Saturday 5 January 2013

After Snowball's expulsion, what happens to democracy and equality on the farm?

In
,expelsfrom the farm and usurps power with the help of his nine ferocious dogs. Immediately
after the dogs chase Snowball off the farm, Napoleon abolishes Sunday meetings and declares that
from now on, the animals will take their weekly assignments directly from him. By abolishing
Sunday meetings, Napoleon successfully eradicates democracy on the farm and silences the
animals' voices. Instead of allowing the animals to participate in the farm's policy decisions
by debating and voting in a democratic forum, Napoleon assumes complete authority by preventing
the animals from expressing their opinions. When four pigs attempt to protest Napoleon's
decision, his nine ferocious dogs immediately silence them with menacing growls. The sheep then
begin bleating "Four legs good, two legs bad!" andquiets the animals' concerns
regarding Napoleon's decision to abolish Sunday meetings. Without input into the farm's
policies, the animals become subjected to Napoleon's wishes as he proceeds to oppress them and
create an aristocracy of pigs, who become designated brainworkers and enjoy luxurious lives in
the farmhouse. As the novel progresses, the pigs assume special status on the farm and preside
over the other animals, who are forced to engage in arduous manual labor each
day.

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