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Dr.Sienkowski

English 1

13 March 2017

XI

The name Animal Farm has been restored to its original name, Manor Farm as it

seemed fit. In addition, the pigs are not considered pigs anymore but as humans who have

human-like qualities. The pigs act humanely not as animals would. Instead of oinking, they

speak and wear clothes, sleep in beds, and drink beer. Old Major’s expectation of not acting like

humans has now been diminished. The pigs have completely taken over the farm and treated the

animals inferiorly. All the original commandments that were established and that were expected

to be kept and obeyed have now been changed and are now used to the benefit of the pigs. All

the animals still obey Napoleon, Squealer and the rest of the pigs and do not question their rules

and commands. While the animals aimlessly follow the pigs’ commands, underneath all their

stupidity and easy persuasion they have a hunch something was not right.

Napoleon and Squealer are still in power and the social hierarchy and the commandments

are still intact. They still rule the same way; by using the animals’ stupidity to their advantage

and making rules to benefit themselves. The pigs think Manor Farm is perfect when in reality it

is broken. Old Major’s fear of a corrupt society has become a reality. The animals have no say

and no control of what goes on and personally give all their freedom to Napoleon and Squealer.

The animals decide they need a new guide and leader. In the beginning, the animals took a liking

to Napoleon and Squealer, but now they see through their words and understand what they truly
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mean. While they want to speak up, they are too scared to do anything about it. After all that has

happened with Napoleon and Squealer, they are starting to realize that Old Major was right;

corruptions and absolute power are the ultimate destruction and downfall of a society, no matter

what it is. The animals want to build a society that is better than before and want to make it more

equal and have better commandments that will forever be put in stone and not be changed to

benefit only one party.

The next few days Napoleon had been working the animals to the bone. He would order

them to work everyday with no breaks. Eventually, the animals grew tired of being bossed

around by a pig who was once their friend who has now turned into their enemy. The animals

decided it was time to formulate a plan. For the next couple weeks, twice a week, the animals

would meet in secret to discuss and perfect their plan to revolt. Napoleon became merciless as

the days and weeks go by. The animals put up with it because they know eventually he will be

out of power.

The next week, Napoleon gathered the animals together to order them around and

evaluate them on their work. The animals hated when Napoleon treated his fellow animals this

way, by ordering them around like objects that have only one use. The animals saw this as an

opportunity to take out Napoleon and Squealer at one time. They convince Napoleon and

Squealer to go out and show them the windmill. Little do they know, they were going to be

driven out by their “subjects”. Once Napoleon and Squealer reach the windmill the animals are

waiting. While they are looking at the windmill, the animals jump and chase them to the

entrance. While this plan was good, the animals thought it was better to rid themselves of the
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problem once and for all. As Napoleon and Squealer were being chased by the puppies, which

have now grown into dogs and have also had enough of being bossed around by unpleasant,

disgraceful sorry excuse of animals, the rest of the animals follow behind. The dogs ran faster to

catch up to the pigs and knocked them down on the ground. Squealer and Napoleon were

wounded and the dogs surrounded them, the two pigs could not stand up.

The dogs made a circle around the pigs, making sure that there was no space for them to

escape. The dogs looked at Napoleon and Squealer with such hate and anger for all the things

they did to them including taking them away from their mother to become their personal guards,

to protect them at all costs. The rest of the animals crowded around the circle. Slowly and

menacingly, the dogs went in for the kill. Now Napoleon and Squealer were shaking in fear,

which was an extremely rare occasion for the rest of the animals to see. As the last hour was

approaching for Napoleon and Squealer, they feared dying and the unknown afterwards.

However, they do not have any regrets. You could say they died for what they believed in. The

dogs stood on top of Napoleon and Squealer and snapped their necks.

An eerie silence gracefully danced though the presence of the circle and the animals.

They finally realized what had just been done, they had broken one of Old Major’s rules, to

never kill an animal. In spite of this tragedy, the animals convinced themselves and each other

that the killing was for a good cause. All the animals that had once been under an evil rule and

was now extinguished. The animals walked back to Animal Farm and went on with the day as

normal.
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The word spread about the animals’ accomplishment. For now, the animals are living

peacefully. The animals talk together and live in peace and harmony. Old Major’s

commandments are back in place and there are still meetings to discuss any new matters that

occur. At at the end of the meeting, they all join together and proudly sing ​Beasts of England.​

Nobody rules over them, instead they work in a democracy and negotiate. Everyone is happy

and while there are some disagreements and arguments, the animals all work collaboratively

until it's resolved.

For now, all the animals are getting along with each other and things are working out ok.

However, as Manor Farm still remained unruled by humans, the story will always be told for

generations of how Manor Farm was changed to Animal Farm and then back again to Manor

Farm. Many generations later, the farm is still being passed down and is still being enjoyed by

animals of new generations. The windmill is still up and running and animals over time made

adjustments to improve the structure and function of the windmill. The animals still have

meetings as well as a democracy and negotiable way of running the farm. At the conclusion of

​ he commandments were ratified and

used by the animals and the generations to follow.

Many years later, the animals still tell the tale of the first generation of animals that lived

on animal farm, Old Major establishing the farm, the Revolution, the legendary pigs Napoleon

and Squealer who ruled and took advantage, the animals fight back and impeach the high

position. This story is told as oral history of Animal Farm for generations. As the story is being

passed down some minor details change but the main message remains the same; corruption and
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absolute power are the ultimate destruction and downfall of a society. No matter who tries it, it is

impossible to master the perfect ideal society. There will always be power, greed, selfishness and

desire that will lead to downfall and destruction. It does not matter if it is animals or humans. No

society will ever be perfect, no matter how hard we try.