Sunday, January 29, 2012

Animal Farm

Title: Animal Farm

 Author: George Orwell

Genre: Classic, Satire

 Animal Farm is a novella written by George Orwell, It was first published in 1945. The specific time period, as with most satires remains unknown, but people say it may take place in the pre- World War II era. The book talks about the revolt of the animals on Mr. Jones’s farm, the animals, lead by the pig Napoleon, want to get rid of Mr. Jones and establish their own regime. In the book Napoleon and the other pigs are depicted as the smartest of the animals, they are in charge of setting up the government. From the start of the book there were some ideological disputes between Napoleon and Snowball (the two main pigs). I chose this book because my mother recommended it; she said that it talks about human characteristics and the organization of government. Another reason why I chose this book is because it still intrigues people after all the years since it was originally published. I also chose to read the book with my mom, because she has read many books, including this one, and knows how to analyze literature well.

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