Review: Animal farm

A modern day fable, with modern implications in a deceiving simplicity, by the author of Dickens. Dali and Others (Reynal & Hitchcock, p. 138), whose critical brilliance is well adapted to this type of satire. This tells of the revolt on a farm, against humans, when the pigs take over the intellectual superiority, training the horses, cows, sheep, etc., into acknowledging their greatness. The first hints come with the reading out of a pig who instigated the building of a windmill, so that the electric power would be theirs, the idea taken over by Napoleon who becomes topman with no maybes about it. Napoleon trains the young puppies to be his guards, dickers with humans, gradually instigates a reign of terror, and breaks the final commandment against any animal walking on two legs. The old faithful followers find themselves no better off for food and work than they were when man ruled them, learn their final disgrace when they see Napoleon and Squealer carousing with their enemies... A basic statement of the evils of dictatorship in that it not only corrupts the leaders, but deadens the intelligence and awareness of those led so that tyranny is inevitable. Mr. Orwell's animals exist in their own right, with a narrative as individual as it is apt in political parody.

Review: Animal farm

This modern day fable tells of the revolt on a farm, against humans, when the pigs take over the intellectual superiority, training the horses, cows, sheep into acknowledgment of their greatness. The old faithful followers find themselves no better off for food and work than they were under human rule; they learn their final debasement when they see their leaders carousing with their enemies. Mr. Orwell's animals exist in their own right, with a narrative as individual as it is apt in political parody. It's published for adults- it is a BOM selection- but I think a great many young people will find it stimulating reading, and provocative.

Its a classic. This book definitely puts humanity into perspective through metaphors that make it easy to understand human nature.

Review: Animal Farm

Reminded me of why I dislike allegory. Why not just write an essay about the history of the Soviet Union? It would be more honest and probably more interesting. A stupid, lazy and trivial story that ... Read full review

Review: Animal Farm

George Orwell uses quit a bit of symbolism and allegory with reflections to events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917, and then on into the Stalin era in the Soviet Union. He uses animals in ... Read full review

Review: Animal Farm

when I read this book it was when I was in 10th grade and I didn't have a choice in the matter. If your into politics or knowing about how other countries rule their people then this book is for you ... Read full review

Review: Animal Farm

Orwell has really dropped the ball on this one. It's all very well writers using their 'imagination', but asking me to believe that animals can not only learn to speak English but also successfully ... Read full review

Review: Animal Farm

I decided to read this book because the librarian recommended to me. It fits on the classic box of the bingo board. I found that the classic books are a really hard read, and they are quite boring. My ... Read full review

Review: Animal Farm

This is an amazing symbolic novel .. It has a lot of symbols in it that explains all the dictatorial regimes' way in stealing the revolutions. What impressed me is the closely dictatorial regimes that ... Read full review

Review: Animal Farm

This is not really a review, but one of those moments where everything that was clear to you suddenly becomes utterly muddied and you really can't say what lies beneath the murky waters although a ... Read full review