Animal Farm
(George Orwell)
In Animal Farm, George Orwell pens his disgust with Communism's leaders and portrays his deep inner feelings of the betrayal he feels he has suffered due to his idealistic belief in the Communist Manifesto and the promises made therein. The use of animals to distinguish the various characters in the book is effective in that they so closely resemble the human individuals they are meant to represent. Napolean, the pig, as Stalin, is an excellent example of the symbolic use by Orwell of the animals. The story is a relatively concise recitation of the soporific long-term effects of absolute power. It has often been stated (by Orwell and others) that 'absolute power corrupts absolutely' and nowhere is that more evident than in Animal Farm. From the moment the animals seize control of the farm until the last chapter of the book when they, as a group, realize that they have been betrayed by those in power, the story is a historical perspective of what happens when one person is allowed to control an entire society. Napolean (Stalin), who in the beginning of the story seems to always have the other animals welfare at heart, slowly but surely becomes much like the devil incarnate. Originally, the animals paint the 'Seven Commandments' on the barn wall. As time goes on, the commandments are shortened until at last only one remains; 'All animals are equal, some are just more equal than others.' This is an epithat that could well be inscribed on Stalin's headstone. Napolean realizes the absolute power he has attained and uses it mercilessly. Instead of using it to better the animal society which he controls, he wields that power in an effort to better his own life, and that of his cronies. Sadly, at the end of the story, the barnyard animals hear a rucus in the house and gather at a window, staring in at an incredible scene there. As the animals turn away, they realize that it was almost impossible to discern any difference between the pigs and the humans. A sad state of affairs painted by Orwellian terms.
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