Once you read the tittle of this story, you'll think only about a farm full of livestock animals and the story basically about the farmer and his struggling for making money from his farm. Unfortunately, that is not what this story all about!Not at all but yeah, we can say that the farmer does have a problem but this time, it is between the farmer and his livestock animal! Shocked right?Yes, that was what happened to when i read this story~
When Dr. Jaya asked us to read this story, i was reluctant at first because in my opinion, the story is only about animals without realizing that deep inside this story, there is a big message that the author, George Orwell is tryiing to convey.
The story started with the old pig namely Old Major, was giving his animals friends some encouragement to oppose their master in order to get freedom for theirselves; saying that they had work too hard and the are not enough care given to them by their master. In high spirit after listening to their friend's speech, these animals start to fight against Mr. Jones, the farm owner, leads by Snowball and Napoleon; which are both pigs and won. but everything started to change after that. Snowball was being chased out; saying that it is a betrayer while new rules was being formed in the farm.
there is a heavy message hidden in this story. Orwell is trying to say that, in the name of freedom, the people had been manipulated and used by the powerful person. Napoleon in this story reflected a leader such as Mussolini and the famous Hitler where they hold a strong position in the society and able to attract people to listen to them through their strong personalities and the power of their speeches.
When Dr. Jaya asked us to read this story, i was reluctant at first because in my opinion, the story is only about animals without realizing that deep inside this story, there is a big message that the author, George Orwell is tryiing to convey.
The story started with the old pig namely Old Major, was giving his animals friends some encouragement to oppose their master in order to get freedom for theirselves; saying that they had work too hard and the are not enough care given to them by their master. In high spirit after listening to their friend's speech, these animals start to fight against Mr. Jones, the farm owner, leads by Snowball and Napoleon; which are both pigs and won. but everything started to change after that. Snowball was being chased out; saying that it is a betrayer while new rules was being formed in the farm.
The Seven Commandments of Animalism
Under Napoleon's rule,this seven rules had been changed drastically but since this animals did not know how to read, they did not know that the rules was already changed. But towards the end, they only realized that they had been used by Napoleon after Boxer was being send to a home of slaughter instead of being send to the hospital although Napoleon had promised the others that it will send Boxer to the hospital for his treatment. the ending of the story is different from the movie although they do have the same similarities in the storyline.
- Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy.
2. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.
3. No animal shall wear clothes.
4. No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets.
5. No animal shall drink alcohol in excess.
6. No animal shall kill any other animal without cause.
7. All animals are equal.
there is a heavy message hidden in this story. Orwell is trying to say that, in the name of freedom, the people had been manipulated and used by the powerful person. Napoleon in this story reflected a leader such as Mussolini and the famous Hitler where they hold a strong position in the society and able to attract people to listen to them through their strong personalities and the power of their speeches.
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