Animal farm is a satire novella by George Orwell ,Actually the book was written before World War II, Orwell uses the turmoil faced on the farm by the animals as a metaphor for the Russian Revolution of 1917 and and then on into the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union.Not Stalin in particular but totalitarianism is the main point of Orwell. In overthrowing one oppressor (the farmer in Manor Farm,the czar in Russia), the animals/Russians have gained another, but this time more harsher oppressor. According to Orwell revolution can only lead to a change of masters or leader but basically revolution always ended badly for the underdog.
So Story starts ,One night all the animal of Mr Jones' (owner of farm) get together in a barn to hear Old Major ,a pig who is about to dies soon and want to tell about his dream that one day all animal live free from the cruel human being. After some days Old Major dies and animals inspired by his philosophy of Animalism and rebel start against Jones and one day Jones and his men chased off from the farm where two pig Snowball and Napoleon play important role.Now Manor farm became Animal farm and there were 7 Commandments of Animalism which are printed on barn wall.
In the starting everything was fine ,As pig were the intelligent among all the other animal so they become supervisors of the farm. Napoleon who was self-centred and want to be higher leader steals so many things and he also enlist Squealer,a pig who used to convince other animal that pigs were always right. One day Jones and his men attack on farm but Snowball through his intelligence retake it. Snowball decided to build windmill for electricity and for animal safety but Napoleon was against of Snowball decision.So one day Snowball decide to vote for windmill but Napoleon leave dogs to Snowball, thereforw Snowball left the farm forever and Napoleon announce no further discussion but he lies that idea of windmill was stolen by Snowball. Much of the year spent on building windmill but contrary to the principle of Animalism ,Napoleon hires a solicitor and begins trading with neighboring farms . Once storm topples half the windmill so Napoleon blamed Snowball for all this.
Napoleon and the pigs move into Jones' house and begin sleeping in beds breaking all the commandments. The animals receive less and less food, while the pigs grow fatter. After the windmill is completed in August, Napoleon sells a pile of timber to Frederick, a neighboring farmer who pays for it with duplicate banknotes. Frederick and his men attack the farm and explode the windmill but are eventually defeated. As more of the Seven Commandments of Animalism are broken by the pigs, the language of the Commandments were changed.
But Boxer strong horse,again offers his strength to help build a new windmill, but in between he was not well so, Napoleon sells the devoted horse to a knacker (a glue-boiler). Squealer tells the other animals that Boxer was actually taken to a veterinarian and died a peaceful death in a hospital.Years pass and Animal Farm expands its boundaries after Napoleon purchases two fields from another neighboring farmer, Pilkington. Life for all the animals except the pigs is harsh. Eventually, the pigs were the higher priority and give so many advantages. The Seven Commandments are reduced to a single law: "All Animals Are Equal / But Some Are More Equal Than Others." Napoleon holds a dinner party for the pigs and local farmers, with whom he celebrates a new coalition. He restores the name "The Manor Farm". As the animals look from pigs to humans, they realise they can no longer distinguish between the two..
A moral of the story is that revolution can lead new leader or government and effect a radical improvement but basically they will do what the previous leader or government had done. If people know how to chuck out their leader then there will be no such problem.As we see in the story when pigs elevate themselves to positions of leadership and set aside special food items If the other animals had had the sense to assert strongly then, it would have been better for all.Actually people are feared of defending the existing social or political issue as they think , this may make their condition more worst.You can’t have a revolution unless you make it for yourself as there is no such thing as a good dictatorship
So Story starts ,One night all the animal of Mr Jones' (owner of farm) get together in a barn to hear Old Major ,a pig who is about to dies soon and want to tell about his dream that one day all animal live free from the cruel human being. After some days Old Major dies and animals inspired by his philosophy of Animalism and rebel start against Jones and one day Jones and his men chased off from the farm where two pig Snowball and Napoleon play important role.Now Manor farm became Animal farm and there were 7 Commandments of Animalism which are printed on barn wall.
In the starting everything was fine ,As pig were the intelligent among all the other animal so they become supervisors of the farm. Napoleon who was self-centred and want to be higher leader steals so many things and he also enlist Squealer,a pig who used to convince other animal that pigs were always right. One day Jones and his men attack on farm but Snowball through his intelligence retake it. Snowball decided to build windmill for electricity and for animal safety but Napoleon was against of Snowball decision.So one day Snowball decide to vote for windmill but Napoleon leave dogs to Snowball, thereforw Snowball left the farm forever and Napoleon announce no further discussion but he lies that idea of windmill was stolen by Snowball. Much of the year spent on building windmill but contrary to the principle of Animalism ,Napoleon hires a solicitor and begins trading with neighboring farms . Once storm topples half the windmill so Napoleon blamed Snowball for all this.
Napoleon and the pigs move into Jones' house and begin sleeping in beds breaking all the commandments. The animals receive less and less food, while the pigs grow fatter. After the windmill is completed in August, Napoleon sells a pile of timber to Frederick, a neighboring farmer who pays for it with duplicate banknotes. Frederick and his men attack the farm and explode the windmill but are eventually defeated. As more of the Seven Commandments of Animalism are broken by the pigs, the language of the Commandments were changed.
But Boxer strong horse,again offers his strength to help build a new windmill, but in between he was not well so, Napoleon sells the devoted horse to a knacker (a glue-boiler). Squealer tells the other animals that Boxer was actually taken to a veterinarian and died a peaceful death in a hospital.Years pass and Animal Farm expands its boundaries after Napoleon purchases two fields from another neighboring farmer, Pilkington. Life for all the animals except the pigs is harsh. Eventually, the pigs were the higher priority and give so many advantages. The Seven Commandments are reduced to a single law: "All Animals Are Equal / But Some Are More Equal Than Others." Napoleon holds a dinner party for the pigs and local farmers, with whom he celebrates a new coalition. He restores the name "The Manor Farm". As the animals look from pigs to humans, they realise they can no longer distinguish between the two..
A moral of the story is that revolution can lead new leader or government and effect a radical improvement but basically they will do what the previous leader or government had done. If people know how to chuck out their leader then there will be no such problem.As we see in the story when pigs elevate themselves to positions of leadership and set aside special food items If the other animals had had the sense to assert strongly then, it would have been better for all.Actually people are feared of defending the existing social or political issue as they think , this may make their condition more worst.You can’t have a revolution unless you make it for yourself as there is no such thing as a good dictatorship
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