Acclaimed author CS Lewis once described literature as "irrigating the deserts that our lives have already become", suggesting that fictional works, despite not having no direct correlation with reality, can evoke a complex consideration of relevant issues in society. Therefore, in recent times, academics such as Louis T. Stover (2001) have emphasized the importance of literature for young adults, who are unaware of the complexities of socio-political discourse. George Orwell's Animal Farm exemplifies Stover's point, with its allegorical tale inviting young adults to reflect on how political ideals can be corrupted by power and greed. With the rise of socialist and communist ideals during the 1930s of the Soviet era, societies blindly followed their governments, believing that those in power were moral and righteous. However, Orwell, from England's vantage point, saw Russia taking its citizens by surprise and highlighted this corruption in his tale. Orwell thus takes a pacifist stance against the violent mechanisms used by the Soviet Union to disempower society, and wrote a timeless reminder of how power can corrupt those who hold it. Orwell recognizes the benefits of communism, such as the ideals of equal distribution of human resources. resources and opportunities, but realizes that, in reality, it can never be fully achieved, due to the difficulty of strengthening it and the weakening of meritocracy. This is conveyed by Orwell with the original commandment changed from “All animals are equal” to “All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others” by Napoleon (p. 97). Consequently, Orwell dictates that there is no “true equality” in the political idea of communism because it must always… be shared. Orwell emphasizes to the audience that the people in power are the only ones capable of producing rules and regulations. Another example where Orwell reveals the corruption of the pigs is the production of the windmill. The construction of the windmill symbolizes the pig's manipulation and exploitation of other animals. Although food and warmth were vital to the animals' survival, the pigs were able to exploit animals like Boxer to build the windmill, so the pigs gained more money and power. Thus Orwell shows that corruption can blind leaders into focusing on their own personal gains, rather than the essentials required by society. Corruption is omnipresent and has become an unscrupulous habit of civilization. Orwell proved that with the influence of corruption in socialism, it will only lead to an absolute monarchy.
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