“All Animals Are Equal But Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others.”
Animal Farm is an allegory of the Russian Revolution with a clear and strong message about the use and abuse of political power, and even though it’s about Russia, this story doesn't just apply to Russia; I mean we’ve all seen how politics talk about making the country better and the society and blah blah… nowadays. Right?
Info
Author: George Orwell
Genre: Political Satire
Published 17 August 1945 by "Secker and Warburg"
Pages: 112 (Uk paperback edition)
Synopsis
When the animals take over the farm, they think it is the start of a better
life. Their dream is of a world where all animals are equal and all property is
shared.
But soon the pigs take control, and one of them Napoleon becomes leader of
all the animals. And one by one the principles of the revolution are abandoned
until the animals have even less freedom than before.
I absolutely did not like all the pigs except “Snowball” and “The Old Major” but it was funny and interesting to see how George Orwell showed us the hypocrisy and how manipulative these creatures were and how they convinced the other animals why they deserved more sources and education than other animals.
Also, those sheep were so dumb!
What I like the most about the book were the characters, It's interesting to know that each one of them are symbols for political stereotypes. For example, the character of Snowball is based on "Leon Trostky" who led the opposition against Joseph Stalin.
My favorite character was Benjamin the donkey who is by far the smartest one who knows the real truth about everything and has lived longer than everyone else but doesn’t say a thing. I guess because he knows it would change nothing. These animals are just so dumb!
I definitely would re-read this and the best part is that it’s a short book. You can finished it in one day.
But the end! I didn’t expect that at all. I was hoping to get… let’s say a happier ending. But I guess at the end of the day, that’s just how the world is…
"We don't have a choice. The world is cruel." __ Mikasa Ackerman
Thanks for your attention and reading this article 😸
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