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It was the hope of those fighting the Nazis in Spain, making it also the hope Orwell had when he entered that battle. His disillusionment with the process derives from the fact that human nature enables some to thwart the desires of the many and turn any revolution to their own ends. This begins to take place at Manor Farm as the goods that should be shared by all begin to disappear. Many of the events that take palce are reminiscent of the way the Russian state developed. Boxer the horse is admirted and celebrated fgor his devotion to the cause, much as certain workers were given awards and celebrated in Soviet Russia even as the regime was actually killing thousands who did not follow the party lie or who did not fit with the program set forth by the leadership in some way. The extensive ideas embodied in the tents of Animalism are honed down to "Four Legs Good, Two Legs Bad" because it is easier for some to remember, though this phrase also changes the tenor of the revolution itself. Different groups start to take over different aspects of the society and the economy. The pigs announce that they do all the work in growing and harvesting the apples and so they are going to keep all the apples and the milk for themselves. The rest of the animals let this go.
The tenets of animalism lose even more power after the animals defend the farm but some then decide it is time to
... Toa degree, this shows how every revolution has certain aspects that have to be altered because circumstances demand it. Without the ability to trade with humans, the farm would fail. Making antagonism to this sort of move a basic tenet dooms the belief system to as test that can never be passed, for one day trade will be necessary. The other animals begin to question all of the tenets because this one has been broken, which is also something that could be foreseen. Orwell shows both how some in the group will use the revolution for their own enrichment and also how the ideals of others will be challenged by necessity and changing circumstances. The only social order that really has a chance of succeeding is one that is flexible enough to adapt even as it has certain core values that are not to be ignored. For the animals, the true test comes when there is a hard winter and they are about to starve, and the lesson here is that when faced with that sort of calamity, the population is more willing to give up its freedom to those who promise protection and salvation. We can see this lesson operating in our own day as fear of terrorism has caused many to look the other way as certain basic freedoms are taken away and as the idea of freedom is given a secondary status to safety.
Works Cited
Orwell, George. Animal Farm. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1954.
Works Cited
Orwell, George. Animal Farm. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1954.
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