Themes - False Allegiance

Question 1

Orwell was also critical of the way people proclaim their allegiance to each other then betray each other later

Answer 1

• For example…
  
  • The Pigs who led the rebellion later betray the ideals they fought for
    
    • This is reflected in the way Orwell portrays the human characters in the book

e.g.

Pilkington and Frederick only listened to Jones in the Red Lion because they wanted to gain from someones misery

Fredericks purchase of the firewood from Napoleon is shattered when the Pig finds out he was using counterfit currency

In novels final scene, despite the friendly talk and flattery that passes between Pilkington and Napoleon they are both trying to cheat each other, i.e. when they play the Ace of spades together in the same game

Question 2

Summary

Answer 2

Of course although both are cheating Orwell does not discriminate

Because the such a fact is unimportant

What he is trying to get accross is each party is trying to get accross in the “Friendly game of cards” each ruler is trying to destroy each other

Question 3

Summary 2

Answer 3

Overall Orwell is suggesting that rulers such as Napoleon will continue to grow in number

and in power

unless people become more politically aware and more wary of

these leaders noble deads