“Animal Farm” takes place over a few years, depicting the fall of the Russian monarchy and the rise of socialism. Throughout the epic, an enemy of the farm always exists. Sometimes that opponent changes quickly and dramatically. There are two reasons why an enemy never ceases to exist in "Animal Farm"; these include the principles on which Animal Farm was founded and the lack of motivation of the farm's animal citizens. To begin with, the principles embodied by the revolution lead to the existence of an enemy and the unification of farm animals. rebel against Mr. Jones. At first, the animals never had difficulty finding an enemy. Conversely, when Mr. Jones ran away, the animals had to find a new enemy. Additionally, in Old Major's speech, the reference to Mr. Jones was explicit and later revolutionary ideas were founded. Much like the character Old Major was based on, Karl Marx also based his principles on defying capitalism and not on constructing socialism as the proper system. Old Major said: "Just get rid of the man, and the product of our labor will be ours." » (Chapter 1, page 5). This shows that the revolution was only a reaction to the capitalism represented by Mr. Jones. The rift between the animals and Mr. Jones fueled them toward revolution. The revolution accomplished what it wanted, but the lack of a plan caused the animals to look for an enemy; someone to rebel against. This happened because the entire mentality of the revolution was tied to overthrowing Mr. Jones and fighting a common enemy. Unlike capitalism, socialism did not allow for personal motivation or individuality of animal farm citizens; moreover, the citizens had to use an enemy to be able to advance...... middle of paper ...... is founded. These results apparently apply to any community. During the French Revolution, when the reign of terror began and democracy did not exist, Napoleon became emperor. Like his counterpart Napoleon (Animal Farm) was a totalitarian tyrant. This shows the human tendency to resort to class categorization and division into socio-economic classes, even in an “egalitarian” socialist society. Overall, the revolution started on the wrong foot and no plan for an egalitarian future ever existed. , which leads society to look for a scapegoat. In addition, the animals' lack of motivation led leaders to look for an enemy to motivate them. Finally, a power vacuum occurs due to the absence of a common enemy. Additionally, Orwell successfully conveys his ideas regarding the relationships between enemies and their respective societies.: 852