Animal Farm

Animal Farm

1. Animal farm is a work that refers to the communist regime in the Soviet Union. This book represents a utopia as it describes an imaginary society and in which they create significant events to describe it. A utopia is a beautiful but unrealizable idea or project.

   • This story refers to the communist manifesto in which proposed a revolution that ended with the exploitation of the working class and the bourgeoisie, thus could originate a perfect system in which all men are equal. (in this case animals)

2. Important events

   • The old Major gives a speech about the abuses suffered by the animals by Mr. Jones
     • Birth of a new ideology created by the animals (Animalism)
       • Mr Jones does not feed the animals (bomb by which the revolution against man begins)
         • The pigs become the leaders of the new farm
           • The pigs begin to abuse power, eating all the apples and drinking all the milk.
     • Napoleon becomes a dictator and uses dogs as his guards.
       • The windmill been destroyed in a storm and Napoleon blames Snowball.
         • Animals can no distinguish who humans are and who pigs are
     • Napoleon wants to build the mill, he says it was his idea from the beginning and that Snowball stole it.
       • The 7 commandments are established.
         • The pigs begin to walk on two legs and to wear clothes.