An imbalance of power in Animal Farm will allow the few intelligent animals to spark a desire of change that will pave the road for reforms. Old Major, a wise, old pig, first starts the cycle in Animal Farm, using his intellect and conveying it to the less intelligent animals of Manor Farm through language. Orwell’s description of Old Major suggests that he has the potential to manipulate illiterate animals. The narrator explains “[Old Major] was a majestic-looking pig, with a wise and benevolent appearance” (3). Because this novella is based allegorically, it would be obvious that animals …show more content…
When rebellions break out, a natural separation of the intelligent and the unintelligent forms, and using this separation, some individuals are able to manipulate the individuals under them. Orwell’s Animal Farm shows how this happens. Animals want change, animals procure change, and any animals wanting more change are ‘thrown away,’ or killed. This novella shows how desires for change can cause reform which only ends a civilization where it