Corrupt Leaders In George Orwell's Animal Farm

The book Animal Farm by George Orwell, is an allegory for the Russian Revolution. One allegory can be seen through Czar Nicholas II, who represents Mr.Jones. In Animal Farm the animals defeat and overthrow Mr.Jones, a bad farmer who mistreats his animals. The animals try to recover from the horrible reign of Mr.Jones, and the story is about how they live after overthrowing the farmer. Czar Nicholas II and Mr.Jones both struggled with their subjects and eventually were not fit to be a leader anymore so lost the right.

In George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’, one of the major themes was power, and how absolute power corrupts absolutely. To the animals, Jones was a tyrant, always mistreating and abusing them, until one day Old Major told them of a dream he had, where the animals will be able to live in a utopia, and lead lives of peace. After the rebellion occurred and the animals overthrew Jones, Napoleon soon came to power. He promised the animals lives of prosperity, and for a while Animal Farm was a blissful place, however after a while his reign became a tyranny, one very similar to Jones, if not worse.

He came to power and created a strong government, yet it only applied to his own rules. His followers were blind, and they had no idea what was going on. In Animal Farm, communism was shown throughout on multiple occasions. Stalin, who created such problems, was represented by Napoleon, who created chaos throughout the farm. Lenin, who was represented by Snowball, was killed by Stalin.

The story of Animal Farm is not just one of a talking pig who takes over a farm. Rather, the tale seeks to show the fear factor in which the citizens under Joseph Stalin’s totalitarian government lived with. George Orwell, in Animal Farm uncovers the truth about how the people under Stalin’s rule were constantly threatened to be killed if they did not dedicate their lives to helping Stalin with his plans. As Napoleon, an allegory for Stalin, takes control of the farm, animals lose their lives, are manipulated to fight the humans and are living in constant fear of getting killed.

The theme of the book Animal Farm by George Orwell is power corrupt. In the novel, Mr. Jones the first leader was a corrupt. Mr. Jones would starve his animals and would whip the animals when they would steal food. “The animals were all starving, while Mr. Jones took all the food for himself.

I choose to write this short story reflective price, to explore the themes of corrupt leaders and segregation in Animal Farm. I particularly choose themes of corrupt leaders and segregation to highlight the circumstances in which took place in George Orwell's Animal Farm, I choose to write a short story in third person omniscient, so readers could have an inside understanding into each character, such as Coach Grates, who substitutes the personality of Napoleon, and Bobbie who substitutes the personality of Boxer. The intentional audience of my piece are those who have read Animal Farm.

A man named Joseph Stalin was a communist leader in Russia and he misused his power in corrupt ways. A parallel to Stalin in the book Animal Farm by George Orwell is the character Napoleon, a pig who uses fear to gain power and treats his followers with no respect or kindness. The animals on the farm over power their farmer, Mr. Jones, because he mistreats them; they make their own civilization there, based on equality. At first, the animals love their new ways of life and they finally got what they wanted, but soon after they have their freedom, their leader Napoleon becomes more and more power-hungry. Napoleon, like Stalin, takes advantage of his followers because they are more ignorant than him and he is able to make them think whatever he wants them to. As a result, the animals in power become more and more selfish, so they are able to trick the other animals into letting them have all the luxuries. George Orwell uses characters and events in his novel Animal Farm to represent the historical people and incidents of the Russian Revolution in order to show that dictators are power-hungry individuals

Animal Farm is an allegorical tale written by George Orwell in 1917. Animal Farm seems superficial at first, seeming to be an insubstantial tale centring on talking farm animals. Animal Farm in fact displays significant moral dilemmas on and issues, through Orwell’s perspective, on particular people and events throughout the duration of the Russian Revolution. However Animal Farm is not simply about the Russian Revolution it also presents how the flaws of humanity power can corrupt one’s mind. Napoleon, in particular, symbolises this concept as his initial lust for power escalates until he distinguishes himself as superior to the other animals before he explicitly mistreats those who were initially seen as his equals.

Imagine a world where the people holding power always did what was good for everyone. As history has taught us, this doesn’t always happen. Animal Farm, by George Orwell, is a complex story about the dangers of too much government power, and the ones in power are definitely not doing things for the good of others. When the pigs take control of the farm, they become greedy, dishonest, and deceitful. Orwell lived in Europe during the time of the Russian Revolution, when there were countless dictatorships around the world. He wrote this story to symbolize (and mock) the Russian Revolution; which includes Karl Marx, Leon Trotsky, Joseph Stalin, and Vyacheslav Molotov. Orwell uses this story, where the oppressed become the oppressors, to warn the world about the power of the government. He also warns the reader not to let the corrupt control and not stand by and let it happen. He shows that the abuse of absolute power can lead to corruption, violence, and finally, chaos.

Throughout the book of Animal Farm the theme of leadership and corruption is continuous. The animal’s who have the biggest part in both of these major themes are the pigs. Napoleon, for example, takes over as the leader in the beginning of the book and later his leadership methods turn corruptive.

Imagine living two different lives with two distinct but similar leaders at two different moments. That’s exactly what the animals lived on the farm, first with Mr. Jones, then with Napoleon in the novel Animal Farm written by George Orwell. Although both living experiences under Mr. Jones and Napoleon’s command made life worthless, Napoleon made situations worse with rigorous daily work, strict rules, and death threats, in terms of treatment, freedom, and equality.

One of the main characters of Animal Farm is an allegorical parallel of Joseph Stalin. Napoleon is the pig that emerges as the leader of Animal Farm after the Rebellion. He represents

Animal Farm is about a lot of animal that's trying to protect thyself from humans which is they enemies and they trying to figure out who going to be the leader. Czar Nicholas ii was neither trained nor inclined to rule, which did not help the autocracy he sought to preserve in an era desperate for change. Born in 1868, he succeeded to the russian throne upon the death of his father, czar alexander iii in november 1894. That same month, the new czar married alexandra a german-born princess who came to have great influence over her husband.

Joseph Stalin led in taking over Russia, in Animal Farm, Napoleon takes over the farm from the owner Mr. Jones. When Napoleon assumes responsibility of running the farm he changes the farm name to “Animal Farm”, this signifies the rebellion and the Revolution. With Napoleon in charge the former communist ruled farm changes to a socialist society where all the animals work together and attain the same amount of food and resources. This is what Stalin tried to create before returning to a communist society. By the end of the novel, Napoleon also goes back to communist rule which represents the idea that socialistic societies or utopian societies do not always work.

Throughout the Soviet Union’s history, there have been many leaders who abused their power and took advantage of their citizens. One of their most notable rulers was Joseph Stalin, who ruled the Soviet Union during the early 20s till his death in 1953. The readers of George Orwell’s Animal Farm often compare the character Napoleon, a boar who is the head of the Animal Farm, to the Former leader of the Soviet Union Joseph Stalin. The allegory, Animal Farm, reflects the events of the Russian Revolution and the rise of the Stalin era and the communist party. Napoleon and Joseph Stalin are similar because they have had many actions that were almost identical.