George Orwell's Animal Farm: Ignorance Of Animals And Pigs Controlling Farm

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course, the ignorant animals put forth no opposition.
The sheep, cows, horses, and birds were digging their own graves when
they reacted passively each time Napoleon usurped a little more power. Since
very few of the animals could read, or adequately remember what was read to them,
they failed to notice or object when the Seven Commandments were altered. “
....But it appears to me that the wall looks different. Are the seven
commandments the same as they used to be Benjamin?....There was nothing there
now but a single commandment. It ran: ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL, BUT SOME ARE MORE
EQUAL THAN OTHERS. After that, it did not seem strange when next day the pigs
who were supervising the work of the farm all carried whips in their trotters.”
(Page 123) No animal protested this.
It is apparent that education is a powerful weapon against tyranny. The “
ignorance is bliss” philosophy is one that will lead to a life of oppression.
Despite the most adamant warning, the most evil, but ...

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