ANIMAL FARM ESSAY
Explore the ways in which the rules of animalism are charged during the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell.
The rules of animalism were written on the end wall of the big barn. They were written there at approximately half past six on the day of harvest. The commandments are based on snowball the pigs speech.
The seven rules are:
) Whatever goes upon two legs in an enemy.
2) Whatever goes upon four legs or has wings is a friend.
3) No animal shall wear clothes
4) No animal shall sleep in a bed.
5) No animal shall drink alcohol.
6) No animal shall kill any other animal.
7) All animals are equal.
These commandments were not meant to be changed because all the animals were instructed to learn them by heart. The rules are meant to apply to all the animals on the farm not just a few of them.
In Chapter 3 it is decided that all the windfall apples the main crop of apples and the milk should be reserved entirely for the pigs.
This seems to go against the 7th commandment that "all animals are equal". The animals agreed on this rule, but the pigs are violating the rule by taking all the apples and the milk for themselves, when they should be shared amongst all the animals. Squealer gives the animals the explanation that milk and apples have been scientifically proven to contain substances which are absolutely necessary for a pigs "well-being". The animals accept Squealers explanation without argument. They do this because they believe what he says. A few animals feel that it is a little unfair, and refer back to the equality rule, but they decide not to say anything because Squealer is Napoleons' side-kick and Napoleon is the boss. I think the pigs want the apples just out of sheer greed and because of their power. They do it because they know they can.
Napoleon decides that the Sunday morning meetings wont take place anymore because all the animals should have their say, but instead, Napoleon has decided that he and a committee of pigs will make all the decisions. Squealer tells the animals that the meetings will be stopped because they are a waste of time. Again, the animals accept the explanation because nobody wants to speak above the pigs. I think the pigs stop the meetings because they don't want the other animals to have a say or to know too much. This way they can be in charge of everything and they also want to completely manipulate all the other animals.
Explore the ways in which the rules of animalism are charged during the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell.
The rules of animalism were written on the end wall of the big barn. They were written there at approximately half past six on the day of harvest. The commandments are based on snowball the pigs speech.
The seven rules are:
) Whatever goes upon two legs in an enemy.
2) Whatever goes upon four legs or has wings is a friend.
3) No animal shall wear clothes
4) No animal shall sleep in a bed.
5) No animal shall drink alcohol.
6) No animal shall kill any other animal.
7) All animals are equal.
These commandments were not meant to be changed because all the animals were instructed to learn them by heart. The rules are meant to apply to all the animals on the farm not just a few of them.
In Chapter 3 it is decided that all the windfall apples the main crop of apples and the milk should be reserved entirely for the pigs.
This seems to go against the 7th commandment that "all animals are equal". The animals agreed on this rule, but the pigs are violating the rule by taking all the apples and the milk for themselves, when they should be shared amongst all the animals. Squealer gives the animals the explanation that milk and apples have been scientifically proven to contain substances which are absolutely necessary for a pigs "well-being". The animals accept Squealers explanation without argument. They do this because they believe what he says. A few animals feel that it is a little unfair, and refer back to the equality rule, but they decide not to say anything because Squealer is Napoleons' side-kick and Napoleon is the boss. I think the pigs want the apples just out of sheer greed and because of their power. They do it because they know they can.
Napoleon decides that the Sunday morning meetings wont take place anymore because all the animals should have their say, but instead, Napoleon has decided that he and a committee of pigs will make all the decisions. Squealer tells the animals that the meetings will be stopped because they are a waste of time. Again, the animals accept the explanation because nobody wants to speak above the pigs. I think the pigs stop the meetings because they don't want the other animals to have a say or to know too much. This way they can be in charge of everything and they also want to completely manipulate all the other animals.
