1. Power and Influence in Animal Farm
An example of an abuse of power takes place in George Orwell's fable, Animal Farm. ... The success of the animal's rebellion to kick out their human oppressor, Jones, would instead leave them to be overrun by Napoleon, Squealer and the pigs who over time develop actions indistinguishable from their human enemies, skewing the utopian society into a totalitarian state. ... He fits the animals unable to rule themselves by saying "the whole management and organization of this farm depend on us" "(36). He devalues the animals by stating that with their intelligence and skills the farm ...
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