Human Nature Exposed on Animal Farm"Animal Farm" by George Orwell is a novel based on the life of a society of animals living on the manor farm. Although the book's title suggests that the book is exclusively about animals, the story is a much deeper analysis of the workings of society in Communist Russia. Animals are used as puppets to illustrate how the communist class system worked, how Russian citizens responded to this, how propaganda was used by early Russian leaders such as Stalin, and the effect this type of leadership had on the behavior of people. of Russia. One thing that pertains to the topic is how pigs are favored in Animal Farm. The main source of this was because their leader Napoleon was a pig, the pigs were subject to favoritism from Napoleon and were given privileges that other animals were not afforded, such as sleeping in beds, wearing clothes, and drinking beer. Pigs were also the only animals involved in making vital decisions on Animal Farm. This fact emulates in a way the way our government tends to operate. Government party members receive an exuberant sum of money, with this money government members can purchase expensive cars and houses if they wish. They make all the important decisions about the country where taxpayers rarely have a say. Another thing that "Animal Farm" and modern society have in common is that powerless people are subject to propaganda. In "Animal Farm" Squealer and Napoleon used propaganda by telling the animals that Snowball was a traitor and convincing them that he was a criminal. They threatened that if Napoleon was not in command, Jones might return. This happens in our society during election time, all opposing parties warn the public about the consequences of voting for the other party and how bad it would be if they were in power. The Boxer horse issue represents how people are used for their skills and talents. As soon as they are no longer needed they are ignored. Boxer was the hardest worker on the farm and contributed the most to the development of the windmill. As soon as Boxer was no longer able to continue working, Napoleon eliminated him.
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