In "Politics and the English Language", Orwell illustrates the misuse of the English language in society. Orwell believes that language can be used to oppress a society both actively and passively. Orwell has five rules that connect to Animal Farm and Anthem. Its rules are as follows; never use a metaphor, a simile or another way of saying that you are used to seeing in print, never use a long word where a short one will do, if it is possible to cut a word, always cut it, never use the passive where you can use the active, never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word or a slang word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent. In "Animal Farm", the pigs make up the 7 commandments that all the animals in the barn must follow. Such as “What goes on two legs is an enemy” (Orwell 43) and “Four legs good, two legs bad.” (Orwell 43). The Commandments Created by Pigs links to George Orwell's article. , because in the first quote there are words, if you cut some of them and it will still make sense. Instead of saying "Everything that goes on two legs is an enemy", the author can say that two legs are the enemy, "Four legs good, two legs bad", this commandment is expressed in simple terms that you use every day. Instead of saying this, the author can use four legs which are superior to two legs. Another commandment that can be transformed into simpler terms is "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." (Orwell 133) This commandment sounds too repetitive and can be changed to something simpler like all animals are equal but others are better than other animals. Squealer gave a speech about whether pigs should eat what they are given "Comrades! He cried... Many of us actually don't like my... paper things..." is irrelevant to the first phrase. He's saying he loves people who go after what they want, but he hates humanity. It seems like he's just writing to get to a certain word count. Furthermore, when Rand said “The secrets of this land are not visible to all men, but only to those who will seek them,” she said it in a complicated way, and it could be said in simpler terms. In conclusion, George Orwell explains how there is confusion in the English language and believes that language can be used to both actively and passively oppress a society. He is also convinced that you should never use a simile or metaphor that you have seen in print, never use a long proper word when a short one is better, cut words if possible, never use the passive where you can use the active and never use a phrase that is the same as an English term.