One way Napoleon shows his corruption is through his abuse of the Seven Commandments. Napoleon breaks and then changes the commandments to suit his desires. The Sixth Commandment states: “no animal shall kill any other animal” (25). However, Napoleon ignores this to assert his power. He executes all animals that do not agree with his decisions. When the chickens discover that Napoleon has broken one of the commandments, Napoleon changes the commandment to say that no animal shall kill another animal without just cause. Furthermore, Napoleon's corruption is especially evident when he changes the seventh commandment from “all animals are equal” (25) to “all animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others” (134). This change shows that Napoleon's power has gone to his head. Napoleon believes that pigs are superior to all other animals. This belief was the result of Napoleon's corruption due to his power. One of the most obvious ways in which Napoleon's corruption is seen is through the adoption of human characteristics. To begin with, Napoleon and the pigs begin to walk on their hind legs. Napoleon goes to meet the animals with “a whip on his foot” (133) and “it was as if the world had turned upside down” (133). Furthermore, Napoleon arranges a meeting between the pigs and the humans. During the meeting they play cards together and talk as allies. During this meeting, Napoleon changes the name of Animal Farm to Manor Farm. This was conveniently the name of the farm when the humans ran it. The farm animals attend the meeting and “look from the pig to the man, from the man to the pig, and again from the pig to the man; but it was already impossible to say which was which” (141). The animals' inability to distinguish between humans and pigs demonstrates how deeply corrupt power is
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