In both The Wave and Animal Farm, language is a huge part of how characters gain power. In Animal Farm, the pigs, like Napoleon and Snowball, use language as a way to put themselves above the rest of the animals who didn't understand key aspects of their propaganda. For example, the pigs taught themselves to read and write, while no other animals knew how. They used this to take advantage of the others who didn't understand what they were reading from the walls of the barn. Much like in The Wave, Mr. Ross not only used his superiority, but he used powerful language like discipline, community, and action, to put these kids, who didn't know what they were actually doing, under his control.
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