Animal Farm

Animals have their rights but being animal ,not being able to voice out their opinion,many are ill-treated and surely a big number are well-cared for. Animalism seems roaring high for animals which don't get treated well and politics are displayed well through the story,Animal Farm.

The lengthy story entitled 'Animal Farm' was rather boring to be read,that was my first impression of it.But as the reading goes on,it was interesting.Story's setting something alien to most of us.From this story,we are able to be more sympathetic towards animals without realizing that animals also do have feelings.As we tend describe a person 'animal-hearted' as being someone who do not have feelings is something very much not true if you have read this story.But this isn't the the main issue at all in this story.

The main issue is the critique that Orwell gives on the idea of communism.This story displays that greed and a lust for power takes over, as seen in the pigs. He used pigs in place of the leaders in animal farm because pigs

are naturally known to be fat and greedy. This symbolism is well demonstrated as to be more entertaining and to be less sensitive to readers.As the novel progresses we see the pigs get fatter and fatter because of all they have taken form the other animals.

One way or another, this story is very good to be used as a material for classroom lesson for student.Other than it to be something very imaginative by the writer, it also has a hidden message for the audience to understand its nature and its consequences.Educators can use this story to teach students about value of people's rights and how people can be monopolized by an unethical leader.

Here how the story goes :

Mr. Jones, the owner of Manor Farm, has not been a very responsible farmer. Of late, he has taken to drinking and tends to neglect his farming chores. His careless attitude makes Old Major, the Berkshire boar, incite the animals to rise up against Jones. The boar calls for a meeting to explain his dream for the farm animals. Although Old Major does not narrate the dream, he does explain the ill treatment given to them by man and the dreary and deplorable life they are leading on the farm. He also inspires the animals with his song 'Beasts of England.'

The inspired animals seize their very first opportunity to oust Mr. Jones and rename the farm as "Animal Farm". They inscribe their laws, seven commandments, on the barn-wall. Napoleon and Snowball vie with each other for leadership. Although the two boars do not see eye to eye, they come together to banish their common enemy, Jones and his men, in The Battle of Cowshed.

After the battle, the rivalry between the two contenders comes out in the open. Snowball's plan of building the windmill is declared as 'nonsense' by Napoleon. He also chases Snowball off of the farm with the help of his fire dogs. He then puts forth the windmill project as his own.

The pigs from the ruling class are non-productive and live off the labor of the other animals. They change the commandments to suit their own desires. Squealer, Napoleon's henchman, tells the other animals that the rules must be changed to prevent Jones from returning to control the farm. They are terrorized into confessing whatever the authorities want and say that they have been scheming with Snowball as his agents. Napoleon's reign of terror is severe and takes a toll of several animals. He snatches every chance to further his own personality. He even negotiates 'trade' with his human neighbors after setting them against each other.

Frederick, a neighboring farmer, launches an attack, called the Battle of Windmill, against the animals. During the fighting, the Windmill is blown off. Reconstruction of the Windmill brings about prosperity, but not for all the animals; the pigs are the only beneficiaries. Ironically, the pigs now resemble the humans that they hated. They carry whips and walk upright on their hind legs. The only rule that now exists is, "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." The novel ends with Napoleon entertaining his human neighbors, and it is impossible to distinguish the pigs from the men.