napoleon changed the seven commandments in animal farm.
who changed the seven commandments in animal farm?
napoleon
throughout the book, napoleon and squealer broke the seven commandments, the tenets on which governance of the farm is based. to prevent the animals from suspecting them, squealer preys on the animals' confusion and alters the commandments from time to time as the need arises. squealer falls off a ladder while trying to change one of the commandments in the night. a few days later it is discovered that squealer was altering the commandment regarding alcohol; which suggests that he fell off the ladder because he was drunk. orwell uses squealer mainly to show how the increasingly totalitarian and corrupt regime uses propaganda and deceit to get its ideas accepted and implemented by the people. in the end, squealer reduces the seven commandments to one commandment, that "all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others".
squealer (animal farm)
the poorly-run manor farm near willingdon, england, is ripened for rebellion from its animal populace by neglect at the hands of the irresponsible and alcoholic farmer mr. jones. one night, the exalted boar old major organizes a meeting, at which he calls for the overthrow of humans and teaches the animals a revolutionary song called "beasts of england". when old major dies, two young pigs, snowball and napoleon, assume command and stage a revolt, driving mr. jones off the farm and renaming the property "animal farm". they adopt the seven commandments of animalism, the most important of which is, "all animals are equal". the decree is painted in large letters on one side of the barn. snowball teaches the animals to read and write, while napoleon educates young puppies on the principles of animalism. food is plentiful, and the farm runs smoothly. the pigs elevate themselves to positions of leadership and set aside special food items, ostensibly for their personal health. following an unsuccessful attempt by mr. jones and his associates to retake the farm (later dubbed the "battle of the cowshed"), snowball announces his plans to modernize the farm by building a windmill. napoleon has his dogs chase snowball away and he declares himself leader.
animal farm