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“Animal Farm” is a classic story by George Orwell. He is also the author of the book
“1984”. Its satirical nature and its brutally accurate depiction of the political world
are what make it a must-read. Set in a farm initially ruled by humans, the book tells
the story of the animals’ journey from their revolution to tyranny.

Originally written as a parallel to the Russian Revolution and the Stalinist Era, it is
sad to say that it still reflects our world today. From the power-driven politicians
(Napoleon), the brainwashing media (Squealer), the blind followers (the sheep), to
the nationalists (Boxer), the book is a little too honest regarding society. We must
always watch out for the signals that indicate the start of tyranny as given in the
book, and we should also examine whether or not the circumstances of Animal
Farm can apply to our own governments.

“Absolute power corrupts absolutely” is a concept highlighted by the book. How can
we avoid that? Easy, we can’t. We can nevertheless, make the circumstance much
better by restricting the power of the federal government, and by promoting
openness in its facilities. We can likewise assist inform the general public about
their human and civil rights so that they will not be quickly controlled. The only
reason the animals surrendered that quickly to Napoleon’s lies is due to the fact
that they have no concept what he was doing breaches their rights and the laws
they had actually formerly established. Thanks to the political propaganda made by
their media (squealer), the animals were gradually forgetting the entire point of
their previous transformation versus their human master and accepting whatever
Napoleon states as reality.

To be frank, the very same media control has actually currently occurred in this
year’s election. You seldom see the medias reporting any Hillary’s faults, although
there are MANY, yet they put Trump on blast every day. Like the sheep in Animal
Farm, lots of people who are too lazy to do their own research study gladly accept
whatever the media states, seeing Trump as a personification of Satan himself
while discovering no faults in Hillary. It is unfortunate when I ask somebody who
amongst these 2 they would support, and they select Hillary without even believing.
They just shrug and mindlessly duplicates the viewpoint they had actually heard on
the popular media outlets when I ask them why. It is terrible how they understand
every little information of Trump’s hate speech and sexist habits, yet when I request
their ideas on Hillary’s missing out on e-mails, they look stunned and asked me if
I’m sure that occurrence did certainly take place. (A SIDE NOTE: this does not imply
that I support either Hillary or Trump, and I do acknowledge that not all of Hillary’s
fans resemble the ones I explained. I merely want to suggest how prejudiced the
media can be on specific problems and the results they have on individuals.).

The issue nowadays, there are a lot of sheep voluntarily controlled by the media.
While the ones who genuinely understand what’s going on are drowned in the
noised of the bleating of the sheep, who are mindlessly duplicating whichever
propaganda they are instilled with. Whether it be, “2 legs excellent, 4 legs bad.” Or
“2 legs great, 4 legs much better,” it does not make a distinction to them. When it
lastly boils down to ballot, the sheep led by propaganda will probably exceed
Benjamin (the donkey) who translucent the lies. The one favorable thing is the
flexibility of speech we still hold, and the wide variety of online reporting that can
be a wakeup call even for somebody as blind as the sheep.

Animal Farm is nearly like a prequel to the book “1984”, which is likewise composed
by George Orwell. One is the action by action procedure from liberty to tyranny
while the other is a world that follows after the tyranny has actually been
developed. George Orwell worked as a soldier in WWII, and you can see his mindset
towards the war in his book “Animal Farm”. After the animals have actually won
their very first fight, they grieve over the loss of their pals while the pigs/politicians
commemorate over their triumph versus the people. George Orwell makes fun of
the method the federal government and society see war, with their focus put on the
outcomes instead of the procedure, where the success is more vital than the
countless lives lost. You can likewise notice the author’s hatred for the twisting of
words to make something as dreadful as the war seem like a unique and wonderful
accomplishment.

On the last note, I would much like to state that this short article is simply a small
part of the numerous concepts made in this book. I highly recommend that you do
it this circumstance if you have not had the chance to read it yet. I can not cover all
the aspects of the book, and there are lots of things revealed in the book that can
not be communicated utilizing words alone. You can feel the feelings of the author
through the words in the story he has actually woven, which is something a
review/summary can not make from. I highly recommend that if you have not check
out “Animal Farm” yet, read it this immediate, and if you have actually read it, check
out “1984”.
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Introduction:

This report is submitted to Profesor, for the partial fullfilment of the

requirements for . The book Animal Farm, by George Orwell, first
published in 1945, has been published in many different editions,
ranging in length from 60 to 192 pages. Some editions listed that
contain over 200 pages probably contain annotation of Orwell 's other
novel, "1984”. The most common number of pages in most editions is
about 144.

The reason for my reading this book is to complete a requirement in

and also to entartain myself.

Characters The main characters of the story are as follows: Napoloen,

he is most directly modeled on the
Soviet dictator, Joseph Stalin. Napoleon represents, in a more general
sense, the political tyrants that have emerged throughout human
history and with particular frequency during the twentieth century.
Snowball, he emerges as a fervent ideologue who throws himself
heart and soul into the attempt to spread Animalism worldwide and to
improve Animal Farm’s infrastructure. His idealism, however, leads to
his downfall. Relying only on the force of his own logic and rhetorical
skill to gain his influence, he proves to be of no match for Napoleon’s
show of brute force. Squealer, He is “a brilliant talker” who is talented
in the art of argument. Under Napoleon’s rule, Squealer acts as the
liaison to the other animals. Squealer is especially good at playing on
the animals’ ignorance and gullibility. He represents the propaganda
machine of a totalitarian government. Squealer’s lack of conscience
and unwavering loyalty to his leader, alongside his rhetorical skills,
make him the perfect propagandist for any tyranny.
Squealer’s name also fits him well: squealing, of course, refers to a
pig’s typical form of vocalization, and
Squealer’s speech defines him. Boxer, one of the two horses. With his
determination to be a good public servant and his penchant for hard
work, Boxer becomes Napoleon’s greatest supporter. He works
tirelessly for the cause of Animal Farm, operating under his personal
maxims, “I will work harder” and
“Napoleon is always right”. Boxer’s pitiful death at a glue factory
dramatically illustrates the extent of the pigs’ betrayal. The pigs used
the money from the slaughter to buy themselves a case of whisky.
The name Boxer implies that he is a strong character, but still even
with his strength, he lacks the intelligence to notice that he is only
being used. Boxer represents the peasants or the working class.
Old major, Major claims to “understand the nature of life on this earth
as well as any animal now living”
(p.28). Major, who represents both Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin,
serves as the source of the ideals that the animals continue to uphold
even after their pig leaders have betrayed them. Lenin died during the
Soviet Union’s early years, leaving Trotsky (Snowball) and Stalin
(Napoleon) to vie for his leadership position. The other characters of
the story are as follows: Minimus, The poet pig who writes verse about
Napoleon and also composes the patriotic song “Animal Farm, Animal
Farm” to replace the former idealistic hymn “Beasts of England,” which
Old Major passes on to the others. Mr. Pilkington, the man who runs
Foxwood, a neighboring farm. He is Mr. Frederick’s enemy. He
represents the capitalist governments. Mr. Frederick, the operator of
Pinchfield, a neighboring farm. He is based on Adolf
Hitler, Mr. Frederick proves to be an untrustworthy neighbor. Mr.
Jones, The often drunk farmer who ran the Manor Farm before the
animals staged their Rebellion and established Animal Farm. Mr.
Jones is an unkind master who indulges himself while his animals lack
food. He is baed on Tsar Nicholas II.
Mr. Whymper, A solicitor in Willingdon who acts as Animal Farm’s
intermediary to the human
World. Mr. Whymper’s business-minded attitude makes him a parody
of nations that conducted business with the Soviet Union while turning
a blind eye to its internal affairs. Jessie and Bluebell, the two dogs
who gives birth early in the novel. Napoleon takes the puppies in order
to “educate” them.
Muriel, The white goat, helps Clover decipher the alterations to the
Seven Commandments.
Moses, he constantly gets in the way of the pigs’ efforts to spread
Animalism by inventing a story about an animal heaven called
Sugarcandy Mountain. Moses represents religion, which gives people
hope of better life in heaven. Mollie, the mare who pulls Mr. Jones’s
carriage. Mollie craves the attention of human beings and loves being
groomed and pampered. She has a difficult time with her new life on
Animal Farm because she misses wearing ribbons in her mane and
eating sugar cubes. She represents the bourgeoisie that fled from
Russia a few years after the Russian Revolution. Clover, the female of
the two horses on the farm. Clover is Boxer’s faithful companion. Like
Boxer, Clover is not intelligent enough to read, so she enlists Muriel to
read the altered Seven Commandments to her. Clover represents the
people who remember a time before the Revolution and realized that
the government is lying about its success and adherence to its
principles. Benjamin, The long-lived donkey who refuses to feel
inspired by the Rebellion. Benjamin firmly believes that life will remain
unpleasant no matter who is in charge

Plot Summary

The story’s setting is on Manor Farm. A farm owned and operated by

Mr. Jones.

One night the prize boar, Old Major, gathers all the other farm animals
because he envisioned that the misery of their daily lives is due to the
tyranny of human beings, and that if they try to overthrow the humans
their lives will become easier and more comfortable.

After Old Major dies, the pigs (led by Snowball and Napoleon) start
teaching Old Major’s ideas, which they soon develop into a system of
thought called Animalism to the other animals. A few months later,
Mr. Jones gets drunk and forgets to feed the animals. The animals
became so hungry that they finally rebelled against the humans and
drove them off the farm. They then renamed the farm to “Animal
Farm” and wrote the Seven Commandments of Animalism up on the
wall of the barn. Mr. Jones comes back with a group of armed men to
try and take back the farm, but the animals, led by Snowball,
overpowers them.

Snowball and Napoleon constantly fight over plans for the future of the
farm, especially over the
Windmill, which Snowball wants to build in order to make electricity for
the farm. Napoleon calls in the nine dogs he took from Jessie and
Bluebell to chase Snowball off the farm. Squealer, the persuasive pig
who relays most of Napoleon 's decisions to the other animals, tells
them that Snowball was a traitor in league with Mr. Jones, and that the
windmill was really Napoleon 's idea.
The animals work hard work on the windmill. they relied heavily on
Boxer the cart-horse, who is very strong and hard-working. Napoleon
begins to trade with the neighboring farms, and the pigs move into the
farmhouse and sleep in the beds there. Even when sleeping in beds
like humans was forbidden in the original principles of Animalism.

The winter was trecherous. The animals had little food. Napoleon and
Squealer blamed Snowball for everything that went wrong. Napoleon
ordered the dogs to attack four pigs, who then confess that they were
plotting with Snowball. A series of confessions of various “crimes”
from other animals then started. All of those who confess are killed by
the dogs, leaving the survivors shaken.

The windmill is finally completed. To get back the money used to build
the windmill, Napoleon sells a bunch of timbers. He sells it to Mr.
Frederick only to discover that he has been paid with worthless forged
banknotes. Mr. Frederick and his men then came to the farm to blow
up the windmill, the animals fought them off once again and won after
a bloody battle. The pigs then find a case of whiskey in the cellar and
get drunk.

Boxer gets injured while repairing the windmill. Benjamin notices that
the van Napoleon calls to send him to the vet, had “Horse
Slaughterer” painted on the side. After Boxer “died in the hospital”
under the care of the “vet”, the pigs suddenly have enough money to
buy another case of whisky.

Life was just as hard as it ever was. The pigs have started to walk on
two legs. None of the old Commandments are left on the barn wall. A
group of human farmers comes to the farm to play a game of cards.
The animals discover they can no longer tell which is human and
which is pig.

My Personal Impressions
The Seven Commandments of Animalism

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.

Squealer secretly paints additions to some commandments to benefit

the pigs while keeping them free of accusations of law-breaking The
changed commandments are as follows:

1. No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets.

2. No animal shall drink alcohol to excess.

3. No animal shall kill any other animal without cause.

Eventually the laws are replaced with: "All animals are equal, but
some animals are more equal than others", and
"Four legs good, two legs better!"

Glosarry of terms coccidiosis a parasitic infection that causes bloody

diarrhea and sudden death in animals
communism a theory or system of social organization based on the
holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to
the community as a whole or to the state; in practice, communism is
often a totalitarian system of government

comrade a fellow member of a political party; a member of the

Communist party

disinter to exhume; to unearth that which is buried

proletariat in Marxism, the class of workers, especially industrial wage

earners, who do not possess capital or property and must sell their
labor to survive

propaganda information, ideas, or rumors disseminated to help or

harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, or other entity

regime a mode or system of rule or government; such a system when

in power

socialism a theory or system of social organization that advocates

vesting the ownership and control of the means of production and
distribution, of capital, land, and other assets in the community as a
whole

totalitarianism absolute control by the state or a governing branch of a

highly centralized institution

tushes small, short tusks such as those belonging to a boar