Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely
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Submitted by alexchacko on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely
The absolute power that Napoleon obtains ultimately corrupts him absolutely, and makes Napoleon forget, or choose to ignore, all the values and attitudes of Animalism. By doing this, he ignores the basic fundamentals that he should be fighting for, and that is one of the signs that he is truly corrupted. Furthermore, as he continues to be corAbsolute power ultimately corrupts absolutely, as is demonstrated by Napoleon's character journey in George Orwell's Animal Farm. The power that Napoleon attains when he gains leadership of the farm corrupts him gradually until he reaches a state of absolute corruption. There are various different stages to his corruption, as it is a gradual process, and there are various factors that contributed to the way in which Napoleon becomes corrupted. rupted by power, we see that he becomes increasingly like the humans that the animals had overthrown in the recent past, and this too shows that Napoleon is corrupted. All this points to the statement that absolute power corrupts absolutely. Another factor to Napoleon's corruption is that it is a gradual one, which allows us to examine the various stages and the reasons behind how he acts in these stages.
Power corrupts Napoleon dramatically, but his change is a gradual one. The more he is exposed to his absolute power, the more he abuses it and thus the more corrupted he becomes. In the beginning he abuses his power in small ways, by moving into the manor and also sleeping in a bed. He then progresses to initiating trade with humans and finally sharing alcohol with humans, in Napoleons house. With his initial abuses of power, he includes the other pigs, but as he progressively gets more corrupted, he thinks of only himself.
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