a Thematic Response
by Matt Thurman
Power is a notion that every human conceives of having, yet is usually abused into corruption. Animal Farm by George Orwell is an example of this, which is a satire of the Russian Revolution. When one has absolute power, that power always happens to corrupt eventually. This is definitely the case of Napoleon, a pig in Animal Farm, who tried to make his farm a better place, but had it end back up in its original state. Obviously, one cannot attain full power without the community losing trust towards that being.
It's not easy governing an entire country to yourself. In fact, a lot of times complete power makes leaders unnerved or panicky, causing them to slip up, overall leading to a large dilemma. Pigs are omnivorous, meaning they will devour anything in their way. When humans have power, they are susceptible to being porcine. People with power want everything, and because they feel they have all the power they need, they believe that they can get everything that they want. Unfortunately, the fact that you can attain every necessity is never true, for that is the major flaw of any leader in a group.
As well as the fact that power does lead to corruption, it can also dictate someone's life. In Animal Farm, Napoleon got so caught up in his power, which forced him to overlook his genuine purpose. George Orwell is trying to explain to the reader that the Russian Revolution was actually positioning different people back in charge. It became a full circle from transformation back to dictatorship. However, at the time that Joseph Stalin, Vladimir Lenin, and Leon Trotsky were planning the change, they had Communism tattooed on their minds. Of course, this is where the caution flag goes up, and things start to crawl out of hand. For example, the three pigs in Animal Farm created something called the Seven Commandments. Surprisingly enough, every pig except for Snowball, who was run out of the farm, violated every single commandment. This clearly shows that they were not trying to make their vicinity a better place after all. All they wanted was for them to be crowned the leader of everyone.
When one truly grasps the thought of power, they must then realize the struggles and complexities that are brought with it. On the other hand, populaces should be aware beforehand of what absolute power can do, therefore stopping individuals to conquer full supremacy.
Power is a notion that every human conceives of having, yet is usually abused into corruption. Animal Farm by George Orwell is an example of this, which is a satire of the Russian Revolution. When one has absolute power, that power always happens to corrupt eventually. This is definitely the case of Napoleon, a pig in Animal Farm, who tried to make his farm a better place, but had it end back up in its original state. Obviously, one cannot attain full power without the community losing trust towards that being.
It's not easy governing an entire country to yourself. In fact, a lot of times complete power makes leaders unnerved or panicky, causing them to slip up, overall leading to a large dilemma. Pigs are omnivorous, meaning they will devour anything in their way. When humans have power, they are susceptible to being porcine. People with power want everything, and because they feel they have all the power they need, they believe that they can get everything that they want. Unfortunately, the fact that you can attain every necessity is never true, for that is the major flaw of any leader in a group.
As well as the fact that power does lead to corruption, it can also dictate someone's life. In Animal Farm, Napoleon got so caught up in his power, which forced him to overlook his genuine purpose. George Orwell is trying to explain to the reader that the Russian Revolution was actually positioning different people back in charge. It became a full circle from transformation back to dictatorship. However, at the time that Joseph Stalin, Vladimir Lenin, and Leon Trotsky were planning the change, they had Communism tattooed on their minds. Of course, this is where the caution flag goes up, and things start to crawl out of hand. For example, the three pigs in Animal Farm created something called the Seven Commandments. Surprisingly enough, every pig except for Snowball, who was run out of the farm, violated every single commandment. This clearly shows that they were not trying to make their vicinity a better place after all. All they wanted was for them to be crowned the leader of everyone.
When one truly grasps the thought of power, they must then realize the struggles and complexities that are brought with it. On the other hand, populaces should be aware beforehand of what absolute power can do, therefore stopping individuals to conquer full supremacy.
