Coulisse

In chapters one and two of Animal Farm by George Orwell, a few particular things went on. First of all, all the animals in Manor Farm gathered in the barn to hear Major speak. Major spoke of what he believed; the Rebellion. He spoke of their reasons to rebel, and he sang “Beasts of England” that simply roused up everyone’s spirits. Everyone got so excited, they made a loud enough cheer to wake the old farmer, Mr. Jones. Then, a few months later, when the animals had finally had enough, they drove Jones and his helpers out of town, his wife not far behind. The animals started to take things into their own hands, first milking the cows. Then they moved to the fields to harvest grain, and found that the buckets that had been filled with milk were gone once they came back.

The farm can easily become a utopia. If the animals work hard, be fair, follow their Seven Commandments, and all that jazz, yes, they can achieve a utopia. Though, it can also turn into a dystopia if the leaders–the pigs–start to act communist-y on the poor, less intelligent farm animals, because not all of them can think for themselves.

Snowball seems to have the most power, though he, Napoleon, and Squealer were all in charge as a group. Snowball seems to be putting thoughts into the less intelligent horse’s head, which can lead to no good, once this power is overused. He has good intentions, but something can and will go wrong, no doubt.

The animals are so easily led because they’re not that smart, quite frankly. They can’t exactly think for themselves at all, and that’s hazardous. The pigs are the most intellectual of the animals, so they’re very manipulative to the dumber animals on the farm.