Animal Farm by George Orwell
George Orwell was born in India, but he was educated in England. He wrotemany novels, most of them containing political criticism. "Animal Farm" was probably among his most famous writings. It recognized disadvantages of totalitarian political systems told through a simple story of animals that overtook control of their farm. Some might find this book very plain, but it actually was way more than meaningless.
The action of "Animal Farm" was set in the early nineteenth century England.Orwell didn’t specify exact time and place. He aimed to suggest that a similar situation, which occurred on the Animal Farm, might ensue anytime and anyplace in the world. The time and place are not significant, as the author implies. The political climate in which the people live, how much they trust their government, and the way those people were brought up, decided about the growth of a totalitarian political system. Animals on the Animal Farm, bred in very harsh environment with the assist of series of manipulations like lying, unlimited promises, and vision of a better future, let Napoleon to rule them in tyranny.
Napoleon was a big boar that took control over the Animal Farm. He was the source of mistreatment of the animals for his own purposes. At first he believed in the Rebellion’s notions, equality and brotherhood, as well as his fellow “comrades.” Officially, everybody was treated the same, but the variety of Napoleon’s privileges constantly grew. Good fortune happened to everyone, Squealer to name one, who helped him manipulate the crowd. Napoleon, “The Father of AllAnimals” treated other comrades as employees or potential enemies, who he eliminated at once. Furthermore, he didn’t give his“employees” any more rights; he frequently cut their supplement of food, while he took all of the milk and apples for himself.The grange under Napoleon’s control was dominated by a totalitarian system, where terror, deceit, and exploitation were widespread.
George Orwell used a parabolic form of a story to tell the tale of the animals on the Animal Farm. He endeavored to portray the view and consequences of a totalitarian system. His inspiration was the situation in former USSR. Pigs, boars fattened on the harm of others, who are identified with a lack of morality, represented the government in "Animal Farm". An ideological worker was symbolized by Boxer, a trace-horse, who didn’t analyze the events, only completed his duties. Thoughtless, unintelligent, passive sheep reminded us of scanning masses at political rallies. We could also assume that Napoleon represented Joseph Stalin, and Snowball Lev Trocki.
The real meaning of "Animal Farm" by George Orwell is tough to uncover. Only the reader acquainted with European history can effortlessly discover the theme of this story. Orwell carried deliberations about totalitarian systems, and concluded in admonition before it. He forbade believing in slogans and promises, persuaded to verify the political competences and moral of the leaders, to protect stability of the law and human dignity, to care about abidance of liberties, and claim for adequate gratification for labor. Without abidance of those rules, democracy can be easily transformed into tyranny.
This book was very good. I liked it because it seems a little bit of a fairy tale, however it turned out that it is a very meaningful novel. It was incredible how a story about animals, which drove out their oppressor, and ruled their farm by self-elected boars, could emphasize the wrongs of totalitarian system. It was well shown that democracy could easily turn into tyranny, if the officials take advantage of their subordinates. Thebook teaches us a valuable lesson, that the lack of education among the common people could be a dangerous weapon in the hands of the leaders. I would recommend this book to everyone who is interested in history or politics. Of course, everyone could read it; nevertheless "Animal Farm" byGeorge Orwell aimed at critical readers, exclusively.