George Orwell.revised

Student’s nameInstructorCourseMay 23, 2018
Dictators Can Control Everything in a Country
In many instances, dictators usually rise to power by being elected through a democratic process. Then the person interferes with the political system or the rule of law in a way that he gains all the power and tries to push away those may attempt to take away the power. In this way, it becomes possible for one to rule without others questioning him and thus maintain total power over the subject. This is the case manifested in “Animal Farm” by George Orwell. The author shows us how the pigs came to assume leadership and thus became the dictators, “The pigs did not actually work, but directed and supervised the others. With their superior knowledge it was natural that they should assume the leadership.”(Orwell 12) In this context, I will delve into an argument that dictators can control everything in a country.
In support of the argument, we come across Mr. Jones who is the sole owner of the animal farm. He has a total control over the animals, and we can term him as a dictator. He uses force and rules them without questioning. A rebellion instigated by old Major sermon’s builds up. And two pig, Snowball, and Napoleon become the leaders after overthrowing Mr. Jones. The pigs become the leaders of the farm to the extent of writing seven commandments. With time, they interfere with the commandment to suit them and their leadership, and the leader becomes a dictator. A crucial part is when the change the part, “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others” (Orwell 40).

Being a dictator, Napoleon controls anything that goes around including commanding other animals to work much harder, threatening others who oppose his commands and rationing food on the farm. With the help of powerful militia, the dogs, and the squirrels who help spread propaganda, can rule over and make any decision without having to consult others.
On the other hand, being a dictator make a person to live under the constant fear of being overthrown among other threats. For instance, Napoleon and Snowball begin to have arguments about the farming and windmill construction which makes the two pigs struggle for power. Although Snowball is good at persuading the animals on his idea, Napoleon knows that his plan has no chance and he uses his trained dogs to chase Snowball out of the farm. This is seen from the fact that he rarely appeared in public and when he appeared, he was accompanied by a militia; “Napoleon himself was not seen in public as often as once in a fortnight. When he did appear, he was attended not only by his retinue of dogs but by a black cockerel who marched in front of him.” (Orwell 35). However, these rare appearances are being accompanied by the militia consolidates his power and thus make ruling easier for him. Therefore, as long as he has the support of the Dogs and uses other animals to spread propaganda in his favor, he has the chance to rule the whole farm with little interferences.
In conclusion, I have learnt that dictatorship is one of the pointless political systems in the world and does not go for long. A dictator may have a good plan for the citizens, but they will always face an opposition which will lead to their downfall. For a democratic system, political leaders will be at peace since they are not the sole decision makers; the blame can be spread to many individuals as opposed to dictatorial governance.
Works Cited
Orwell, George. Animal farm. Penguin UK, 2003.