Abuse of power- animal farm

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  • Created on: 10-09-18 15:53
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  • Abuse of power - Animal farm
    • Napoleon
      • Commandments changed for his own gain.
        • 'No animal shall drink alcohol to excess'
      • 'Carried a whip' FEAR
      • 'Never mind the apples comrades' - takes things for himself (the first sign of corruption)
    • Pigs
      • Napoleon
        • Commandments changed for his own gain.
          • 'No animal shall drink alcohol to excess'
        • 'Carried a whip' FEAR
        • 'Never mind the apples comrades' - takes things for himself (the first sign of corruption)
      • The pigs 'directed' and supervised' They do not do actual work
        • use oxymorons such as 'strictly voluntary' to trick animals in to thinking they have a choice
          • 'rations reduced by half'
      • Squealer
        • uses animals illiteracy against them
        • 'we pigs are brain workers' 'surly you don't want jones back?'
      • Pigs depend on unquestioning loyalty 'napoleon is always right'
      • pigs take things the other animals do not have
      • CONTEXT-   In the end the pigs become the ruling class in the dystopian society- Stalin and his p-arty
    • Dogs
      • used for fear and to make the animals stay obedient 'deep menacing growls'
      • CONTEXT-Stalin's secret police/KGB
      • public executions used for FEAR

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