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The pigs had objectives other than the benefits and the good of the
other animals. On the contrary, their objectives were to use, conquer,
and capitalize on them. One of the conflicts in Animal Farm is the
strong against the weak. The strong are the pigs and the weak are all
the other animals. There are two main offenders of the weak: Napoleon
and the pigs in general.
Napoleon was a tyrant. It is very likely Napoleon and the other pigs
were conspiring to take over Animal Farm so that they could take
advantage of the situation of having many animals at their disposal.
Although, Napoleon played a very important role in the assault on the
weak. Napoleon most likely was the originator of all the decisions that
go against the morals of the animal society. He is the one that
initiated the violation of established resolutions, and concealed it by
altering the resolutions. What satisfied his pleasure is what took
precedence over everything-the animals, honesty, commandments, etc. He
gave himself the credit for every good thing, without any recognition
to the other animals, such as the building of the windmill, and the
victory of the Battle of the Windmill. In addition, he is the one that
completely transformed the farm into the same or worse way it was in
the hands of Man. He made the pigs mimic Man: adopted all its bad
habits which were against the animals, with the exception of the pigs.
The other pigs were also involved in taking advantage of the weak.
The other aspect that was against the weak is that the pigs in
general clearly took advantage of their leadership to exploit the other
animals. This could be proven multiple times, starting from nearly the
beginning of the story. Even when Snowball, a good guy, was still in
the picture, this (exploitation) was happening by the pigs deceiving
the other animals to hog all the apple crop. The pigs gave the other
animals little food, while they lived a lavish lifestyle. They lied to
the animals by telling them lies about their memories, and giving them
false information for their own benefits such as, for example, equality
in rations would be contrary to the principles of Animalism. They
overworked the animals while they did not work laboriously, and used
them for money. The farm grew richer without making the animals
themselves richer, except for the pigs and their companions, the dogs.
They announced themselves more superior than the other animals, and
began treating them like slaves. They accepted becoming like human
beings, and having the same interests, so that they helped make the
farm in the same or worse condition than when it was controlled by Man.
The actions of Napoleon and the pigs in general, therefore,
challenged the weaker animals. They used the other animals' trust, and
misused their powers to take advantage of their weaknesses.
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