Use Of Violence In George Orwell's Animal Farm

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A character in a position of high power will do anything to maintain it. Napoleon mostly uses violence to protect his position. He mercilessly slaughters others animals that oppose him (Orwell 53-58). The violence shows the change in authority and Napoleon's human like tactics of cruelty. He works the animals to death while the pigs live the privileged lives. He betrays and manipulate others with his mounting power to impact the animals lives. Napoleon sends Boxer away from the farm and his friends, when the old horse became a liability (Orwell 84). Napoleon throws away the animals once they are no use to him anymore. Qaddafi also used violent scenes to create an understanding of authority towards the working class. Qaddafi held a public execution
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