Importance Of Ignorance In Animal Farm

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Is ignorance as blissful as they often say? History has taught us that in order to fight oppression, education is essential. However from the texts we read it is obvious that without education, fighting oppression can be difficult. So, although opponents may argue that education isn’t important, ignorance is not bliss. It often leads to great oppression. One example of ignorance preventing a battle against oppression is displayed in the book Animal Farm by George Orwell. He expresses this topic through a piece of text from Chapter 6. ‘“Muriel,” Clover said, “Read me the Fourth Commandment”.“It says, ‘No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets.’” Curiously enough, Clover had not remembered that the Fourth Commandment mentioned sheets; but as it was there on the wall, it must have done so.’ This piece of text shows how ignorance stopped Clover from realizing the commandment has been changed. If Clover had the ability to read, she would be able to tell that the commandment has been changed. …show more content…
In Chapter 6, Napoleon changed a policy to allow a human into Animal Farm to make trades with other farms. Most of the animals were opposed to this rule, believing one of the original policies was to not allow humans onto the farm. ‘Squealer asked them shrewdly, “Are you certain that this not something that you have dreamed comrades? Have you any record of such resolution? Is it written down anywhere?” And since it was certainly true that nothing of the kind existed in writing, the animals were satisfied that they had been mistaken.’ This direct quote from the novel shows how their ignorance, and exponential trust in Napoleon's propaganda has stopped them from dealing with the

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