a. They realize that the pigs had become indistinguishable from the humans;
b. They realize that they are powerless against them, either to destroy them or to keep them from destroying each other.
2006-08-23 11:42:31
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answer #1
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answered by Peggy M 3
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Years pass. Many animals age and die, and few recall the days before the Rebellion. The animals complete a new windmill, which is used not for generating electricity but for milling corn, a far more profitable endeavor. The farm seems to have grown richer, but only the many pigs and dogs live comfortable lives. Squealer explains that the pigs and dogs do very important work—filling out forms and such. The other animals largely accept this explanation, and their lives go on very much as before. They never lose their sense of pride in Animal Farm or their feeling that they have differentiated themselves from animals on other farms. The inhabitants of Animal Farm still fervently believe in the goals of the Rebellion—a world free from humans, with equality for all animals.
“Four legs good, two legs better!” Clover, whose eyes are failing in her old age, asks Benjamin to read the writing on the barn wall where the Seven Commandments were originally inscribed. Only the last commandment remains: “all animals are equal.” However, it now carries an addition: “but some animals are more equal than others.” In the days that follow, Napoleon openly begins smoking a pipe, and the other pigs subscribe to human magazines, listen to the radio, and begin to install a telephone, also wearing human clothes that they have salvaged from Mr. Jones’s wardrobe.
The last chapter of Animal Farm brings the novel to its logical, unavoidable, yet chilling conclusion. The pigs wholly consolidate their power and their totalitarian, communist dictatorship completely overwhelms the democratic-socialist ideal of Animal Farm. Napoleon and the other pigs have become identical to the human farmers, just as Stalin and the Russian communists eventually became indistinguishable from the aristocrats whom they had replaced and the Western capitalists whom they had denounced. The significance of Napoleon’s name is now entirely clear: the historical Napoleon, who ruled France in the early nineteenth century and conquered much of Europe before being defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1814, originally appeared to be a great liberator, overthrowing Europe’s kings and monarchs and bringing freedom to its people. But he eventually crowned himself emperor of France, shattering the dreams of European liberalism. Rather than destroying the aristocracy, Napoleon simply remade it around himself. Similarly, the pig Napoleon figures as the champion of Animalism early on. Now, however, he protests to the humans that he wants nothing more than to be one of them—that is, an oppressor.
2006-08-23 19:27:22
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answer #2
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answered by Tori 5
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Did you read this book, it's pretty self-explanatory. They realize that basically they were being lied to and that the pigs were no different than the humans they worked for before being revolting. I'm sure if you read it you'd get it.
If you really want indepth though check out sparknotes.com
2006-08-23 18:31:52
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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since the pigs became what they hated(the human race) they relized that they're back in the situation they started. They also realized thet communism can't work. They can't do anything because they are powerless toward the pigs and humans.
2006-08-24 00:46:20
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answer #4
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answered by aznbuddy 3
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They've been sold out by the pigs, who have kissed the homo sapiens' rear and created a powerful group. Four legs good/two legs better
2006-08-23 18:31:53
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answer #5
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answered by Anonymous
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The animals realize that the pigs are no better than the humans.
I don't think they can do anything about it because....they're animals.
I read that book in the 10th grade.Dude,I hated it.
2006-08-23 18:32:06
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answer #6
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answered by Lycrester 3
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Check out sparksnotes.com
2006-08-23 18:33:02
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answer #7
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answered by Chr 2
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they can do nothing. they are ruled by the pig(stalin) as they were by the man(tsar).
2006-08-23 18:30:57
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answer #8
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answered by Stand-up Philosopher 5
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Are you asking other people to do your homework?
2006-08-23 18:38:25
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answer #9
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answered by puzzledfemale! 3
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