Animal Farm is a dystopian novel. Throughout the book, and through the characters, Orwell shows us the dangers of the societies in such a way, which explains every aspect of the different situations.

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Animal Farm is a dystopian novel. Throughout the book, and through the characters, Orwell shows us the dangers of the societies in such a way, which explains every aspect of the different situations. The dangers that Orwell has warned us about are power corrupting, propaganda, the dangers of the different societies, how animals (people) were treated for anything that was thought wrong by the leaders, and the after affects. His message is very effectively communicated, as he explains every danger, every situation to the reader, and how it can go wrong.

All through history, there have been cases of power corrupting. In the story, this is shown through Napoleon, whose Russian Revolution counterpart is Joseph Stalin. The pigs are all related with this, as they are given power, and they abuse it. This is one of the major dangers that Orwell warns us about all. Along with corruption, Orwell tries to teach us how propaganda can affect animals (people’s) minds. In the books case, Squealer would use propaganda to convince the animals that Napoleon was always right, and he was doing everything for the good of the farm, and the main fact that the pigs knew all. “Comrades’, he cried, ‘You do not imagine, I hope, that we pigs are doing this in the spirit of selfishness and privilege? Many of us dislike milk and apples. I dislike them myself. Our sole object in taking these things is to preserve our health. Milk and apples (this has been proved by science, comrades) contains substances absolutely necessary to the well beings of pig. We pigs are brain workers… It is for your sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples.” In this passage, Squealer tries covering up, using propaganda, the food that has gone missing.

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On Animal Farm, Napoleon, and the other pigs took charge, and all the other animals were made to work. During those days, one man ruled, and everyone else, regardless of what they felt, were forced to work for them. Orwell is showing how the different classes functioned, and how similar the animals’ behaviors were, to the humans. He allows us to notice how in all cases of leadership and working class, there is propaganda used, to make sure that the working class are working, nor only FOR them, but up to their expectations of how things should be.

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