Inequality and the New Class

Animal Farm

Traces the emergence of a class system on Animal Farm, with the pigs and dogs as the new elite.

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The Pigs as Brainworkers The Pigs as Brainworkers from "Animal Farm". The pigs claim that they are the brainworkers and therefore deserve special privileges. They direct and supervise, but do not produce food.

The Pigs as Brainworkers from "Animal Farm". The pigs claim that they are the brainworkers and therefore deserve special privileges. They direct and supervise, but do not produce food.

The pigs claim that they are the brainworkers and therefore deserve special privileges. They direct and supervise, but do not produce food. The other animals accept this division of labour. The idea of a natural hierarchy based on intelligence is introduced. The seeds of class are sown.

The Dogs as Enforcers The Dogs as Enforcers from "Animal Farm". The nine dogs become the pigs' armed guard. They are fed well and trained to be aggressive. They are the new police force. The other animals fear them.

The Dogs as Enforcers from "Animal Farm". The nine dogs become the pigs' armed guard. They are fed well and trained to be aggressive. They are the new police force. The other animals fear them.

The nine dogs become the pigs' armed guard. They are fed well and trained to be aggressive. They are the new police force. The other animals fear them. The dogs and pigs form a ruling class that controls the means of coercion. The class structure is now physical.

The Privileges of the Pigs The Privileges of the Pigs from "Animal Farm". The pigs live in the farmhouse, sleep in beds, eat apples and milk, drink beer and whisky.

The Privileges of the Pigs from "Animal Farm". The pigs live in the farmhouse, sleep in beds, eat apples and milk, drink beer and whisky.

The pigs live in the farmhouse, sleep in beds, eat apples and milk, drink beer and whisky. They have a schoolroom for their young, and they wear ribbons on Sundays. Their consumption is conspicuous. The other animals are hungry and cold. The inequality is stark and accepted.

The Pigs' Humanization The Pigs' Humanization from "Animal Farm". The pigs begin to walk on two legs, wear clothes, and carry whips. They adopt human manners and customs.

The Pigs' Humanization from "Animal Farm". The pigs begin to walk on two legs, wear clothes, and carry whips. They adopt human manners and customs.

The pigs begin to walk on two legs, wear clothes, and carry whips. They adopt human manners and customs. They become a new aristocracy that is indistinguishable from the former human masters. The class system is now complete: the pigs are the new humans, the other animals are the new lower class.

The Final Reconciliation with Human Farmers

The pigs dine with the human farmers, toasting the prosperity of Manor Farm. The human farmers admire the pigs' efficiency and the low rations of the other animals. The pigs and humans share the same class interests. The revolution has produced a new class hierarchy that mirrors the old one.

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