In the morning, the pigs reveal that they have learned to read and write. How is this announcement typical of their behavior in Animal Farm?"The...

The pigs pride themselves on being more competent to lead.
When they announce that they have taught themselves to read, they are boasting of their
abilities. They do feel sure of themselves.

The pigs create
a code of ethics for all animals to follow. They create principles or rules and create
seven commandments as guidelines:

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They also paint the basic principles of
Animalism on the wall of the barn:

THE SEVEN
COMMANDMENTS
1. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy.
2. Whatever
goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.
3. No animal shall wear
clothes.
4. No animal shall sleep in a bed.
5. No animal shall drink
alcohol.
6. No animal shall kill any other animal.
7. All animals
are equal.

Over the course of
events in the story, the pigs change the commandments by adding a stipulation. For
example, the pigs begin sleeping in the beds in the farmhouse. The commandment "No
animal shall sleep in a bed" is changed to "No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets."
No doubt, the pigs, Napoleon especially, are changing the commandments to fit their
selfish lifestyles.

Truly, the pigs, especially Napoleon,
feel superior to the other animals. This all came about by the fact that the pigs taught
themselves to read.

Ultimately, the pigs take control of
the farm. In fact, they turn on many of the other animals, even breaking the commandment
that states, "No animal shall kill any other animal."