Responding, Animal Farm Chapters 8-10

Analyzing Literature (continued)

Evaluate and Connect

4. In Chapter 10 the pigs begin to walk on two legs. In your opinion is this evolution a sign of progress? Explain.

I do not think that this is a sign of progress, but more of being influenced. Napoleon often dealt with humans and got influenced by them to want to stand on two legs. Therefore, I think that it is a sign of being influenced more than a sign of progress.

5. Some critics believe that, at the end of the book, Orwell suggests that the pigs and human political leaders are interchangeable. Do you think most government rulers are interchangeable? How might power change those who have it? Explain.

I do think most political leaders are interchangeable. Some political leaders are not leading their people correctly, just like the pigs. I think power corrupts those who have it. As Orwell stated, "Absolute power corrupts absolutely". When the people did not have power, they did not have the position to make decisions. So when they gained the power, they think they have the freedom to do anything, so they make wrong decisions, and through all these wrong decisions, they would gradually get corrupted.