Animal Farm

Animal Farm was a terrible book. I really just did not like it very much at all. On the other hand, I was learning about the Russian Revolution towards the end of the book in my history class and realized how good it actually was. I liked how every part of it, in some way, made into a simple and more understanding version of what they went through. Its easier to call the animals out on how dumb they were for following such an evil leader and yet we will make excuses for the humans. Some main points that I really liked and hated was Squealer, how boxer dies and the ending of the book. 

I don’t like Squealer because of what he represents. He is propaganda, and I hate that because of how much I hate propaganda. It is everywhere and in every little thing that we do. It makes me question what is told to me at school, in the media or in books. Consider this; in Russia Stalin put his power in the youth. He did this by giving a new curriculum, and to make it all about himself, to teach them about how amazing he is-to love him. Attacking the kids makes the strongest followers because that’s all one will know. They also show this in the book by Squealer always praising him, giving him excuses and changing the rules to fit Napoleon. The animals were only taught the good things about Napoleon causing them to have a blurred vision of who he truly was. 

The way boxer dies is infuriating because he always worked so hard for the benefit of the others. He would never give up and he pushed himself until his dying day. Although, the author did that on purpose to create such anger towards the way the animals were treated I still can’t get over it. This was all real. Real, good men were taken away to die without an extra thought. Men that worked as hard as their bodies would let them, and then a little extra. Stalin or Napoleon didn’t care about anyone but himself and may I just emphasize the reality of the situation that many people have had to go through.

Last, is how bad the book ended, talk about a terribly sad, and true ending. This is, in fact what the Russians and French had to deal with. One bad leader after another, and to think they were so close to greatness with Snowball, little did they know, because of all the propaganda they were exposed to, they could have had a fair leader.

All in all the premise of the book is very meaningful because of the truth to it, but I also feel like it should be pointed out to everyone else that had to read the book so that they understand what exactly was going on because it wasn’t actually that bad once the book is analyzed a little further.