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Animal farm chapter 2 audiobook12/11/2023 ![]() ![]() Now that I am a few years older with more historical knowledge under my belt, listening to this book again has given me an even deeper look into Orwell’s twisted world. While this book is specifically satirizing Soviet communism, many of the issues presented within these pages still apply to this day. Unfortunately, there haven’t been too many real-life governments that have pulled this off. George Orwell seems to be of the opinion that no governing body is capable of providing true equality to its subjects. While they seem to rule with a more pro-animal outlook than the farmer did, it doesn’t take long for the true colors of their leader, Napoleon, to show.Īnimal Farm is a cautionary tale. In a not-so-subtle piece of parallel imagery, the pigs are the animals that manage to seize control of the farm after the uprising takes place. The power vacuum that is created in the farmer’s absence can be felt by all of the animals, and it doesn’t take long for someone to step up. However, Orwell illustrates that it takes more than revolution to establish a fair system of governance. It is really difficult not to feel optimistic when a group of subservient creatures manages to take out the tyrannical farmer. Ultimately, this book is about a futile quest for equality amidst political turmoil. While revolution can bring hope, Orwell shows the darker implications of political upheaval and the reality of changing regimes. Using adorable farm animals, this scathing allegory depicts an interpretation of the Bolshevik uprising and ensuing Russian Revolution. With other books to his name-most notably,ġ984-George Orwell made no bones about his political opinions. While the setting of a farm was certainly familiar territory to me, this was no nursery rhyme. While I was, by all accounts, a novice when it came to world history, it didn’t take me long to realize that there was something special about this book. Like many American public school goers, I was introduced toĪnimal Farm at the ripe old age of 13. ANIMAL FARM IS STILL THE GOLD STANDARD OF POLITICAL SATIRE
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