3.5
Animal Farm
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Published in 1945, Animal Farm is one of George Orwell’s finest fictional criticisms of the Soviet Union. An allegorical novel, the text was initially met with several rejections by publishers because the United Kingdom was then in alliance with Stalin’s regime against Nazi Germany. However, Orwell was a staunch opponent of fascist and autocratic regimes and saw a very destructive society building up under Stalin.
In Animal Farm, Orwell uses allegorical devices to comment upon systems of power that oppress individuals based on differing ideologies and identities. The animals of Manor Farm boldly fight for shatters when the power shifts from a human to another animal, while following the code that ‘All Animals are Equal’. A witty and brilliant masterpiece, this satire on the Russian Revolution weaves a story of a gradual descent into a dystopian society. It traces how the initial principles upon which the eponymous Animal Farm was built are flouted by Napoleon – a pig – who sees any ideology differing from his as a threat.
Orwell’s Animal Farm is an important, thought-provoking commentary on how unchecked and arbitrary power tends to lead to the formation of an unjust and oppressive society. Animal Farm continues to hold importance in the study of modern literature and societies worldwide.
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Ana Lopes
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“All stars go to the sheer effectiveness of the way the Russian revolution is explained. As clear to children as to adults and a great excuse to think seriously about.... everything. Always question, never go with the motions 🫶”Raven Harden
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“This book made me laugh, cringe, and rethink my trust in farm animals. Animal Farm is a whimsical tale about pigs who rise to power, promising equality for all but, spoiler alert, end up pulling off the greatest scam since “just one more episode” on Netflix. Orwell basically asks, “What if animals ran things?” And the answer is: Not great, Bob.
The story follows a group of rebellious farm animals who overthrow their drunken human overlord because freedom and justice. What starts as a barnyard utopia quickly spirals into a dictatorship where the pigs are basically plotting season five of Succession. Napoleon (the pig, not the short French guy) ascends to power faster than you can say “communist allegory,” while Snowball gets railroaded faster than a bad politician in an attack ad.
What’s amazing about Animal Farm is how Orwell turns the antics of talking animals into a darkly hilarious yet razor-sharp critique of human nature and political corruption. You’ll laugh at the absurdity and then slowly realize the joke’s on us.
If you’re the kind of person who enjoys fables but also likes being reminded how fragile democracy is (yay?), this book is for you. It’s short, punchy, and after you’re done, you’ll never look at pigs the same way again. Or at politicians. Or at pigs as politicians.
In conclusion: Four legs good, two legs bad… but a five-star rating? Definitely deserved.”Paperback.Dragon
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