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Summary: Brilliant!
Review: This is the kind of book to read and reread, and never forget. No matter how old you are, you will find this brilliant book an indisposable addition to your bookshelf. Powerfully written, the lesson within these pages is surprisingly true, and is presented in a way which allows any audience to discover its great meaning and appreciate it appropriately. Orwell deserves credit for this literary and philosophical masterpiece!
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Summary: GIF
Review: When a good idea goes bad, this is the outcome. Even the best laid plans have flaws. However, when the creator of the plan originally had ulterior motitives, the worst usually occurs.It teaches many lessons that would not be realized without the help of an English teacher, but those are more of a sub-plot. An excellent book by any means. A good pocket book.
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Summary: Strong Commentary on Communism
Review: Animal Farm is a sly way of teaching kids and adults alike the history of communism and why it cannot work in a world full of free societies. In Orwell's greatest book he successfully chastises communist governments and ideals as he had intended. This book is a good read for all generations and most will find the story entertaining just based on it's face value. History and political buffs will find a bit more enjoyment with the underlying meanings, but I would suggest this to anyone looking for a solid read.
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Summary: The Rise Of Napoleon
Review: I've been a fan of Orwell's work since I first picked up "1984" around ten years ago and must admit to having a bit of a soft spot(interpret that as a "bias")when it comes to reviewing him. I have yet to discover one flaw in his sizeable collection of tales and if you're thinking that "Animal Farm" might happen to be the chink in his armor, then you're wrong. It's a wonderfully well told "little" story(little in that's it's less than 150 pages)about the happenings of an english country farm and the animal inhabitants who find it their duty to rebel against the sometimes cruel owner and prove themselves every bit mankind's intellectual equal. "Boxer" demonstrates strength in a submissive yet likable way, "Moses" shows a cowardice wisdom, "Snowball" is the farm citizen's true hope for a fair democracy, and "Napoleon" destroys it all. You won't be able to help getting drawn up into the lives of these and the many other good hearted characters, but the book isn't meant to be a feel good study on the nature of nature. It's an example, a sad and realistic view of collective reasoning and the corrupt leaders that we sometimes follow, even to our easily predicted demise. The pigs of Animal Farm(the name given to the farm after the human inhabitants are forced out)are a cruel and manipulative lot who, led by the Big Brother type propaganda of the character Napoleon, seek to enslave the citizens of Animal Farm much like the owners before them. They fabricate events and change decrees too their own benefit and nary a whimper is heard from the Animal Farm populace who all the while swallow Napoleon's meaningless speak with awe struck dumbness. "Animal Farm" as with many of Orwell's stories is cautionary(a word I've used in many a review). He's warning us against accepting everything we see and hear and read at face value. As you follow the story you'll begin to sympathize, and then maybe empathize, with the poor fortune of those lovable souls who only wish to live good and productive lives but lose even that at the hands of a dictator smart and cunning enough to convince them that his will is superior and thus must have priority. If you have the time, pick this book up. It's a quick and easy read that will keep you thinking.
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Summary: An excellent but very depressing tale
Review: Orwell's allegorical story of a corrupted social revolution is one of the best short novels I've read in a long time. It's tightly written, imaginative, and makes some very good points about how powerful leaders can twist the law to make themselves virtual kings if the people who they lead will not stand up for themselves. Animal Farm is also very depressing and at times horrifying; I spent most of the second half of the story thinking, "When are these idiots going to wake up and see what's going on! "...but they never do. Not a book you want to read to have a good feeling afterward, but a must-read nonetheless.
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Summary: The Animals Are Comming!
Review: This book wasn't that interesting to me. If you like books that deal with the political jumbo, this is the book for you. Personalily is it didn;t appeal to me. The book is mainly about a bunch of animals who decide to take over their farm. Eventually it becomes a dictatorship when its plan where originally to be free. This didn't appeal to me, but it may work for you. Good Luck!
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Summary: "Aminal Farm" old story saying true
Review: The book Animal Farm by George Orwell is about the life on a farm. The animals and the farm duties are neglected and the animal are fled up with Farmer Jones. lead by a prize pig Major the animals decide to revelt. The aminals take over the farm and run the farm for thenselves when doing this they change the name to Animal Farm and then they were completely in charge. later the story of the animals break the rule and make their own rules for life on the farm. This only leads to problems with the different operation of the farm.This story is told in a simple strahtfoward style. Also this story is fictitious story that is a fable. This means that is usually has a moral and animals act like humans. Orwell did a excellent job of making these animals look like humans. An example of this is how the dogs still bite and growl and the still support Napoleon's drive for political power. Another example is how the pigs eat mash and they also drink whiskey. Also how they walk on two legs by the end of the story. For me, the moral of this story was reveled in the last lines of the story. "Twelve voices were shouting in anger, and they were all alike. No question, now what had happened to the faces of the pigs. The creature outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again, but already it was imposible to say which was which"(p.p,139). Also this story has great description that kept the students or readers interested. This book was very the plot of the story very well. This happened when the last commandment was written "But some Animal are more equal than othes". This had been proven true when the pigs rebelled from all other farm commandments and owner. This book seemed to be very interesting and realist, for this reason I did liked. Even though these were animals, their actions were almost just like humans. This story makes you see that there isn't a perfect society anywhere. However, there is always someone who tries to prove themselves superior to others by breaking the rules. This is a excellent book, you should read it. EXCELLENT BOOK !
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Summary: Animal Farm
Review: Animal Farm, by George Orwell, is a novel that ridicules communism. Animalism, which represents communism, was a revolution that didn't work. Animalism was supposed to make life better for the animals but instead the quality of life only decreased. By the end of the story, the government had become corrupt, there was a dictator, and the animals had become slaves to the pigs. The story begins with the animals going against Mr. Jones, the farmer, because of the way they were treated. The animals felt that the farmers received all the goods for the work they did. So they created a government named Animalism. In Animalism, there are no owners, no rich, but no poor, workers got a better life, and all animals are equal. The animals established the Seven Commandments, which were laws that intended to give basic rights to animals and protect them from oppression. The goals of the government were also set up. The goals said that everyone was equal, there would be more food and sleep for all, there was to be respect for all animals, and they would build a windmill to make life better for all. All this didn't exist by the end of the book. The animals were getting less sleep, less food, and less respect. The windmill became a source of money for the leaders, not for all the animals. The seven commandments were gradually changed to suit the just the pigs until there was only one commandment left. This commandment said that some animals are more equal than others. This was the exact opposite of what they originally intended to achieve. Animalism no longer existed. At the beginning of the story, there were two pigs that led the animals. Snowball was honest, inventive, and good with words. He stayed in touch with the animals, and truly wanted to make things better for them. Napoleon, however, was dishonest, bad with words, and was not inventive at all. He wanted to be above all the animals. He never wanted to make things better for them. In order for Napoleon knew that in order to be above all the animals he had to get rid of Snowball. He did so by getting his dogs to scare him away, making it so Snowball would never return. Napoleon was then in total control of the farm and the animals. Napoleon and the pigs started acting like humans, their enemies. They did everything that they had once said was wrong. Things were worse for the rest of animals than when Mr. Jones was running the farm. Once Napoleon takes over and forms the dictatorship, the animals are forced to work. Napoleon and the pigs owned the farm and the others became slaves to them. The animals "volunteered" or they got less food. The dogs used force; and Squealer, another pig, would lie to them to make them work. The pigs weren't fair to the other animals at all. Orwell shows that revolutions are not always for the better, which was his intent. He wrote this to show his opposition to the communism in Russia. The outcome of the book shows what happened in Russia, as Stalin and Lenin turned into Napoleon, trying to dictate a country.
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Summary: This Little Piggy was a Fascist......
Review: George Orwell perfectly depicted the corruption and disintegration of a fascist and totalitarian society in his book ANIMAL FARM. The characters he depicted were a perfect resemblance to the lead players in the Russian Revolution. With there being several ingrediants to a successful revolution, ANIMAL FARM embodies most of them. The first part of this was a state of crisis. The animals of the farm were overworked, treated poorly, and not fed enough. Such was the case in Russia under the Czar's rule. They needed a leader to guide them through the overthrow. For the animals, it was Snowball and Napoleon; and for Russia, it was Stalin and Trowsky. Orwell creates a genre of the situation that is easier for people to understand. The end is incredibly compelling where the animals would look at the pigs and humans sitting together at the table, and could no longer tell the difference between the two. Stalin had reformed to what he had led a rebellion against, such as the pigs took the likeness of the humans; which they claimed to hate. This book is exceptionally written, and is recommended for everyone to read to get a better understanding of the Russian Revolution.
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Summary: Animals vs. Humans Rebellion
Review: The book Animal Farm is a fantastic illustration of communism in the world today. Fiurst, an old pig on an English farm has a dream about the animals rebelling against the humans. The old pig dies, but his dream still lives on with the animals. Then, the animals rebellion happens unexpectedly because the farmer has not fed them. The humans were run off the farm. Also, there is a rivalry on the farm between two pigs. One is named Napoleon, and one is named Snowball. The rivalry ends when Snowball gets forced off the farm by Napoleon's guards. Then Napoleon is in total control of the farm. He alters the commmandments that Snowball had written. Next, the pigs on the farm have broken all of their animal traits. The animals on the farm are unable to tell teh difference between the pigs and the humans. It's like the pigs are a reflection of the humans. Due to the reason above this book reflects how communism occurs in countries. I would definitely recommend people read Animal Farm. First, this book shows a reflection of human nature in a communist environment. It shows the pigs on the farm taking what they need to get a task done. Napoleon eleminates anybody that gets in his way of ruling the farm. Also, the book shows a great deal of teamwork between the animals. The animals on the farm built a windmill and a storm destroyed it, and they just worked harder and faster to build another windmill. Finally, it shows a good relationship amongst the animals on the farm. Boxer, a work horse, was a role model for everybody on the farm besides the pigs. He would never give up on anything. He always would work harder and faster to get things done. He would make certain sacrifices to help the farm. Overall, I think people should read Animal Farm.
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