Animal Farm- Power Corrupts

Power Corrupts
In George Orwell's classic novel Animal Farm he deals with issues relating to the Russian Revolution, totalitarianism and dictatorship. He presents a society of animals who rebel against mankind and in turn the animals gain their own freedom and rights. However, the power struggle between Napoleon and Snowball along with the different levels of hierarchy between the animals causes problems and difficulties throughout the farm. As Napoleon and the pigs gain more power, Orwell shows how power can lead to corruption. Throughout the novel, Orwell expresses the theme power corr…