George Orwell's Animal Farm is a novel that is about revolutions. "All revolutions are doomed to failure." I agree with this statement and think that all revolutions are doomed to failure and that it applied strongly to this novel. Examples from the novel are the dispute between Snowball and Napolean, the murdering of the animals, and the farm getting poorer.
The dispute between Snowball and Napolean was the initial sign that the revolution was doomed to failure. After winning the battle, Napolean and Snowball has an arguement about Snowball's choice to build hte windmill. Before Snowball had the oppurtunity to support his argument, Napolean sent his dogs to attack Snowball and he ran away. He was never seen again. This shows that if you start a revolution, disputes will happen and the thirst for power is strong. This shows how power corrupts and how revolutions fail. .
Another example is the murdering of the animals. Napolean, the leader of the animals, killed anyone he thought were supporting his enemy, Snowball. Animals who confess to their crimes or disagree with Napolean get killed by his team of dogs. Hens get killed because they would not give thier eggs to Napolean so he killed them too. This is another example of how revolutions are doomed to failure and how it applies to Animal Farm. .
Finally, the fact that the farm got poorer and poorer is an example of how revolutions are doomed to failure. Although Squealer told the other animals that there was a lot of food, the food supply was declining and Squealer was actually lying. The animals, except for the pigs, were working very hard during the day and not getting much in return. Meanwhile, the pigs were living in luxury and did little or no work at all. This is shows that revolutions are doomed to failur and that life in society usually does not improve, but gets worse, when a revolution begins. .
Therefore, all revolutions are doomed to failure.
