For today's post, I'll show you a quick summary of George Orwell's <Animal Farm> in a photo essay.
The characters in <Animal Farm> all appear to be based on actual Russian people of the time. George Orwell showed the process of how Stalin got to rule Russia. When I first read this book, I had only thought of it as an interesting, well-written novel. However, I later realized-while learning about Russian history-that it also showed us about Russia. (GO HERE TO FIND OUT WHICH CHARACTER REPRESENTS WHO)
The most respected animal of Mr.Jones' farm(Old Major) calls them a song called 'Beasts Of England' which shows his desire. He hopes the animals become able to stand up for their own rights. Old Major dies three nights after this happens, and all the animals remember this song from that day on.
Then, the rebellion of the animals happens suddenly. Mr.Jones is chased from is farm, and the animals feel triumph over their victory.
The farm is now called 'Animal Farm', and soon it prospers. Three pigs(Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer) are in charge of managing the system, and every animal agrees to 7 commandments that are made.
They are:
1. Whatever goes upon 2 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.
The pigs teach themselves to read and write, so these commandments are written on the side or the barn.
As Animal Farm thrives, Mr.Jones and some other farmers try to get the farm back, but are defeated again. As for inside the farm, Snowball and Napoleon both want to "rule". On the night of the election Snowball gives an eloquent speech, while Napoleon gives only a short one. After this, he lets out a strange noise, and nine dogs he had been training come out and aggressively chase Snowball away.
After Snowball is expelled from Animal Farm, Napoleon starts treating others harshly, and lashes them to do arduous work. He also rewrites history, and says that Snowball is trying to destroy Animal Farm. Snowball suddenly becomes the "bad guy" to the farm, and is even believed to have been cowardly in the animals' battles. At one point, Napoleon even violently kills animals after forcing them to confess having united with Snowball.
There was a loyal animal on the farm named Boxer. Boxer was astonishingly strong, so did significant deeds for Animal Farm. However, he becomes weak, and breaks his leg just before retiring. Seeing this, Napoleon sells his most loyal worker to be made into glue in order to receive money for his whisky.
During all this, the 7 Commandments are being changed, one by one, by Squealer. Squealer also teaches the sheep to always sing "four legs good, two legs better".
In the end, all the 7 commandments are replaced by
"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."
No animals has any proof that this was re-written, and later they see Napoleon and other pigs drinking whisky with humans, walking around on two legs.
"The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which."
-last sentence of <Animal Farm>
My all-time favorite book is <Animal Farm>, and I guess you can tell why. I'm sure all of you can tell why. I'm sure all of will enjoy it as much as I did, and I want to share this great novel with everyone.
I recommend you put reading <Animal Farm> on your bucket list.(SEE LAST POST FOR BUCKET LIST)
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