ead, it lay in the willingness to
betray even those you loved, in the inhuman ways people behave towards one
In the novel, the Animalist principles forbidding whiskey and
associating with humans are supposed to apply to all animals equally.
Napoleon, however, acts like a human being by sleeping in a bed, consuming
alcohol and trading with the human neighbors. Also, all animals supposedly
work for the good of the farm, but unlike their leader, most animals remain
cold, hungry and exhausted from too much work.
In the end, the failure of the animal revolution is seen as the common
animals look on, while Napoleon and his cohorts have assumed the role of
the human oppressors. The only remaining Animalist principle sta
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