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... This is another characteristic of a satire, thus Animal Farm can be seen as a satire in this manner. ... Napoleon then uses the dogs that he brought up to chase Snowball away from the farm in order to eliminate the opposition and secure the place of leader. This illustrates the vice of betrayal, as at first Napoleon was in league with Snowball, but later he betrays Snowball and chases him off the farm. ... Although Jones is not an animal, he still helps in satirising the vice as he is also a representation, and in his case, he is the parallel of the upper and ruling classes in society, which oppress the lower classes, which in this case, are the animals. ... The pigs tell the animals to work hard for the good of Animal Farm, but they themselves laze about and live in luxury. ... This is shown through the other farm animals. ... Also, when being told by Squealer that Snowball was trying to sabotage the farm when in fact he was trying to help the farm, the animals also did not reflect upon it and also just took it as the truth, and hating Snowball, which is what Napoleon had intended.
Approximate Word count = 865
Approximate Pages = 3.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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