The allegorical novel, Animal Farm, by George Orwell is a depiction of a society that rebels against a tyranny and sets out to create a new society of equality and peace, but finds itself sinking back into a tyranny far worse than before. Throughout this novel, Orwell demonstrates how the pigs, who are the leaders of the animal society become increasingly human. Ultimately, as the pigs become almost entirely indistinguishable from human beings by the end of the novel, George Orwell makes the clear argument that there can never be a perfect society. A powerful minority will always emerge to lord over
             the less-fortunate majority. The power of their position will corrupt those who are in power and will abuse it to satisfy their own desires.
             Chapter Three shows the first signs of the pigs becoming similar to the humans. Instead of helping out, the pigs "...did not actually work, but directed and supervised the others" (45). This is justified by the pigs because of their superior intelligence, and the animals do not complain. The pigs also form a society similar to that of humans, with the government of the pigs establishing laws, forming committees, and holding debates and meetings. They even set up a "7 Commandments" for all animals to follow.
             Also learn to be literate and try to educate the other farm animals. But, unlike the human leadership of the past, the pigs lead a society in which the animals are better off. Everyone is enjoying a certain amount of equality, and the pigs still follow the original goals of their rebellion.
             By Chapter Six, things have started to changed dramatically. The pigs have begun to trade with humans, an act which was supposedly against the law. The animals are unable to protest, because of the pigs' use of the dogs, who keep the animals silent. The pigs break the first of the Seven Commandments when they alter the No-Beds rule to justify their own use of beds, as they ex
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