Power Corrupts
Corruption is directly proportionate to the greed for power, and Napoleon, being a sly, selfish and witty pig, became more or less a despotic dictator of Animal Farm, who endorsed Lord Acton’s words, “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely”. Through his use of actions, language and relationships, Napoleon became corrupt and started to take privileges for himself. He was able to disempower and dominate the animals of the farm, which only led to his increasing hunger for power.Through Napoleon’s actions, the discourse of power and control is evidently depicted by his use of tactics, which are features of a dictatorship, to assume his leadership and power. He took over the farm slowly by slowly, firstly privileging himself and his fellow pigs by convincing the other animals it was for their sake that the pigs ate most of the apples and drank most of the milk. “We pigs are brain-workers. The whole management and organisation of this farm depends on us. Day and night we are watching over your welfare, and it is for your sake that we drink that drink and eat those apples.” He did this through the use of Squealer who was a persuasive speaker, a follower and a liar. On Napoleon’s behalf, he told the ani
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Approximate Word count = 1093
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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