tyranny and power language

2. “Four legs good, two legs bad.”

• How it shows power: A simplistic slogan that reduces complex ideology into a chant, discouraging critical thinking and promoting blind obedience.

• Device: Slogan / Propaganda

. “Napoleon is always right.”

“Do you know what would happen if we pigs failed in our duty? Jones would come back!”

• How it shows power: Squealer uses fear-based rhetoric to manipulate the animals into submission, framing obedience as survival.

• Device: Appeal to Fear

“No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal.”

• How it shows power: Squealer’s persuasive tone cloaks lies in flattery and false sincerity, manipulating trust through rhetoric.

• Device: Dramatic Irony / Persuasive Language

“It was absolutely necessary, he said, that the pigs, who were the brainworkers, should have a quiet place to work in.”

• How it shows power: The justification of privilege through intellectual superiority shows how language rationalizes inequality.

• Device: Justificatory Language / Satir

“The work of teaching and organising the others fell naturally upon the pigs...”

• How it shows power: The word “naturally” masks the pigs’ power grab as benevolent leadership, normalizing hierarchy.

• Device: Euphemism / Foreshadowing

“If you have your lower animals to contend with,” he said, “we have our lower classes!”

Mr. Pilkington’s remark draws a chilling parallel between the animals’ oppression and human class exploitation, reinforcing the universality of tyranny.
Explanation 2: It underscores how those in power dehumanize or delegitimize the oppressed to rationalize their dominance.
Literary Device: Satire – Orwell critiques both Soviet and Western capitalist systems by highlighting their shared mechanisms of control.

“Napoleon is always right.”

Explanation 1: This mantra, repeated by Boxer, illustrates how propaganda and blind loyalty are used to suppress dissent and critical thought.
Explanation 2: It reflects the internalization of authoritarian ideology, where submission becomes a virtue and questioning is taboo.
Literary Device: Repetition – Orwell uses this device to emphasize indoctrination and the erosion of individual agency.

“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig... but already it was impossible to say which was which.”

• This chilling image captures the complete betrayal of revolutionary ideals.

• It underscores the cyclical nature of power and how oppressors often resemble those they replace.
  Device: Allegory / Imagery

equaity

 Despite the initial intention for a egalitarian  society , Orwell critiques that  absolute authority induces the gradual decay of erosion .  As the tale advances , class distinction among the animals  emerges .  The  superior classes further  reinforces this notion by means of manipulation of the ideals.Through the arc of the novella ,   the pigs are pampered with the lifestyle of indulgence . Ultimately , orwell communicates to his readers hi smoral stance that  absolute power is the root cause of the erosion of equality . 

Initially , the animals commetied to participating in building a utopian society   where  the animals prevented the rise over tyranny  . However , as  the plot paces forward , class  division emerges  among the animals  . Apparent through the character of the pigs , they were literate at a young age as they were taught how to read and write > This is opposed to the working class , lacking  intelligence resulting in the durability to be manipulated easily .   Through the pigs brilliance  ,  they are automatically placed above the hierarchy level  as the animals were dependant through their words .  “ The work of teaching and organizing fell naturally upon the pigs “  outlining how the pigs, being the most intelligent of the animals, assumed positions of authority early in the revolution.  By employing foreshadowing , Orwell implies that the theme of equality gradually decays as  class division emerges through the means of  brilliance of the animals . 

eqauliy

ver the arc of the novella , as the superior classes have been conducted , the pigs are pampered with an indulgent lifestyle . Through the means of absolute dominance , the animals are pamerd with an indulgent lifestyle . Juxtapose to the  working class , they  suffer from the lack of essentials as the pigs continue to grasp on their resources for the benift of themselves .

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• Orwells advocates his moral stance

• Visionaries(Hierachy)

• Absolute dominance

• mental labour

• Alterd too

• comprise doinance

• resentment

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•  further  reinforces this notion by means

• literate = smatries

• Clique = nine dogs

equality

“The animals were always cold, and usually hungry as well.” outlines how the pigs have utilied their resource for their own benefit .  Theotugh this  rhetorical manipulation , orwell positions to view that the animals are placed in labour  in service for the pigs . 

This is further communicate when  squler states that the p

equality

set themselves through physical labour in service for the pigs “ Brain work “ .  “ The animals were liek slaves , but they were happy “  highlights how th animals the animals remained resilient even through  physical labour , juxtaposed to “ the pigs did not actually work  ,

equality

“ All animals are equal , but some are more equal than others “ Orwell uses this twisted logic to show how those in power manipulate language and ideals to justify inequality while pretending to uphold fairness . 

Through the piece paradox

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 Embedded in one of the seven commandments , it states that “ No animal shall sleep in a bed “  as they are resembling the enemy . However , through the novellas progression , the pigs change the ideals to “ NO animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets “ as they are devoted to  comfort and their self interest

situatinal irony

 As the arc reaches its conclusion , the animals  resemble the eney  once they started “ Walking on their hind legs “  , leaving the animals to reflect upon their     workoverload in  preparation to build a  egalitarian society , only to find their  visionaries to   go against their ideals .  This delves into the betray equality as the animals all  committed to the initial ideals and it was declared that “ Must not coe to resemble the enemy “ 

eqaulity

  “ those in All animals are equal “  encapsulates the essence that no animall shall comprise dominance . This is altered when under the decree of Napoleon where “ All animals are equal , but some are more equal than others “ Orwell uses this twisted logic

tyranny -

 As the animals confessed their alliance with snowball “ They were all slain on the spot “  , This fear stops them from speaking out or rebelling, giving Napoleon more control through violence and intimidation.  “ A pile of corpse on his feet “ demonstratesbhow far Napoleon has strayed from the original ideals of the revolution—using fear, violence, and death to maintain contro - graphic irony

This is delved into more deeply when napoleon utilizes his security dogs in the means of violence and fear to attack  Snowball witht he aim to end his  status to close off his progress to becoming a leader .  “ ALl nine enormous dogs chased  snowball”  It shows Napoleon’s shift from political rivalry to outright violence. Instead of debating Snowball’s ideas, Napoleon uses force to eliminate him, unleashing the dogs he secretly raised to be loyal only to him.

“No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal. He would be only too happy to let you make your decisions for yourselves. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where should we be?” Squealer starts by praising Napoleon’s belief in equality, which appeals to the animals’ original revolutionary ideals. Then, he subtly undermines their ability to think for themselves—suggesting th

situational irony - tyranny

nitially , one of the seven commandments were “ No animal shall sleep in a bed “ is soon altered to “ No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets “  illustrates how the pigs  revel in  a indulgent lifestyle .   This pece of symbolism outlines that through the means of ignorance , manipulation  arises .   As the arc reaches its conclusion , the animals resemble the enemy once the started “ Walking on their hind legs “  , leaving the animals to reflect upon their     workoverload in  preparation to build a utopian society

  Squeler states that the pigs  require more nutrition foods   as they are announced as “ Brain workers “ to fuel themselves , whilse also  refusing to place  themselves through physical laour “  The pigs did not actually do anything but adiveed and supervised others” . Throught he use of  … The working class start to  sacrifice their hard earned resources for the benefit of the superior class who demonstrate no participation in the process of building a utopian society . \

tyranny moral stance

 Orwell  advocates his moral stance that through the means of  authoritative  power   triggers the exploitation of the animals,

y executed as the animals are compelled to see him as an adversary

when napoleon kills animals

Orwell positions his viewers to grasp that by the dint of fear is disguised as a weapon to  attain desire

“ ALl nine enormous dogs chased  snowball”  It shows Napoleon’s shift from political rivalry to outright violence. Instead of debating Snowball’s ideas, Napoleon uses force to eliminate him, unleashing the dogs he secretly raised to be loyal only to him.

  Squelers high intelligence  and  status  form  dependency  amidst the animals  by employsing complex language and fake statistics to convince them that Napoleon is always right whilse for the benefit of the animals , keeping the animals loyal and obedient.

Owing to the working class animals’ ignorance , the superior class begin to alter the ideals for the benefit of themselves , The pigs know the other animals can’t read well or remember the original rules. This allows them to quietly shift the ideals without resistance, using slogans and propaganda to keep everyone loyal.

But still neither pigs nor dogs produced any food