Analyzing the quote "The only good human is a dead one." The reason why I thought that Napoleon said this was to refer to the humans that they are the most disgraced specie to the animals. Also they deserve not to live, in the animals perspective. Due to the animals' bad experiences: living on a farm and being owned Mr. Jones, and them having some but not a lot understanding of the human race, all these circumstances have effected their way of thinking. This allows the animals to think that that all humans are bad. Not realizing that there are a lot of humans in the world which care for animals and treat them as their own: brother, sister, child, or son.
When you look at or analyze "EXTREME" statements like these, they usually turn out being or as: stereotypes, racist comments, or even disgraceful statements which effect a certain or specific group of people. For example, the same quote that Napoleon had exclaimed: "The only good man is a dead one." This quote clearly is a disgraced statement to a specific group of people, which is the humans. Also it is a huge "EXTREME",and definitely it is truly a type of stereotypical statement against the humans.
The reason why I think this saying was quoted by Napoleon (also what the other animals believe in), was said because they have had a bad experience with Jones and living on the farm, which has caused the animals to think negatively about the humans. Relating to reality if some one has went through a bad experience, or has assumed something so common in the world or in their life and stated to all people of a certain group, has been mistreated, or even harassed by a certain group from a specific race or culture, this will divert there minds to think the wrong way. for example: "All brown people own a convenient store", well this is an assumption made by a very ignorant person just because it was so common in their life. "EXTREME" statements however, when the effect a group of people from a small thing like this over time battles and wars can erupt and that group of people can be destroyed for eternity.
Then you must remember my friends watch your tongue!
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I very much agree with you Shahwaiz on how this statement was said I(a good human is a dead one) because of how Jones had treated his farm animals. There is really nothing symbolic or meaning full to this statement. If the animals want to start a genocide towards the humans, they would obviously say a good human is a dead one (even though that is wrong) Also through there experience, and inheritance from Old Major. We also have to take in account that this statement is wrong, and is stereotypical (as you said) and that not all humans show animal cruelty. Some humans are vegetarians, and protect wildlife. Some of us completely find the modern world, and farming disgraceful (even though farming is ancient) I support this statement in a few ways too since we have been slaving them for over 500 hundred years, and we cannot compare that to something thats only happened in a few months.
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