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Summary: New Era Politicians
Review: It was a very interesting concept- the idea of animals taking on the characteristics of politicians is very creative. The concept is related to that of a changing society and changing times; laws must constantly be maintained in order to encompass all different types of people and situations. In the beginning of the story, the animals decided to revolt. This was in an effort to follow the ideas of Major, the old, wise pig. Once the revolt had occured and the animals had taken control,the pigs decided they needed leaders and that they were perfect. The other animals were almost forced to be dependent on the pigs because the pigs created an enviornment in which they were the main source of information. This led to great difficulties between each of the different species, and the animals began to question the authority of the pigs. This created an entire new world of chaos, in which the animals had not just revolted against the humans, but were now in a sense having a revolution inside the world they had created on their own.
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Summary: Animal Farm was a wonderful book.
Review: Putting animals and communism together was a great idea. George Orwell's ideas about politics and style of writing are great. I recommend this book because it is easy to read and a good lesson.
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Summary: Politically related, but still a fantasy.
Review: George Orwell, otherwise known as Eric Blair of England, and the author of Animal Farm, depicts the behavior of human nature in a society of farm animals. This is full of irony and symbolism. The humans were appropriately shown as gods to the animals and the pigs were the leaders of the revolting society. As in any society, there are those in favor of the ruling power, those who just follow along with much support, and those who are traitors. Also, there is a parallel to the Russian Revolution. Those, like me, who know little to nothing about this event, may learn the basic mechanics of this event as if from a textbook. One may use it to study certain aspects of greed, conflict, and freedom that are common in any era. In this novel each animal has a job, but proves that someone has to be a leader. In this the pigs do rule over all, and teach the rest of the animals. They learn how to spell, talk, and even memorize commandments. Some of the animals are too slow, but others learned rather quickly. It is a political satire and I feel Mr.Orwell did well in writing this outlook-on-life changing novel.
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Summary: So Who's Who?
Review: A quite excellent book and the best political satire I have ever read. Can only be fully appreciated if the reader is familliar with the history of the Russian Revolution. For those who aren't, here is a list of who, or what, I thought the various animals and events represented.Jones:= The Aristocracy. The Old Major:= Lenin. Napoleon:= Stalin. Snowball:= Trotsky. Squealer:= Beria?. Boxer:= The male Peasants. Dolly:= The female Peasants. The Pigs:= The Communist Party. The Dogs:= The NKVD. The Sheep:= The Army. The Raven:= The Clergy. The Donkey:= The Intellectuals, maybe the Jews. The Windmill:= Stalin's 5 year plans. Frederick`s Farm:= Germany. Pilkington Farm:= The West. The Counterfeit Money:= The Molotov-Rippentrop Pact. Hope this is useful.
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Summary: A Student's View (Village Academy)
Review: The greatest part of Animal Farm is the different levels that it can be understood at and the huge amount of symbolism within the book. Although it is written in context of the Russian revolution, the basic motion that the book ran, correspond with most revolutions. I did not enjoy this book as much as Orwell's 1984, due to the simple and less descriptive language. Although it is a fairly interesting book and contains important historical context, it is not one that I would pick up again.
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Summary: Animal Farm & Communism
Review: Animal Fram is one of the most interesting books on government views I have ever read. It is a classic story about how animals on a farm convert into a communistic way of life. All of the pigs are the heads of government. In the end living conditions for the pigs are fantastic and living conditions for the rest of the animals are horrible. This book conveyed a message which I agree with and it is that the Communist Government system is a system which does not work well in countries which have it right now and it would not be a good system to change to in the future. In the beginning, the animals are furious with the humans, but in the end the pigs form a relationship with the humans. The pigs walk on "two legs" to act like humans. The original animals who have survived from the very beginning see that their lives have slowly detiriorated. If you are teaching a government class, this book is a must read and if you are not in a government class and you want a good book to read Animal Farm should be number one on your list.
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Summary: A brilliant satire...
Review: Though Animal Farm was required reading, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's the story of how a farm of animals rebels from the tyranny of their drunken owner Mr. Jones and create their own farm under their principal of animalism (all animals are equal). But the very idea is corrupted by the leaders- the pigs, and in the end they become more equal than the others. The references to some of the history of communism in Russia are obvious, but the novel can also be looked at more broadly, symbolizing what happens under all dictatorships.
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Summary: Magnificent parody of communism
Review: "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others" Through a very entertaining novel about a "government" set up by animals in a farm, Orwell criticises Russian communism. Thoroughly entertaining. Orwell has certainly found a great way to convey his convictions in a very amusing way!
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Summary: This book is a revelation ! I had nightmares with pigs !
Review: WOW !Absolutely amazing ! READ THIS BOOK! "Animal Farm" is a political and literary masterpiece . The "Machiavelli 's Prince of our century .Please don't believe in the people who gives 1 or 2 stars in his review because they can only understand and loves thrashy ,sappy light "novels" and soap operas . Long life to Orwell!
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Summary: A picture of communism
Review: When I told everyone that communism dosen't work,they didn'y quite under stand my reasons.Now,after telling the story from this book,a 2nd grader could understand it.
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