The novel Animal farm is a memorable fable that has an allegorical level to the Russian revolution. The novel Animal Farm by George Orwell is about animals in England who rebelled against man to gain power over their lives, but in the end the leaders become what they professed to hate. Power can easily corrupt any system if it has been used wrongly. Orwell shows how the minority in power uses vague language to control the thoughts and beliefs of the majority in the lower classes. The language of power has made Animal Farm very different because it has been given to the wrong person who can’t handle it.
The language of power has broken commandments, led to the classification of social classes, and the elimination of allies. The language of power has broken commandments in Animal Farm because power has corrupted the system and people are using it to get what they wanted. In the novel Animal Farm, the Seven Commandments represent the animal’s dreams after they overthrow Mr. Jones in Chapter Two. It does not take long, however, before the commandments are broken by the powerhungry and corrupt pigs. The commandments were written on the walls of the barn by Snowball and Napoleon.
The seven commandments are: 1. “Whatever goes upon two legs is 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. ” (Orwell 21). There were seven commandments and 4 of them were broken by the pigs as a result of the language of power. The first commandment that was broken was no animal shall sleep in a bed, the one who broke the commandment was Napoleon. It was about this time that the pigs suddenly moved to the farmhouse and took their residence there” (Orwell 61).
This quote proves that one night the pigs went into the farmhouse and slept on the beds. This quote is significant because the pigs and the other animals hated the humans and broke the commandments. The other animals were very upset when they heard that the pigs were breaking the commandments. “Nevertheless, some of the animals were disturbed when they heard that the pigs not only took their meals in the kitchen and used the drawing room as as a recreation room, but also slept in beds” (Orwell 61).
This quote is important because the animals were very angry because all of the animals followed these commandments and now the pigs are starting to break them. The commandment was later edited by the pigs to “No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets. ” (Orwell 61). The second commandment that was broken was “No animal shall kill any other animal. ” This commandment was broken by Napoleon when he and his dogs slaughtered any of the animals that had confessed to the crimes that were thought to be committed by snowball. “They were all slain on the spot.
And the tale of confessions and executions went on, until there was a pile of ying before Napoleon’s feet and the air was heavy with the smell of blood, which had been unknown there since the expulsion of Jones” (Orwell 76). This quote is important because the animals have always been together and were supposed to be a family, they had worked together to get rid of Mr. Jones and now they are destroying each other. The third commandment was “No animal shall drink alcohol. This commandment was broken when the pigs sold Boxer to get alcohol.
“Word went around that from somewhere or the other the pigs had acquired he money to buy themselves another case of whiskey” (Orwell 111). This quote is important because the pigs are supposed to be supervising and checking on the farm, however they just get drunk and don’t care. The fourth and final commandment that was broken was “All animals are equal” and this was the final and most important commandment to the other animals. “All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others. ” (Orwell 118). This quote is significant because this was the law that brought them together and made the animals feel like they were in a family and now its gone.
The language of power has broken commandments in Animal Farm because power has corrupted the system and led the government to it’s destruction. The language of power has led to the classification of social classes as a result of some animal acquiring more power and rose to the top and was considered more important than others. The animals who had more power were at the top of the social class pyramid, whereas the others who had little or no power were forced to the bottom and were given instructions and harmful jobs that were expected to be completed.
At the bottom we have the other animals that have no power and do all of the work. The first piece of evidence is a quote that is said by Orwell to the reader, which shows that the animals do all the work and the pigs do nothing. “every animal down to the humblest worked, except for the pigs” (Orwell 24). This quote is significant because it shows that the animals are the ones who are hard at work while that pigs just lay there doing nothing. The pigs give wrong justifications for the selfish actions, they manipulate the rules to get what they want and a prime example of that is the windmill apples and milk. Milk and apples (this has been proved by science, comrades) contain substances absolutely necessary to the well-being of a pig. ” (Orwell 31).
This quote is important because it shows that the pigs have outsmarted the other animals because they are not well educated like they are, they are getting what they want which shows how much power they have. It is bad enough as it is that the animals work but they do not have breaks and are treated badly which shows just shows that they have no power over anyone which makes them at the bottom of the social class pyramid. throughout the spring and summer they worked a sixty-four-hour week, and in August Napoleon announced that there would be work on Sunday afternoons as well. ” (Orwell 54). This quote is important because it shows how little power the other animals have compared to the pigs. At the top of the social class pyramid we have the pigs who have all the power who do not do anything on the farm.
This quote happened when the animals had been working on the harvest and the pigs were not doing any of the work. “The pigs did not actually work, but dictated and supervised the others. (Orwell 23). This quote is important because it shows that the pigs have all the power because they do not do any of the work and no one ever talks about how unfair they are being. This quote happened when Old Major was saying a speech and the animals were coming in to listen, and the pigs came at the front. “Then the pigs who settled down in the straw immediately in front of the platform. ” (Orwell 2). This quote is very important because its shoes that the pigs are considered more important from the beginning of the story.
In conclusion, power has led to the classification of social classes which are reflected in the actions of the animals. The language of power has led to the elimination of allies; this is because when power is placed it corrupt absolutely everything leaving the holder of the power eliminate people so no one can have as much power as him. This quote occurred when Napoleon killed snowball by making the dogs run after him until they caught him. “They dashed for straight for Snowball, who only sprang from his place just in time to escape. ” (Orwell 48).
This quote is significant because it shows that Napoleon has led power get to him and killed Snowball so he couldn’t have much power as him. This quote occurred when Boxer was in need to go to a hospital but Napoleon sent him to his death by sending him to a glue factory. “Muriel began to spell out the words. But Benjamin pushed her aside and in the midst of a deadly silence he read: Alfred Simmons, Horse Slaughter and Glue Boiler, Willington. ” (Orwell 108). This quote is significant because Napoleon lied to all the animals by telling them that Boxer was sent to the hospital.
This quote happened when Napoleon when he and his dogs slaughtered any of the animals that had confessed to the crimes that were thought to be committed by snowball. “They were all slain on the spot. And the tale of confessions and executions went on, until there was a pile of corpses lying before Napoleon’s feet and the air was heavy with the smell of blood, which had been unknown there since the expulsion of Jones” (Orwell 76). This quote is very important because power led Napoleon to kill other animals so they cannot be more powerful than him.
In conclusion The language of power has led to the elimination of allies because power has made people hungry for more and with people all wanting power you need to eliminate them to make it easier for yourself to get power. In conclusion The language of power has broken the commandments that were the laws that the animals lived by, created social classes based on the amount of power that each animal has, and the the elimination of allies. The commandments that were broken have changed the daily life on the farm and crushed the trust that the animals had with the pigs.
The creation of social classes made everything totally unfair, it was created because some animals acquired more power and rose to the top and were considered more important than others. The language of power has led to the elimination of allies because when power is placed it corrupts absolutely everything leaving the holder of the power eliminate people so no one can have as much power as him. The final analysis is that the power of language can corrupt any system if it was given to the wrong person, and that the language of power determines your social class and if you have rights or not.