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Jul 08, 2020gurleen03 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
It would be odd if animals acted like humans in real life, but it wouldn’t be odd if they were treated like humans. Like this manner, “Animal Farm” by George Orwell, creates a story that involves animals fighting for justice and independence from the farmer, Mr. Jones. The characters represent the Russian Revolution leaders and rivals. The animals can talk and they are under a leader called “Old Major,” who is a mature boar. He tells the animals that he dreamt about being free from human control and the song “Beasts of England” symbolizes their power. Old Major dies a few days after this event and the three other pigs, Napoleon, Snowball, and Squealer, build Animalism to make Old Major’s dream into reality. The barn was previously named “Manor Farm” but the animals changed it to “Animal Farm,” in which animals rule. Every animal on the farm has willpower skills and help each other as a team to be able to live without control and labor. The animals will have to defeat Mr. Jones, and they do it successfully but obstacles come with the neighboring farmer as well. Napoleon, after Old Major’s death, takes charge and leads the animals in which he is found unfair at times. As time passes, Animal Farm evolves significantly and becomes more human: all the animals are wearing clothes and walk upright. I realized that this book was more than animals wanting freedom, rather it was about equality among animals and to replicate how difficult it was during the Russian Revolution, as a Communist movement.