In Animal Farm, does power lead to corruption and exploitation?

In , power almost always leads to corruption and exploitation, and
we see evidence of this in both humans and animals.

Through the character of
Mr Jones, for example, we find that his successes as a farmer have done little to soften his
feelings towards the animals. When he loses a lawsuit, he becomes miserable, turns to alcohol
and begins to mistreat the animals. This reaches ain Chapter Two when he leaves the animals
hungry all day and they revolt against him. Arguably, had he not abused his position and given
in to...