Animal Farm- Power Corrupts

Power Corrupts In George Orwell's classic novel Animal Farm he deals with issues relating to the Russian Revolution, totalitarianism and dictatorship. He presents a society of animals who rebel against mankind and in turn the animals gain their own freedom and rights. However, the power struggle between Napoleon and Snowball along with the different levels of hierarchy between the animals causes problems and difficulties throughout the farm. As Napoleon and the pigs gain more power, …

…Orwell parallels the characters of Animal Farm to some of the leading figures of the Russian Revolution. An example is the parallel characters of the leading figure of the Russian Revolution Joseph Stalin and the character Napoleon. These characters have various traits that symbolize each other's beings. The personification of the animals who rebel against mankind, and allow the property of their own freedom and rights to occur is clearly explained all throughout this novel.