Seven Commandments erased and rewritten from "summary" of Animal Farm by George Orwell
The animals on Animal Farm lived by a set of Seven Commandments that embodied their shared values and principles. These commandments were meant to guide their actions and ensure fairness among all animals. However, as time passed and the pigs, who were the leaders of the farm, became more powerful, they began to alter the commandments to suit their own interests. Slowly but steadily, the original Seven Commandments were erased and rewritten by the pigs in order to justify their increasing privileges and control over the other animals. The pigs used their position of authority to manipulate the commandments, changing them to benefit themselves while deceiving the other animals into thinking that nothing had changed. For example, one of the original commandments stated that "All animals are equal." However, the pigs later added the qualifier "but some animals are more equal than others," effectively negating the principle of equality that the farm was founded on. This alteration allowed the pigs to justify their own superiority and justify their exploitation of the other animals. The erasure and rewriting of the Seven Commandments symbolize the corruption of power and the manipulation of ideology by those in control. The pigs used the commandments as a tool to maintain their authority and suppress any dissent among the animals. By changing the commandments to benefit themselves, the pigs were able to consolidate their power and oppress the other animals without facing any opposition.- The erasure and rewriting of the Seven Commandments serve as a cautionary tale about the dangers of unchecked power and the manipulation of ideology for personal gain. The pigs' actions on Animal Farm demonstrate how those in authority can use language and ideology to deceive and control others, ultimately leading to the corruption of the very principles that they claim to uphold.
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