The major theme of this novel is that power can corrupt people, or in this novel's case, animals. Napoleon, who was the leader of Animal Farm, slowly became power hungry. In the beginning of the novel, he said that all animals are to be treated equally and enforced the Seven Commandments to make sure that all the animals were treated the same and didn't follow the ways of power obsessed humans. However, as the plot progressed in the novel, Napoleon started to become power obsessed himself. In the beginning, he said that he was doing everything for the welfare of all the animals, and this might have been his true intentions. However, as he started to gain more power over the animals, he wanted even more. His final move to get all the power he could was setting pigs above all other animals with the decree, "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."
This theme is very important to teenagers living in 2007 because it teaches us that power corrupts people. In today's society, politicians are very high on the list for not being trusted. This is because so many politicians have become what they are for the sake of gaining more power. When they started their campaign it was, "I want to make this world a better place." Once they got into it their platform was, "I need more power." Because of this attitude that many politicians have, teenagers today should take heed, for there will come a day when the teenagers of today will be able to vote tomorrow, and who they vote for will affect their lives, so we must learn to pick someone who will not be corrupted by the power they will be given.
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