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This book review was written by Timothy Davis:
This Story takes place in England, more specifically the Manor Farm. This farm is run by a man named Mr. Jones. Mr Jones is a drunk neglectful man who does not care about his animals in the slightest unless they make him money to benefit himself.
When an old pig named Old Major has a dream about the animals being free from human control, this puts the seed of rebellion into every animal's mind. After punishment from Mr. Jones, the animals rebel successfully. As the pigs are put in charge it becomes a race for control of the animals and their minds.
The story of “Animal Farm” is based on the fall of the Russian Empire and its replacement with the USSR with communism as its belief. Most characters from “Animal Farm” have real life counterparts.
Old Major = Karl Marx
Mr Jones & Co. = The Czars and the Russian Empire
Napoleon = Stalin
The animals = The Russian People
This book was fairly easy to read and very engaging. It personifies animals as humans and shows the history of the revolution of Russia and the aftermath that takes effect after the revolution.
1 comment:
Great book! Gives a lot of insight into the machinations of the human race, and it's attributes in general.
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