![]() ![]() ![]() Truly a timeless classic that speaks so much of human nature. Here I cannot agree with what George Orwell has to say, but right or wrong this book is a brilliant politically minded piece that is an irrevocable page turner, easily read in one sitting. It suggests an uprising is futile, that things will remain how they have always been neither getting better nor worse. Yet, this novel goes beyond addressing the Russian Revolution, it speaks to all revolts there have been and will ever be. Orwell cleverly plants lies, illiteracy and even a head hunt throughout the novel to explain the oppression, propaganda and elaborate excuses that led to the rise of the Soviet dictatorship. It shows how a people's fight for freedom can so quickly morph into a power play as chaos ensues. Written in an elegantly simple style, Orwell uses the turmoil faced on the farm by the animals as a metaphor for the Russian Revolution itself. Yet, as the story progresses we soon see some animals are more equal than others… Released from all chains, there is but one key rule: All animals are equal. Sick and tired of maltreatment under their enslavement from man, the animals of Manor Farm revolt. ![]() Captioned 'a fairy story', Animal Farm is anything but that. ![]()
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