George Orwell's Animal Farm: Ignorance Of Animals And Pigs Controlling Farm
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In George Orwell's book, Animal Farm, it is obvious that that the pigs,
tyrants though they were, were awarded control of the farm through the ignorance
of the other animals. There are various statements in the book that support this
idea. After reading this piece, the importance of education shou ....
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.... and, in effect, slavedrivers of the working animals, blatantly
avoiding anything physically taxing. This is demonstrated in a quote from page
35, “The pigs did not actually work, but directed and supervised the others.” Of
course, the ignorant animals put forth no opposition.
The sheep, cows, horses, and birds were digging their own graves when
they reacted passively each time Napoleon usurped a little more power. Since
very few of the animals could read, or adequately remember what was re ....
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