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    Themes in Animal Farm

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    The document discusses major themes in George Orwell's novel Animal Farm, including corruption, oppression, injustice, inequality, power and the abuse of power. It analyzes how the theme of power and the abuse of power is portrayed through the tyrannical leadership of Napoleon, the pig who assumes absolute control of the farm, becoming a dictator and using fear, propaganda and the execution of opponents to maintain dominance over the other animals.

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    Themes in Animal Farm

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    Shini Matthews-Frazer
    The document discusses major themes in George Orwell's novel Animal Farm, including corruption, oppression, injustice, inequality, power and the abuse of power. It analyzes how the theme of power and the abuse of power is portrayed through the tyrannical leadership of Napoleon, the pig who assumes absolute control of the farm, becoming a dictator and using fear, propaganda and the execution of opponents to maintain dominance over the other animals.

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    THEMES IN ANIMAL FARM

     The theme is the central insight in human life provided


    by a piece of literature. Themes can be ambiguous or
    even contradictory .A theme may be stated or implied.
    Themes may be categorized as major and minor. A
    major theme is an idea that the author uses recurrently
    and it becomes the most important idea in the story. A
    minor theme is an idea which may appear only
    periodically. An author express themes in four central
    ways:
     It is expressed by the way the author makes us feel by sharing feelings of the main
    character we also share ideas that go through his mind.
     Themes are presented in thoughts and conversations of characters.
     Themes are suggested through characters. The main character usually illustrates
    the most important theme of the story. A good way to understand the theme is to
    ask yourself what does the main character learns throughout the duration of the
    story.
     The actions and events are used to suggest the theme. People normally express
    ideas and feelings through their actions. The author thinks about how the action
    will express a theme.
     Themes in Animal Farm
     Corruption
     Oppression
     Injustice
     Inequality
     Power and Authority/ Abuse of Power
     The Exploitation of animals by humans
     Freedom
     The dangers of a naïve working animals
     Class stratification
     The abuse of Language/Language as Power
     Religion and Tyranny
     False Allegiance
     Attitudes to Education
     Power and Authority/ Abuse of Power
     Some words that capture abuse of power and authority in this novel: tyranny and
    dominance. Tyranny and dominance are first displayed by the humans when they
    exercise their power over the animals.
     Mr. Jones and his men abuse this power through their careless approach to
    looking after the animals that was not present. This showcases more dominance
    than tyranny, due to the cold indifference the animals show.
     On the other hand, the pigs’ abuse of their power and authority is much worse
    than that of the humans. In their abuse of power there is a level of tyranny
    experienced by the animals that was not present under Jones’ rule. The animals
    become the humans they originally condemned.
     This tyranny is employed by Napoleon as he assumes absolute power on the farm
    (has a headquarters), becoming a dictator, elicits false confessions out of the
    animals and execute them.
     Napoleon’s trained dogs also assist him in instilling fear among the animals and
    place him in a position of exclusivity.
     There is no compassion on his part when he expels his opponent, Snowball. He
    compels Squealer to spread propaganda, change the commandments and
    promote his agenda of dominance.
     With Napoleon’s skewed leadership practices, the commandments and
    revolutionary ideals become a dream of the past and are soon replaced by food
    shortages, overwork, violence and death.
     1. Compare the leadership of Old Major, Napoleon and Snowball
     2. Identify and discuss THREE strategies employed by Napoleon to maintain
    power and assert himself over the other animals.

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