Animal Farm
The novel animal farm is brilliant and humorous. It is a satire of the Russian revolution, but even without that knowledge, the book can still be found to be entertaining. It all begins on an evening on Manor Farm, the name at that time. The great prizewinning pig, Old Major, calls everyone to his stall so that he can speak to them. He tells all the animals of a dream he has, and encourages them to rebel. The pigs are very moved by this, and the rebellion begins several days later, when Mr. Jones, the owner and overseer of the farm, forgets to feed the animals. They run Jones from the farm, and now they have their own home, which they rename "Animal Farm." The pigs, who are smarter than the other animals, put themselves in charge. They come up with a group of commandments, and they begin to run the farm. At first, things seem wonderful, but over time, the pigs begin to see themselves as better than the other animals. They live in the farmhouse, they sleep in the bed, they drink; eat more than they are allowed. A few of the animals notice this and they try to read the commandments only to find that the commandments have been changed in favor of pigs doing as they please! The pigs continue to make things worse, and a
She can also find critical and hypocritical problems with their leaders. This lower class is naturally drawn to Stalin (Napoleon) because it seems that they will benefit most from his new system. They completely resemble the "evil ways of men" and the animals are unable to differentiate the two. Muriel represents the minority of working class people who are educated enough to decide things for themselves. He is obviously a metaphor for Stalin. He is a man in between the ages of 27 and 45. The pigs begin to do business with people, and one night they invite a group of people to the farmhouse. They symbolize the communist party loyalists and the friends of Stalin, with the exception of Old Major. Three Significant Quotes:"Donkeys live a long time. JonesMoses: Moses, the tame raven, represents Orwell's view of the Church. Napoleon's character constantly tries to rally support from the animals on the farm for himself. "None of the animals ever mentioned Mollie again. Jones symbolizes Czar Nicholas II, the leader before Stalin (Napoleon). My feelings on the book were that, while a nice moral story, it lacked any real sparkle.
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