go through many hardships, but at the end Napoleon makes peace with the humans much to the rest of the farms dismay. A theme that is found in the book is that knowledge is power. This theme comes up many times in the beginning, middle, and the end of the novel.