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Summary: A Story of Power
Review: The story Animal Farm by George Orwell was a compelling one. No wonder the cliched saying to not judge a book by its cover is used so much. My dad urged me to choose this as my book, and unwillingly, I went with it. The only reason why I chose this book was because I love animals and I love discussing books with my dad. I was amazed when I couldn't seem to put it down.The story opens with telling of a farm. We could compare the dreams of these enslaved animals with those of our own. How we want freedom and to work for ourselves. People everywhere strive to be rich, popular, or independent whereas the animals in the story dream to be free. The dream takes another step when a faithful and well respected pig with the name of Old Major sang a song entitled The Beasts of England and gave an uprising speech of a world where human no longer walked the grass of England. In this world, there was plenty of food and not a whip in sight. Old Major seemed to make this an achievement definitely worth fighting for, so thus they began to make their dream a reality. Throughout the story, I read as the pigs slowly changed the rules to suit their needs. They took advantage of the dumber of the animals and their power over them. The animals didn't complain. In their minds, they were free. They did not notice how Napoleon was slowly enslaving them once more. Orwell tells of how power corrupts everybody. To me, I feel this book tells of how dreams are dreams and they aren't meant to live. They are a promise of a better future or a hope of a new tomorrow. These promises and hopes are not to be kept. In reality, life will come with its struggles no matter how well you eat or work. Benjamin seemed to be the only creature on this farm to realize what I have realized. "Only old Benjamin professed to remember every detail of his long life and to know that things never had been, nor ever could be much better of much worse--hunger, hardship, and disappointment being, so he said, the unalterable law of life." It gave me chills at the end of the story when I read the last sentence. I think it'd be best to conclude this review with that one sentence. "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."
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Summary: I Really Liked It!!
Review: Personally I loved this book. It shows how people get power hungry and make you think they are doing it for you but actually they are doing it for themselves.
A great book for adults and teens but you have to understand how parts of our world are run. I couldn't put it down all day! I think Geroge Orwell was a great writer. That is all I have to say for now.
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Summary: Animal Farm--Good Book
Review: Before reading Animal Farm, I had no idea that the history of the Soviet Union could be so fun!!! The story starts off with words of wisdom passed on by Old Major, Lenin's or Stalin's piggish counterpart and the founder of Animalism, a form of society in which all animals are equal and all have their duties to the collective. The pigs of the farm, being the most intelligent of farm animals, proceed to organize the overthrow of the current oppressive 'government' (Farmer Jones) and rename the farm Animal Farm. The duty of leadership has only two real contenders, the two predominant pigs of the farm: Napoleon (a ruthless, evil, and ultimately corrupt egoist-politico, representative of Stalin) and Snowball (a relatively selfless pig concerned mostly with reforms to the system, representative of Trotsky). Snowball is eventually driven out of Animal Farm, and thanks to Napoleon's 'propaganda minister', Squealer, the animals, dumb as they are, soon forget all that Snowball fought for and accomplished in the name of Animalism. The book is great, whether you know it is a 'brief history of twentieth-century Russia' or whether you see it simply as a fantasy tale. Orwell's use of foreshadowing in the development of the ending goes nearly so far as to ruin it, but it is surprising nonetheless. One of his tools for this was the Seven Commandments of Animalism, which provide a benchmark to refer to as we see Napoleon twist them and pervert them to One Commandement. I particularly liked the third-person point of view Orwell wrote from. It allows us to see everything that the animals don't realize is going on behind their backs as Napoleon schemes his schemes and plots his plots. And I found the contrast between Snowball and Napoleon to be very dramatic; Snowball's undying dedication to Animalism as compared to Napoleon's undying dedication to his own advancement. My opinion is that there should be more authors like George Orwell. Or maybe there should be more books like Animal Farm. Not just a striking analogy, but a really good, entertaining book. Recommended, two thumbs up, five stars, blah, blah, blah. The thing that hit me after reading this book:
Wow. That really happened.
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Summary: Animal Farm
Review: Animal Farm grabbed me and pulled me into the story right away. Already at the beginning you decided which animals you liked and which you had something against. When laws began mysteriously changing, and things started to become unfair, that's when you knew something was wrong. I would definitely recommend anyone too read it, because anyone who reads it will see the story differently from other people, so everyone can enjoy it. It's very well written, and I will definately read it again when I get older, especially since I live on a farm.
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Summary: Three quick points
Review: 1) "Animal Farm" is not a children's book. Yes, it is thin, and it is about animals. If there are any dim-witted lit teachers out there still assigning this book to their 12-year olds, please stop. They tend to write silly things about it on this site. ("It's boring. Talking animals are stupid.") Have them read Harry Potter instead, or better yet, teach them correct spelling and grammar. 2) "Animal Farm" will not make sense to people who don't have a good understanding of the Russian Revolution and the Soviet Union, since this provides the crucial context for understanding the book's metaphorical meaning. (See point 1). Try reading Richard Pipes on the revolution, and Robert Conquest on the Stalinist terror. 3) Note to unreconstructed Stalinists: you will not like "Animal Farm." We knew this already. So save your precious typing fingers from ergonomic disorder, and spare us the "Orwell was in the British secret service" and your anti-historical bull about the Popular Front and whatnot. The Soviets saved the world from Nazism? Two words: Ribbentrop-Molotov. Put a sock in it and go read Eric Hobsbawm or something.
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Summary: A great story
Review: This story is well written and describes communism in an important way [it is banned from Cuba]
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Summary: Excellent Short Read
Review: Animal Farm is a great novel which tells the horrors of communism. I could really see how the characters represented real historical figures (Snowball represents Trotsky, Napoleon represents Stalin, etc.). It is an easy novel to read, and most importantly it is quite entertaining and enjoyable. Unfortunately, it is very short, so don't expect it to keep you busy for very long. Buy it, or at least check it out at the library. It's worth reading.
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Summary: An Amazing Allegory
Review: I found this allegory to be an excellent book! I have read part of 1984, another of Orwell's books, and I did not enjoy that book nearly as much as I enjoyed Animal Farm. This book is a must read!
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Summary: Animal rulers
Review: Animal Farm was a book that inspired me. The book let me see through my eyes that cruelty can punish you. You must treat other well so that you can be treated well. I learned that power currupts people. Ruling over people only makes you powerful, but not friendly.Life can be tough for animals. I learned a lesson. You should treat your animal just like humans.
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Summary: "Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others"
Review: With "Animal Farm" George Orwell, I think it is fair to say joins the elite club of significant satirist like Kafka and Swift. It has proven it is a true piece of art just based on the fact that to this day, 65 years after it was written, it is still a matter of debate as to just how significant it is! Some, and maybe understandablely dismiss this book at first glance. C'mon lets think here for a second. Here's a book about a group of animals that over-throw a group of humans. If that isn't enough, it has two pigs on the cover. But, if you give "Animal Farm" a chance you will find it to be a remarkable piece of literature. The ideas brought up in this book are still issues we can discuss to this very day. Orwell's wonderful use of symbolism and metaphors makes this book so interesting. There is really much more to this book than meets the eye. I honestly can not add anything really new or fresh to say that others haven't already said. "Animal Farm", to me, is a major piece of literature that should be read by everyone. If you have some doubts about this book, those thoughts will vanish soon after the first couple of pages. I really enjoyed it! p.s. I always knew politicians were animals lol
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