Fear Tactics In George Orwell's Animal Farm

regardless of the circumstances they are born in to. Often times people in history will strive to elude danger or struggle in an attempt to stray from conflict entirely. In the book, Animal Farm by George Orwell, the use of self-preservation was present in most of the main characters, as it is an instinct. Benjamin, a pessimist donkey, presented the same attitude towards the rebellion through it’s entirety. In the following paragraphs I will explain how Benjamin used self-preservation in order to survive on the Animal Farm and the role self-preservation plays in present society.

In Animal Farm, George Orwell uses Napoleon and the pigs to demonstrate how fear and intimidation are used to gain control over a society. Napoleon makes an example out of those who refuse to obey him in order to create fear amongst the animals and preventing more animals from rebellion. After witnessing the slaughter of multiple rebelling animals, the animals “were shaken and miserable. They didn’t know which was more shocking- the treachery of the animals who had leagued themselves with Snowball, or the cruel retribution they had just witnessed.” (84). Napoleon kills the rebels in front of the animals to secure his authority and assert dominance . Knowing that Napoleon would execute them if they disagreed with him, the animals were more

One of the many ways in which fear was used throughout Animal Farm was with a totalitarian government lead by Mr. Jones and later run by the pigs. Mr. Jones is controlling the animals to do what he wants. Old Major States “Man is the only real enemy we have. Remove man from the scene and the root cause of overwork is abolished forever” (Orwell 4). Being one of the most intelligent animals on the farm he wants the rest of the animals to understand how humans abuse them and how they are benefiting from animal labor. After hearing what old major had to say the animals began a rebellion against man hoping for it to lead to a relaxed environment where being overworked no longer exists. However, after winning the Battle of Cowshed, Napoleon starts to develop human behavioural traits such as declaring the farm will be run by the pigs and the animals are to do as they say.Once again the animals are overworked by the dictator. As Napoleon gains control on the farm, he uses fear to gain power.

Napoleon, the revolutionary leader, was a power hungry and abusive pig. When the animals wouldn’t listen he had to have them follow his rules and visions. He brainwashed the animals into believing whatever he said, threatened them and used popular animals to convey his desires. As dictatorship was the most prominent form of governing during the revolution, the leader used techniques to influence the animals’ opinion.

In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, the pigs are in control. Napoleon became the official leader after Snowball was chased out by the dogs. Squealer, Napoleon’s sidekick, now has social control over the farm animals. Squealer uses language to confuse and persuade the animals into thinking the commandments did not change, humans are allies and not enemies, and that some animals are more equal than others.

In chapter 7 Napoleon began punishing and executing the animals who he believed to be traitors, by forcing them to confess to “crimes” that they committed. Through this, it is obvious that although the pigs goal is to keep humans out of animal farm, and make sure that the animals are safe, it is causing a sense of fear and terror in the animals. This also shows how the animals have no freedom of

While Napoleon was gaining power over the animals he had to get rid of other politicians and opposing citizens. He did this by raising dogs that would strike fear into citizens and end up chasing Snowball out of the farm making Napoleon have total power. “Four young porkers…uttered shrill squeals of disapproval…. But…the dogs sitting round Napoleon let out deep, menacing growls, and the pigs fell silent and sat down again.”(document B). This made it so the animals were too scared to oppose or overthrow Napoleon. He also made it so no one could challenge him politically. He did this by having his dogs kill masses of people so no one would dare have different opinions and speak out against him. “When they had finished their confession, the dogs promptly tore their throats out, and in a terrible voice, Napoleon demanded whether any other animal had anything to confess”(document B). The mass murder made it so Napoleon had total control of the farm. The violence of Napoleon’s leadership caused the animals to fear to have their own opinions and forced them to conform to Napoleon’s

“Do not let the power of fear control us, comrades. Together without fear, we’ve conquered so much! Let us not stop now!” Squealer said, trying to calm the animals. Throughout the book, Animal Farm by George Orwell, the animals live in constant fear, Jones hurt and manipulated the animals while he was in power. Once he was banished the animals still felt a deep fear, Napoleon, who had banished Snowball, killed animals for plotting against him, and changing the seven commandments time and time again, brought the fear back to the animals.

George Orwell’s Animal Farm is, first and foremost, a political satire warning against the pursuit of utopian desires through unjust and oppressive means. Operating under the pretense of an animal fable, Orwell disparages the use of political power to poach personal freedom. He effectively alerts his readers to the dangerous price that can accompany the so-called “pursuit of progress”. And he illuminates how governments acting under the guise of increasing independence often do just the opposite: increase oppression and sacrifice sovereignty. While the cautionary theme Orwell provides proves widely applicable, in reality his novel focuses on one tale of totalitarian abuse: Soviet Russia. The parallels between the society Orwell presents in his Animal Farm and the Soviet Union – from the Russian revolution to Stalin’s supremacy – are seemingly endless. Manor Farm represents Tsarist Russia, Animalism compares to Stalinism, and Animal Farm, with the pig Napoleon at its helm, clearly symbolizes Communist Russia and Joseph Stalin. But Orwell does more than simply align fiction with fact. He fundamentally attacks Soviet Russia at its core. And in so doing he reveals how the Communist Party simply replaced a bad system with a worse one, overthrowing an imperial autocracy for a totalitarian dictatorship. This essay will demonstrate that Orwell’s Animal Farm is

The fear of the animals made it possible for Napoleon to get what he wanted. In “Animal Farm” the author states how the animals were scared to speak of what's wrong: “Some of the animals remembered - or thought they remembered - that the Sixth Commandment decreed 'No animal shall kill any other animal.' And though no one cared to mention it in the hearing of the pigs or the dogs, it was felt that the killings which had taken place did not square with this.” (Orwell, Quote 16). Animals were so scared of Napoleon that his dog’s will kill them, if the animals said one word against Napoleon they will die, so the animals never took a stand for each other, and were scared

The characters in George Orwell’s book, Animal Farm, are constantly being paralleled with life during the early 20th century, in which communism was stirring in Russia. For example, two pigs, Napoleon and Snowball, were allegories that represented Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky. Napoleon and Snowball competed for authority after the eldest and most respected pig, Old Major, died. Similarly, Stalin and Trotsky competed for power after Vladimir Lenin died. The allegories go on, but one trait that stands in almost every animal from Animal Farm along with almost every human in today’s society is self-preservation. Self-preservation comes in many forms. Whether it be greed, selfishness, deception, or a more passive form, self-preservation is everywhere

Many dictatorships vastly differ but two commonly used concepts, oppression and tyranny, bring fear into the everyday lives of citizens. George Orwell, the renowned novelist, uses Animal Farm to illustrate how Napoleon and Squealer apply the ideas of a totalitarian government to grow a tyrannical nation. All of the animals who grow up in the Manor Farm under the cruel ruling hand of Mr. Jones, eventually expel him and establish an animal-ran farm, which Napoleon and Squealer begin to manipulatively take over. Once shifted to Animal Farm from Manor Farm, the animals notice that the boars in charge began to manipulate the once bright vision they had, back to a harsh, dictatorial environment from which they were trying to escape. Napoleon and

The animals don't want jones back on the farm. Squealer uses Fear to warn and scare the animals.He says, “ Surely none of you wishes to see jones back” (67). Squealer reminds the animals about Jones. The animals reassured him after not to worry about what happened before which was the pigs sleeping on the beds. In today's world fear is very big. For instance, Donald Trump being our president has made many mexicans fearful of deportation.  Time article states, “Fear and anxiety has already spread throughout immigrant communities.” A lot of immigrants are scared and not going out anymore. Donald trump has mexicans afraid of being deported.

The pigs showed leadership by using fear. Napoleon used fear to achieve his goals, “[he] pronounced a death sentence upon Frederick” (96) to show that if anyone stood in the way of what he wanted he would kill. Fear is control; if you are feared then you have power and respect. The pigs wanted total control. That is why they caused the animal to fear so that they would have respect and power. In addition, Napoleon used actions to force the animals to follow his cause. By saying volunteer work “if absented would have his rations reduced by half” (63) destroys the meaning of volunteer work. The ignorant animals would not dare to lose rations just to get out of work. The animals willingly followed until the bitter end because of their fear of opposition. The fear in the animals grew until there was nothing else to

Comparing humans to animals typically offends people, but Animal Farm serves as an example of North Korea. George Orwell wrote Animal Farm to make an allegorical critique of the Russian government. North Korea, like Orwell’s novel, depicts the cycle of oppression. Both portray the repeat of maltreatment through overworking, obstruction of free speech, and misinformation. Power reverts back to tyranny and removing those in leadership’s way while giving themselves credit for all accomplishments.