Today's Animal Farm
George Orwell wrote the book, Animal Farm. It was about the animals taking over the farm after overthrowing their human handlers after learning the truth from a pig named Old Major. At first all was good with the animals learning to take care of the farm themselves. They were lead by the pigs named Snowball and Napoleon.
Snowball was more upfront about his ideas making more animals be on his side. He created a set of rules based on the vision of the pig, Old Major:
1. 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.
5. No animal shall drink alcohol.
6. No animal shall kill any other animal.
7. All animals are equal.
Napoleon overthrows Snowball, calling him a criminal. He started disobeying the rules and got his way by changing them. When the rules questioned, the animals were told it was for the best of the farm and to prevent the return of the humans. While the pigs lived the easy life with getting everything they needed. The other animals worked long hours, getting little food.
America is slowly becoming like Animal Farm. The book was originally to represent Soviet Russia but there are many similarities between Animal Farm and today with America.
President George Bush would be a good match to Napoleon. Napoleon was crafty in winning the animal’s support by claiming that Snowball was the criminal and was trying to bring their human handlers back. In comparison, Bush was using fear of the “terrorists” going to attack America and repeating about 9/11 to keep the people on his side.
In the story there was a character called Boxer who was a horse and was the most loyal worker on the farm. He represents the working class of people that were blind to their leader’s corrupting ways. He was unwilling to see what was really going on until it was too late. Some of the American people are this way. They are unable to see truth about their leader even when it is staring in their faces.
One point in the story the animals build a windmill. When it was first destroyed, Napoleon blamed it on Snowball. He made Snowball a villain to the farm and purged the farm of animals that looked like they worked for him. This is like when innocent people were blamed for working for the terrorists were sent to Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib or other countries that promote the use of torture.
There is a character named Benjamin, who was a donkey. He was one of the few that saw what the pigs were really doing. He would represent the people that were suspicious of the government. In America, the media demonizes most people who act like this. They are the people that seek the truth about 9/11 and disapproved of the Iraq War.
The dogs in Animal Farm were used to watch over the animals. They would be a good representation of the FBI and CIA enforcing the Patriot Act. The puppies would represent the children that learning to live a police state and not question it.
Speaking of the Patriot Act, just like the when the Animal Rules were changed in the middle of the night is similar to how the Patriot Act was passed.
The rules of the became this:
1. 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 to excess.
6. No animal shall kill any other animal without cause.
7. All animals are equal.
There was another character named Squealer. He is would be a good representation of the Mainstream Media that promote propaganda that keeps the people scared and makes people follow their ideas. Squealer promoted that the pigs’ actions would prevent the humans from coming back, just like the media promoted the Bush Administration’s actions would prevent the terrorists from attacking America.
Like on Animal Farm, the people are losing their freedoms. Those that questioned their leader were demonized or executed.
The rules of the farm became this:
All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.
The animals that followed their leader didn’t realise the truth until it was too late. The farm was in ruins. The animals couldn’t tell the difference between human and pig.
Another example of a previous Animal Farm would be Germany during the Nazi-era. Millions were killed during that era. The Germans that survived that era see what is going on in America are leaving with their families back to Europe.
I hope that America doesn’t end up that way when power corrupts the leader and causes a drastic effect on its people. I advise people to wake up and prepare for what is to come, before it is too late.
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Snowball was more upfront about his ideas making more animals be on his side. He created a set of rules based on the vision of the pig, Old Major:
1. 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.
5. No animal shall drink alcohol.
6. No animal shall kill any other animal.
7. All animals are equal.
Napoleon overthrows Snowball, calling him a criminal. He started disobeying the rules and got his way by changing them. When the rules questioned, the animals were told it was for the best of the farm and to prevent the return of the humans. While the pigs lived the easy life with getting everything they needed. The other animals worked long hours, getting little food.
America is slowly becoming like Animal Farm. The book was originally to represent Soviet Russia but there are many similarities between Animal Farm and today with America.
President George Bush would be a good match to Napoleon. Napoleon was crafty in winning the animal’s support by claiming that Snowball was the criminal and was trying to bring their human handlers back. In comparison, Bush was using fear of the “terrorists” going to attack America and repeating about 9/11 to keep the people on his side.
In the story there was a character called Boxer who was a horse and was the most loyal worker on the farm. He represents the working class of people that were blind to their leader’s corrupting ways. He was unwilling to see what was really going on until it was too late. Some of the American people are this way. They are unable to see truth about their leader even when it is staring in their faces.
One point in the story the animals build a windmill. When it was first destroyed, Napoleon blamed it on Snowball. He made Snowball a villain to the farm and purged the farm of animals that looked like they worked for him. This is like when innocent people were blamed for working for the terrorists were sent to Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib or other countries that promote the use of torture.
There is a character named Benjamin, who was a donkey. He was one of the few that saw what the pigs were really doing. He would represent the people that were suspicious of the government. In America, the media demonizes most people who act like this. They are the people that seek the truth about 9/11 and disapproved of the Iraq War.
The dogs in Animal Farm were used to watch over the animals. They would be a good representation of the FBI and CIA enforcing the Patriot Act. The puppies would represent the children that learning to live a police state and not question it.
Speaking of the Patriot Act, just like the when the Animal Rules were changed in the middle of the night is similar to how the Patriot Act was passed.
The rules of the became this:
1. 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 to excess.
6. No animal shall kill any other animal without cause.
7. All animals are equal.
There was another character named Squealer. He is would be a good representation of the Mainstream Media that promote propaganda that keeps the people scared and makes people follow their ideas. Squealer promoted that the pigs’ actions would prevent the humans from coming back, just like the media promoted the Bush Administration’s actions would prevent the terrorists from attacking America.
Like on Animal Farm, the people are losing their freedoms. Those that questioned their leader were demonized or executed.
The rules of the farm became this:
All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.
The animals that followed their leader didn’t realise the truth until it was too late. The farm was in ruins. The animals couldn’t tell the difference between human and pig.
Another example of a previous Animal Farm would be Germany during the Nazi-era. Millions were killed during that era. The Germans that survived that era see what is going on in America are leaving with their families back to Europe.
I hope that America doesn’t end up that way when power corrupts the leader and causes a drastic effect on its people. I advise people to wake up and prepare for what is to come, before it is too late.
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posted by Kristen at 4:58 p.m.
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