Animal Farm: Strong Vs Weak Essay, Research Paper

The pigs had objectives other than the

benefits and the good of the other animals. On the contrary, their objectives

were to use, conquer, and capitalize on them. One of the conflicts in Animal

Farm is the strong against the weak. The strong are the pigs and the weak

are all the other animals. There are two main offenders of the weak: Napoleon

and the pigs in general.

Napoleon was a tyrant. It is very likely

Napoleon and the other pigs were conspiring to take over Animal Farm so

that they could take advantage of the situation of having many animals

at their disposal. Although, Napoleon played a very important role in the

assault on the weak. Napoleon most likely was the originator of all the

decisions that go against the morals of the animal society. He is the one

that initiated the violation of established resolutions, and concealed

it by altering the resolutions. What satisfied his pleasure is what took

precedence over everything-the animals, honesty, commandments, etc. He

gave himself the credit for every good thing, without any recognition to

the other animals, such as the building of the windmill, and the victory

of the Battle of the Windmill. In addition, he is the one that completely

transformed the farm into the same or worse way it was in the hands of

Man. He made the pigs mimic Man: adopted all its bad habits which were

against the animals, with the exception of the pigs. The other pigs were

also involved in taking advantage of the weak.

The other aspect that was against the weak

is that the pigs in general clearly took advantage of their leadership

to exploit the other animals. This could be proven multiple times, starting

from nearly the beginning of the story. Even when Snowball, a good guy,

was still in the picture, this (exploitation) was happening by the pigs

deceiving the other animals to hog all the apple crop. The pigs gave the

other animals little food, while they lived a lavish lifestyle. They lied

to the animals by telling them lies about their memories, and giving them

false information for their own benefits such as, for example, equality

in rations would be contrary to the principles of Animalism. They overworked

the animals while they did not work laboriously, and used them for money.

The farm grew richer without making the animals themselves richer, except

for the pigs and their companions, the dogs. They announced themselves

more superior than the other animals, and began treating them like slaves.

They accepted becoming like human beings, and having the same interests,

so that they helped make the farm in the same or worse condition than when

it was controlled by Man.

The actions of Napoleon and the pigs in

general, therefore, challenged the weaker animals. They used the other

animals’ trust, and misused their powers to take advantage of their weaknesses.