Animal Farm

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  I first read Orwell's Animal Farm in high school. I distinctly remember not liking it. Maybe it was because I couldn't wrap my teenage head around the premise of animals running their own farm with political innuedoes thrown in. My re-read of this political satire has changed my mind.

  This short (right to the point) book is Orwell's view of a rise and fall of a communistic type regime. Only farm animals are the regime.

  These farmyard animals overthrow their human owner to take control o... (show more)

  I first read Orwell's Animal Farm in high school. I distinctly remember not liking it. Maybe it was because I couldn't wrap my teenage head around the premise of animals running their own farm with political innuedoes thrown in. My re-read of this political satire has changed my mind.

  This short (right to the point) book is Orwell's view of a rise and fall of a communistic type regime. Only farm animals are the regime.

  These farmyard animals overthrow their human owner to take control of the farm for themselves. A hierarchy is formed with the pigs as leaders by virtue of their intelligence and everyone else as common laborers. In the beginning their society started as a democratic one with the slogan All Animals Are Created Equal. As the pigs evolve in their leadership they succumb to the temptations of privilege and power.

  The totalitarian rule becomes reestablished with the changing of the founding slogan into All Animals Are Created Equal But Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others.
  There is a shocking betrayal of the faithful worker Boxer and moments of obnoxious superiority. When Squealer is seen walking upright (creepy) you know that they have come full circle in emulating man and have become no better then their human master Mr. Jones.

  I'am so glad I re-read this and I recommend anyone who read it as required reading in high school to re-read it again. You just might have a different take on it now. (show less)

   

   

  by Facebook-gebruiker on Jul 21, 2009 at 09:58PM

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  Ah, Animal Farm. Can't get more classic than that. Well, you can, but. XD It comments on society and politics without directly doing so-the fact that it did it through animals makes it all the more interesting. Even if you can guess pretty quick who are the politicians. ;D A truely memorable-and enjoyable!- read.

   

  by Facebook-gebruiker on Jan 29, 2008 at 10:03PM

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