Definition of Dictatorship Dictatorship is usually defined as a form of government where a small group of people or an individual holds absolute power. It is also considered the opposite of Democracy, where the majority rules. Dictators often use force and fraud to gain power, and use terror, intimidation and propaganda to maintain power. During the 19th to 20th century, dictator was one of the main forms of government. Joseph stalin from Soviet Union, Adolf Hitler from Germany are two famous examples("Encyclopedia - Britannica Online Encyclopedia," n.d.). Dictatorship is practiced in North Korea, Burma, Vietnam etc. "Countries Ruled by Dictatorship," n.d.).
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How does dictatorship relates to "Animal Farm"? The Animal farm used to be ruled by Mr. Jones, which is a dictator since he decide everything and has absolute power in the farm. After he was chased out of the farm, Snowball and Napoleon ruled the farm. After Snowball is chased out of the farm, Napoleon became the ruler and he ruled the farm with dictatorship. When Animal farm is ruled with dictatorship, animals worked very hard but had very little ration. If they become useless, they will be disposed. If they betray the dictator, they will be killed. By writing all these things that happened in Animal farm, author gave readers a better understanding of how terrifying dictatorship is. Nowadays, most people live under democratic governments, so they have scarce understanding towards how living in a country that is ruled by dictatorship is like. With "Animal Farm", readers can learn what dictatorship is by realistic examples that happened on the Animal farm, and realize how ruthless and scary dictatorship is.
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