Compare And Contrast Call Of The Wild And Animal Farm

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Dictionary.com defines social commentary as, ”a spoken or witten act of rebellion toward an individual or group; commentary on social issues or society.” This type of writing lets the authors voice their opinions on society in an interesting and entertaining way. Both George Orwell and Jack London develop the theme of exploitation in Animal Farm and Call of the Wild. Animal Farm serves as a political satire and Call of the Wild a historical fiction, but both of these stories describe the toils that the animals are put through by their leaders. Their so called comrades sustain very selfish ideals that only leads to pain for others.

Animal Farm epitomizes this with the pig Napoleon. Napoleon is written to mimic the ideals of Joseph Stalin. Napoleon is ruthless, demanding, and a hypocrite. He does only what is best for himself and the other pigs. He uses the toils of all of the other animals to get what he wants when he wants. With insufficient funding, Napoleon uses his power to build a schoolhouse for the pigs, while this money could be used to buy the necessary items such as tools, coal, nails, etc. He used the money not for the greater good of all animals, but for the benefit of himself and the other pigs.
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In the beginning of the story, you find out that only the pigs and Benjamin are literate. This fault in the animals allowed Napoleon to alter the commandments without the animals seeing a difference. He was able to sleep in a bed, wear clothes, and even drink alcohol. This quote in Animal Farm shows us the confusion among the animals regarding the commandments:

“Muriel,” she said, “read me the Fourth Commandment. Does it not say something about never sleeping in a bed?”
With some difficulty Muriel spelt it out.
“It says, ‘No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets,”’ she announced