And+so+the+tale+of+confessions+and+executions+went+on

Even though they were not arrested by the secret police, this situation was similar to "The Great Terror". "The Great Terror" happened when random people criticized about the government or Stalin and they were exiled or executed.

"Anyone overheard criticizing Stalin was likely to be denounced to the NKVD as a Trotskyite."

The animals such as the hens, goose, and herd of sheep confessed about what they did wrong and told the truth, Napoleon did not forgive them, and he just executed all of the animals. Even though it was not a complaint to Napoleon, he just killed them off in which is a slight difference between the actual terror. If Napoleon was a truly great leader, he would have forgave them, and tried to persuade them to believe in him. However, the animals, without getting any chance to speak up or talk about the complaints, they were killed off one by one.

Again, "The Great Terror" involved the secret police while in the animal farm, it was an open confession in which is a stronger and scarier way of getting executed.

Hyun Sun Park