"All animals are equal, some are more equal than others" - How is the truth of this statement demonstrated in Animal Farm?

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“All animals are equal, some are more equal than others”

How is the truth of this statement  demonstrated in Animal Farm?

Chapter ten which is the final chapter in Animal Farm by George Orwell contains a single phrase, which sums up the book. This is “ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS.” Throughout the book this is demonstrated on Animal Farm and we can see exactly why this statement contradicts what was going on in the book, which is based on the trouble that Russia were in when Stalin came to power.


Animal Farm started with a dream, a dream of old Major’s, which was for the animals of England specifically the Manor Farm to rebel against the humans, take over the farm, and live at peace amongst them. This dream soon became a reality for the animals of the Manor Farm as they defeated their master, Mr. Jones, in the Battle of Cowshed with their battle cry "Four legs good, two legs bad", and took over the farm which they renamed Animal Farm. The first leader was Snowball who ruled along with his fellow pigs and kept Major's dream alive, only to be expelled from the farm soon after he took over. The next leader was Napoleon, who brought a whole new type of autocratic government to the Animal Farm. The farm which was supposed to be equal and free of class had a distinct governing body or "upper class" with the pigs and a distinct "working class" or majority which was everyone, but the pigs. The "working class" was manipulated and old Major's dream was going away. Eventually, the seven commandments which were set forth at the beginning were changed in to one commandment that read, "All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others". Indeed, the pigs had become like their worst, most hated enemy, the human, and Major's dream and the hard work of the majority of the animals on the farm had been wiped away much like Lenin's dreams for Russia were.

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In the book, Napoleon is superior to all other animals on the farm, for example he is called leader while everyone else was referred to as a "comrade", this is shown when in the book it says “our leader, Comrade Napoleon.” Not only was Napoleon treated differently but all the pigs were given higher authority then the rest of the animals. An inequality between the pigs and rest of the farm was that the pigs lived in the farmhouse while the other animals had to sleep in barns.

After the final commandment was put in to place, ...

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