Power is having great influence or control over others. In George Orwell's Animal Farm, power is bestowed on Animals that have intelligence. When the animals create the principals of animalism, these principals are written on the barn for everyone to see. However, only a small percent of the animals can read. In fact only the pigs and Benjamin the donkey are able to read what is written. These seven principal are the animal's constitution, and the basis for how they live. All other animals must believe the pigs that what is written on the barn is true. In Animal Farm, intelligent is measured by an animal's ability to read and write. It is the ability to read that instantly puts the pigs in charge of the farm and gives them almost total control over everything. The ability to read gives power is a fact that is demonstrated by: the pigs who can read and have total power, Benjamin, who has power and chooses not to use it, and the rest of the animals who cannot read and have no power.
             The pigs are the totalitarian leaders of the animal farm. What they say goes, and they always talk the other animals into believing them. They can do this because they are more intelligent "We pigs are the brainworkers. The whole management and organization of this farm depends on us." (23) The ability to read makes them smarter than all the other animals. This is power because all the other animals must take their word as the truth. When the principals begin to change who can prove that they are wrong? They put the thought "who are you going to believe, yourself or us?" into the animal's head. And because it is common knowledge that the pigs are smart every animal chooses to believe the pigs "The [animals] did not understand Snowball's long words, but they accepted his explanation," (22). When the pigs realize that they have superior intellect they can begin to abuse their power.
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