Animal Farm , theme

In the novel “Animal Farm” written George Orwell an important idea is that
“power corrupts”. In this essay I will cover the following: dangers of a totalitarian
government, how propaganda is used by one of the characters and revolution
seldom achieves what it intends. This novel can be read in two different ways both
with a moral presentation or a political understanding relating to the “Russia
Revolutions” (1917).

An important idea in this novel is that there are dangers of a totalitarian form of
government. This is when a community is imposed and characterized by the
government to have complete control over all aspects of life. The animals were
tired of being ruled by Mr Jones. Old major who started the “Rebellion” said “let
us face it, our lives are miserable, laborious and short”. His dream, which was
passed on to the animals in the farm, was to take over ...