The structure of the novel is skillfully organized by George Orwell, which allows the readers to learn more about the causes of the unworkability of communism. The way he wrote does not only resemble Stalin but also other famous leaders such as Hitler.
Each animal in the story has different features and attitude. The way of how characters are portrayed, they resemble the some styles of human nature, for example selfishness. It clearly shows of what people can do in order to gain what they want. The happenings in the book also display how leaders do things in the past and also resembling other historical philosophers. The story proves the quote of "Evil happens when good people are silent."
From the story you can see that people's mind can change such as betraying their comrade, we can see that from Napolean and Snowball. Not just betraying a comrade but also killing them, their actions also involve innocent animals which is immoral. By the way of how the animals and Napolean is portrayed, it shows that he forces people to work, treating them as slaves. Giving all the luxuries to themselves and left nothing for the animals, merely saying that the luxuries are for pig's health for leading the team.
The leaders in the story allow nothing to oppose them and killing them if they do, all the animals are blindly agreeing to them, from such attitude can be found through history from many countries. They change rules to gain power such as from "All animals are equal" to "All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others". They also decided how an animal live and their death, such as from "No animal shall kill any other animal" they added in the end "without a cause". From the start, no animal were meant to use and learn about human's ways of living. However later in the story as Napolean come into power, they learn to stand on two legs and regard the four-legged populace as inferiors. They start to wear Mr Jone's clothes, sleep in beds and drink alcohol.
In my opinion, its worse than being cared by Mr Jones, there is no freedom for the animals and they get eliminated whether they have done something wrong or not. To the leader, all the animals are just tools for gaining what they want and it shows that in the past, the book shows that most leaders in the past were just selfish, uncaring, cowardly, lazy murderer.
I would recommend this book to people as it is not only a mere fairy-tale, but also the historical analysis of the causes of the failure of communism, it proves that human nature and diversity prevent people from being equal and happy, which is a valuable lesson for everyone.

Philip Fan ( )

Communism in the farmyard, a clever way of packaging a political novella. ( )

I first read Orwell's Animal Farm in high school. I distinctly remember not liking it. Maybe it was because I couldn't wrap my teenage head around the premise of animals running their own farm with political innuedoes thrown in. My re-read of this political satire has changed my mind.

This short (right to the point) book is Orwell's view of a rise and fall of a communistic type regime. Only farm animals are the regime.

These farmyard animals overthrow their human owner to take control of the farm for themselves. A hierarchy is formed with the pigs as leaders by virtue of their intelligence and everyone else as common laborers. In the beginning their society started as a democratic one with the slogan All Animals Are Created Equal. As the pigs evolve in their leadership they succumb to the temptations of privilege and power.

The totalitarian rule becomes reestablished with the changing of the founding slogan into All Animals Are Created Equal But Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others.
There is a shocking betrayal of the faithful worker Boxer and moments of obnoxious superiority. When Squealer is seen walking upright (creepy) you know that they have come full circle in emulating man and have become no better then their human master Mr. Jones.

I'am so glad I re-read this and I recommend anyone who read it as required reading in high school to re-read it again. You just might have a different take on it now. ( )

George Orwell's classic Animal Farm is a great story of all the animals on Manor Farm rising up in a rebellion and overthrowing there masters. Then they create the Animal Farm under a communistic type regime.

I loved it. Very short and to the point but extremely well written and thought provoking. ( )

This book is genius. When George Orwell wrote this book he might have had Stalin in mind but it applies just as much today and will continue to do so. At first I found it a little strange to read about animals talking and planning a revolution against Mr. Jones when you're expecting to read a political allegory but then it all fell into place and everything made sense. It really is what we live every day, something which you're probably better off not thinking about too much.

The different kinds of animals represent the types of people in society, there are the corrupt leaders that are in control, the people that work hard for the benefit of everyone but when it comes down to it they find that nobody is thankful for what they did, the people that are happy to follow, or kiss ass, in hopes that one day they too will be at the top, and the gullible that believe that what the leaders do is in their best interest. Every once in a while the people at the bottom decide that they had enough and a revolution takes place, but eventually it ends up just where it started from, someone needs to lead and the rest have to follow. It's scary how true it is. Read it. ( )