George Orwells Animal Farm :: George Orwell Animal Farm Essays

George Orwells Animal FarmGeorge Orwell has used many techniques of report such as irony andhumour to portray significant events throughout Animal Farm. Thisextract, just after the slaughter of the disloyal animals (one ofthe most emotive of the events in the book), is no exception and so Iwill be analysing and interpret the response of commentators as well asmaking links to other(a) parts in the book.Loud singing could be heard from the farmhouse, this is just afterthe pigs agree come across a case of whiskey. It is not the singingitself, which is the surprise to the animals but the pains that isbeing sung, Beasts of England. Beasts of England, the song of lawlessness and hope, has just been banned. The banishment of the songstood for the oddment of old Majors vision of a perfect unitybetween animals. Also the song signifies rebellion and so short sleep hasforbidden it to extinguish any fighting reputation against hisdictator-led regime. The pigs, after being intoxicated, l ose all theirinhibitions it gather upms ironic how they are right off relying on their naturalinstincts rather than their brains. Them singing Beasts of England ishypocritical of the banishment, and supports the readers dislike ofthe pigs.nap is seen wearing a Bowler hat and gallop rapidly round theyard, this is the exclusively time where Napoleon loses control. In myopinion, which may be disputed, this is a sign of Napoleon evolving into the pig to man he becomes in the end. His wearing of the bowlerhat, an item of clothing, reveals his human behavior in contrast tohim galloping, which exposes his animal instincts. To us this image ofa pig in a bowler hat is amusing although the animals must confuse beenconfused.The following morning Squealer appears, walking slowly anddejectedly, already the readers are competent to make the link that thepigs must be hung over hence no pig appeared to be stirring.Squealer announces to the animals that Napoleon is dying As areader I have no s ympathy towards the announcement but only humoursince I know he is not going to die, he is only hung over. On theother hand the reaction from the animals is tremendous a prognosticate oflamentation went up and they had tears in their eyes while askingeach other what they should do if their leader were taken away fromthem. As readers it is very frustrating to see the animals act sopathetically, that they are so dependant upon comrade Napoleon theirleader. Later on Squealer declared the drinking of alcohol was to