Read from January 11 to 13, 2013
It was a clever yet simple read!! I actually had a
presentiment that I would become one of George Orwell’s fans once I read
one of his novels, and that is because of the credits his books were
given. I’ve planned to read “1984” first but when I saw “Animal Farm”
standing on the shelf undisturbed (besides it seemed an easy read) I just
jumped on it and started the read right away, without further
procrastination.
It lived up to my expectations, and I’m real
grateful that I was given the chance to read it and savor its many
“tastes”. It went from sharpness, to sadness, to happiness … And thank
God I was able to get the hidden meanings that lay behind the simplicity
of the book’s style.
The story begins when one day old Major, the
prize Middle White boar, gathered all the animals of the Manor Farm, and
opened their eyes to the hideous cruelness with which they were
treated, and the sad nature of the life they were leading by serving
those humans and getting next to nothing in return. So what his
experiences have taught him is that the only way they could put an end to
it all and make their lives bearable is by setting themselves free, and
commanding their “Animal Farm” by themselves, the only condition was
to never behave like a human being: all animals must be equal and work
together. So after his death the animals lead the Rebellion and won
their “Animal Farm” back, and lived their laborious happy life together
under the seven commandments they made for themselves inspired by old
Major’s speech. But then came conflicts and arguments between them, and
some of the “witty” animals that were seeking power and wealth changed
the commandments little by little to fit their selfish ends, and the
ignorant and indifferent animals spent their lives working for the sake
of those pigs.
I think that the ending is what it should be, for no
happy ending is to be sought if there are greedy intentions to lead one
astray!!
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