Animal Farm: Influences Of The Western World And The Soviet Union

George Orwell’s, ‘Animal Farm’ is a satirical fable of the early 1900’s Russian Revolution where the Tsar was overthrown bringing a provisional government into power until the eventual rise of the Soviet Union. The book was written and published in 1945 where most of World War II was taking place and Europe was divided between the Influences of the western world and the Soviet Union. Animal Farm is about a group of enslaved farm animals that work under tyrannical humans who give them small rations of food for the work they do. The animals come together deciding enough is enough starting a revolution against the humans. When humans fall and animals rise to power, a new leader steps forward, Napoleon a large Berkshire boar promises a better future for the animals.
As their life continues Napoleon becomes blinded by power and begins to break all his promises thinking only about himself, The farm then begins to transform into the dreadful past they fought so hard to escaped, but no one does anything about it. George Orwell suggests that the inaction of animals such as Boxer and Benjamin against Napoleon's leadership is partly at fault for his rise to power. Some of these inactions include the strength of the horses being put to waste as well as the miss use of the horse's respect when it could easily help convince the other animals against Napoleon. One of the biggest inactions would be Benjamin’s decision to hide the truth from the others when he is the only one who knows it. But the horses cannot be blamed for everything, as the pigs are very good at manipulation and misleading the others. If Boxer and other animals could only see what was right in front of them there may have been hope for Napoleon's