Another theme that runs through Animal Farm is that power corrupts those who possess it. How does George Orwell show this through the character of Napoleon

Napoleon changed from being a simple part of the rebellion against the human master but then became egotistic and proud, demanding the others to 'obey' him. He also knows he's the most educated among them and so, began using that to his advantage against his fellow animals on the farm.

Explanation:

George Orwell's "Animal Farm" revolves around the theme of animals on a farm revolting against their human masters and trying to establish autonomy among themselves. And in that regard, the end result only became more devastating for them, for the greed to be powerful over others led to the dissipation of their 'ideal government'.

One theme pertinent in the novel is that power corrupts the possessor and this is also evident in Napoleon. At first, he was just a part of the rebellion against the human masters. But then, upon realizing that he is 'above' others and more educated, he began to take advantage of his 'superiority' and asked or rather, forced the others to be beneath him. This resulted in a demarcation among the animals, Napoleon putting himself as the "leader" while the other farm animals have to serve him. This is how he became changed after he 'got' the power.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)