Attitudes Toward Communism In George Orwell's Animal Farm

George Orwell displays an extremely negative view towards communism, totalitarian governments, and the means by which oppressors rise to power in the story Animal Farm. It’s very clear by the writing techniques and statements from the writing that Orwell feels very strongly about the issues and he dislikes how the government was during the Russian Revolution. During the Revolution, communism was being used as the form of government, and Orwell wanted equality for all, so he strongly disagreed with communism. He also disagreed with totalitarian governments, because he wanted everyone to be equal. During the time this book was written, many who rose to power manipulated the people who were “lower” in rank than them to get to the top. Orwell possessed hatred towards communism, totalitarian governments, and the means by which oppressors rise to power. Orwell opposes communism, and he sees it as very unfair and corrupting. The animals are constantly shouting “Four Legs Good, Two Legs Bad,” (Page 16, 31) and this shows how Orwell exhibits that the animal’s rebel and they are fighting for equality. The animals are …show more content…
It is very clear that those in power can manipulate those who are not. Squealer and Napoleon often use powerful propaganda to get the animals to believe Snowball isn’t trustworthy and is a bad influence (Page 34), and that labor is good for them and they are all benefitting from it (Page 38). The sheep often support the pigs in arguments by shouting “Four Legs Good, Two Legs Bad.” (Page 31) This helps them persuade the other animals that the pigs are only doing well for the farm. The pigs continuously control the animals and that leads them to the appearance that they are intelligent and trustworthy, although they are not. Orwell disagrees with the way that oppressors find their way to power by knocking everything over that’s in their