FEAR AND CONTROL IN GEORGE ORWELL’S ANIMAL FARM

Abstract

This article analyzes the relationship between fear and control in George Orwell’s Animal Farm. The novel begins with the animals’ hope for freedom, equality and a better life after the rebellion against Mr. Jones. However, their new life gradually becomes controlled by fear, threat and physical force. The study focuses on how fear changes the behavior of ordinary animals and makes them silent, obedient and unable to resist. The article uses qualitative literary analysis based on close reading of selected episodes from the novel. Special attention is given to the fear of Mr. Jones’s return, the role of the dogs, public punishment, and the silence of ordinary animals. The study shows that fear in Animal Farm is not only a feeling, but also a method of control. Orwell presents fear as a force that weakens freedom, destroys resistance and helps corrupted power remain strong.