In George Orwell’s allegorical novel, Animal Farm, the animals suffer enormously, both under the rule of Jones, and later Napoleon and the pigs. Although under both leaders, the animals suffer hardship, hunger, intimidation and even eventual death, they are at least, partly to blame for their own fate. Their ignorance and their willingness to accept everything that they are told allows Napoleon, with his pigs and dogs, to continue their cruel and authoritarian ways. Even when it becomes apparent that the animals are no better living under Napoleon than they were living under Jones, many animals still blindly believe in the principles of animalism. This blind faith is perhaps the most tragic aspect of the story.