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Summary: Animal Farm
Review: My Comment on Animal FarmI think animal farm is a good novel for anyone who is interested in the Russian history. The language is kept simple so its easy to read and to understand. Because of this novel, it is a lot easier to understand what happened during the time of the Russian Revolution. All in all I think that Orwell made a good job of this novel by resetting all that had happened, and transforming it to the animal world.
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Summary: Interesting political satire
Review: Animal Farm is a well written and interesting political satire. Orwell has fullfilled his job to illustrate the developement of dictatorship by giving animals the characters of humans. The novel isn't just a story of some animals living on a farm, their characters refer to real existing humans who lived under the Soviet Communism. The allegory may give away information about the further process and the developement may be obvious sometimes, but the thoughts and feelings of the animals prevent the novel from getting boring. Furthermore there are still some unexpected incidents, i.e. Boxer's death. All in all, Orwell's "Animal Farm" is a proclamation against dictatorship and a proclamation for liberty. I think that's very topical considering that the book was published in 1945.
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Summary: Worth to be read - If only to have learned about it!
Review: I had to read Animal Farm for school. But anyway it very quickly managed to catch my interest. Named a children's book it also holds a lot of entertainment for grown-ups. Told is the story of the animals who live on Manor Farm suffering under the tyranny of their owner, Mr. Jones. One day they decide to throw him out and rule by themselves. But Animal Farm is not only a fairy story: It is a political allegory on Russia and the 1917 Revolution. Orwell, a strict enemy of Soviet Communism, makes skillful use of rethorical devices and hidden meanings to persuade the reader of his opinion. Readers of Orwell's later work 1984 will probably miss a bit of the visionary and philosopher that he turned out to be. Considered today Animal Farm is directed to the past, while 1984 shows a possible future. But anyway Animal Farm is worth reading, if only to have learned about it.
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Summary: Animal Farm: A Wierd Book
Review: In this book, Old Major puts the idea of rebellion into the animal's heads. Soon after the animals overthrow Mr. Jones. Now the animals are free, and have Napoleon, Snowball, and Squealer for leaders. But all is not well on Animal Farm; Snoeball and Napoleon are fighting. Napoleon fights Snowball and chases him out of the farm. But the pigs start to treat the other animals badly. The pigs make the other animals do all of the work. Then the pigs start to break the seven commandments. At the end of the book the pigs start using the ways of the humans, which is the thing they said they would never do in the beginning. This book is interesting and it's neat how the author used this book to depict the ways of totalitarianism.
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Summary: Good plot
Review: This story has a very good plot. It deals with the way Humans act and how we really are.
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Summary: A classic
Review: This book is just great! I love how George Orwell "hides" messages in his books - and this message was very obvious but yet interesting. Believe it or not, but I got more interested in politics after reading this book though I was still quite young. The Animal Farm handles many important subjects of how our society is maintained and ruled and I think just about anyone interested in politics and/or communism should read this book.
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Summary: Makes you think...hmmm...
Review: I enjoyed this book (a very quick read)- however I do wish I had more background with which I could determine what animal was supposed to represent which country/leader. Obviously Napolean is Stalin, Snowball is Trotsky & Major is Marx- after that I was at a loss...I guessed that Boxer represented blind patriotism (the people)-but who was Truman/America?- There aren't many characters left to choose from (certainly none that we would want to represent Truman (Molly the vain horse, the cat who dissapears at the first sign of trouble) I thought Benjamin was Churchill, but maybe not...Anyone have any insight here? Other than this confusion I like Orwell's writing style & subject matter-in this book & in 1984; he succeeded in making me question the world we live in (In my opinion this is his sole intention).
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Summary: Animal Farm
Review: The book Animal Farm was an interseting book.The main point of the story was that the animals took over the farm and then the pigs started to seem more like dictators. I gave the book 3 stars because the main point of the story was elaborated but the details were incomplete. When I first picked up the book I thought it would be boring but I found that I really enjoyed it. I would recommend this book to other people.
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Summary: What's with the Pigs?
Review: They had to work hard for their human master, yet were fed badly, treated with indifference, and when were to be slain the moment they become useless as a work unit. This short story about animals¡¯ trying to prevail over their miserable lives is a reminder to the harsh capitalist society. The people in the bottom, the labor class, are not so well off as their masters. Enjoying their moments in their opera houses, the burgoeis will never understand how hard the life for a proletarian is. According to the introduction, George Orwell, or Eric Blair had started writing this little "fairy tale¡± while still in the World War, and published it at the end of it, in 1945. At the time the Soviet were praised for their brave confrontations against the Germans, and their communist society seemed to be the most ideal one, indeed. It is surprising that Orwell prophesized the fall of such society in which the government claimed itself to be following Marx's principles, claiming to be communists working for the people. Napoleon took over the farm, chasing away Snowball, as Stalin had banned Trotsky, and then started purge to kill him in Spain. And that was beginning of another hardship. There were many literary movements concerning how manipulated the original principles of Marxism had become, especially during and after the Cold War. But not many had managed to give such insight as George Orwell did in his "Animal Farm¡±during his time, on how nations like the Soviet Union or North Korea cannot stand so long. Corruption of Animalism, just as Marxism or Communism, brought once again a farm in which animals are not so happy. What is the difference between Napoleon, and Mr. Jones? Such had been the dilemma that divided many peoples. It is a depressing book, animals not having their share for their hard victory. As we must always, one should wonder about this in relation to our reality. How well will we bring control to the power we gain? How well civilized is our government? Like many questions in life, the longing for a ideal society has not been fulfilled. But we will work harder, in order to achieve it.
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Summary: Animalism = Communism
Review: Nobody really notices that Animal Farm represents the russian revolution.
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