Would rebelling against Napoleon be just as easy as rebelling against Jones?

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Would rebelling against Napoleon be just as easy as rebelling against Jones?

  In Animal Farm, the animals were inspired by Old Major’s speech, and it led to the rebellion against Jones. They had their own vision of their utopia, but slowly they became disillusioned as the reality shattered their dreams. Napoleon turned out to be a cold-hearted and self-seeking tyrant. Would rebelling against Napoleon be just as easy as rebelling against Jones? Based on three factors, including the purge, security measures for Napoleon and his control of the food rations, I believe that rebelling against Napoleon would be more difficult.

   Firstly, Napoleon would do anything to stop protests and rebellions against him. From different incidents in Animal Farm, Napoleon is proved to be an authoritarian. Every animal has to obey him and follow his orders, or else they would be killed. He is also self-seeking, thereby willing to gain benefits by any means. For example, in chapter five, Snowball is chased out of the farm by the dogs. He has been declared a traitor and Jones’ spy. In chapter seven, the hens refuse to give their eggs. Then, Napoleon “orders the hens’ rations to be stopped” and the hens are held out. For five days, nine hens have died. Later, there is a purge in Animal Farm. Several pigs and hens admit to different crimes, and they are slaughtered by the dogs. In chapter nine, Boxer is injured. Soon, he is sent to the knacker’s so that the pigs can earn money. Therefore, if the animals tried to rebel against Napoleon, they would be killed immediately. It would be extremely difficult for the animals to succeed, as they would possibly be killed before they see their golden future time.

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   Secondly, different precautions are taken for Napoleon’s safety. Therefore, the animals would not be able to rebel against Napoleon by murdering him.   First of all, in chapter three, the puppies are taken away by Napoleon. In chapter five, they are revealed to have been trained into such fierce-looking and blood-thirsty beast. Napoleon is always protected by an entourage of bodyguards, which is the group of dogs. This makes it impossible for the animals to assassinate Napoleon. They cannot even protest due to the fact that the dogs would stop them with loud barks and growls. Secondly, four ...

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