CONCLUSION

Songs, slogans and rituals were used in the book to spark rebellion but also reinstate power. Napoleon used the ritual of the seven commandments to slowly force the animals to believe that Napoleon was always correct and deserved to be treated the best. The song Beast of England was used to spark the rebellion and to express grief of not only the animals lost in battle but the loss of the fair ideas the rebellion held. Napoleon used his poem and the portrait he had painted on the barn wall as symbols to define his power, and show the other animals that he was the one above them and the one with the true power. The seven commandments were first used to create rituals and fair guidelines for the animals to create their dream society, but as they started to be changed over time by the work of Napoleon, they started to believe that these rituals where the original fair rules the create in the heart of the rebellion. Napoleon uses these until it works against him, then he abolishes them. Those that he can change he will, modifying the slogans so that they work for him, like the sheep's slogan representing the good of the rebellion, until he eliminated the connection and was forced to change the slogan. Sometimes, these changes only lead to further support and trust, such as his name change, while others lead to an enlightening for the other animals, such as when the sheep changed their saying or when the Ten Commandments suddenly changed.