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The novel Animal Farm is not much of a great book to read but it is one of the best books for reading in an English class because it has many tricky, thoughtful and deep meanings that you have to fish out of the book, and talk and discuss with the class and I have failed to do get the meanings and the major points that the book is trying to say because I never got to enjoy the book and I think it is one of the most boring books I ever read. There are infinitely many reasons why I hate this book but first of all, I heard another part of me in mind saying, ‘Hey Brian, I bet twenty thousand dollars that this book is going to be boring,’ when I read the whole idea of animals uniting themselves and causing a revolution and driving out the evil farmer out of the farm. Just like when people stop listening to a person giving a speech with a weak attention getter, the book failed to get my attention from the beginning of the book and all the way to the end of the story. I also do not like books with very weak credibility of something happening that is totally illogical. For example, the idea of pigs walking on their hind legs is exaggerated way too far. The idea of a hero and an army of 200,000 troops defeating the enemy of 450,000 troops in a realistic setting sound pretty awesome and catches the attention of the readers immediately, however. For instance, Splinter Cell would be a fiction work with high credibility and supported with facts. Thus, I really do not like the novel Animal Farm.
Monday, February 05, 2007
Q7
Are there any settings in this novel which you have found to be beautiful? or disturbing? or memorable?Describe these settings and comment on why they were meaningful to you.
There is one setting which I found very disturbing and made me sigh. The setting is when the animals that tried to assassinate Napoleon were slaughtered on the spot when they got caught. Since this novel was written based on the Russian Revolution and Stalin did slaughter people right on the spot, it made me, once again, realize how pathetic can humans be. Humans, when they get themselves controlled by their greed and selfishness, they act in such an evil way that it sometimes makes me feel sick. Just to add in something, I also know that I do that occasionally too, so it makes me feel worse and frustrated whenever I spot humans doing evil things while they are controlled by selfishness. They do not care or think about what would happen if they act the way they want to at the moment. Sometimes some people are smart enough to come up with a back up plan such as eliminating the witnesses but most of the time they do not. An example would be people shooting people in the public. In the states, there are many cases where some kids brings his dad’s gun and shoot the other kids that didn’t sell the drugs on time to him. A similar example would be stealing money for drugs. In the novel, Napoleon did act impulsively and slaughtered the pigs that tried to kill him. But he knew he could have done it and did not matter very much to him because he knew that he was in charge of the farm and was ruling the farm. He also had the furious dogs guarding him so he didn’t have to worry about getting assaulted by some other animal. Thus, the setting when Napoleon slaughtered the assassins was the most memorable setting in the novel.
There is one setting which I found very disturbing and made me sigh. The setting is when the animals that tried to assassinate Napoleon were slaughtered on the spot when they got caught. Since this novel was written based on the Russian Revolution and Stalin did slaughter people right on the spot, it made me, once again, realize how pathetic can humans be. Humans, when they get themselves controlled by their greed and selfishness, they act in such an evil way that it sometimes makes me feel sick. Just to add in something, I also know that I do that occasionally too, so it makes me feel worse and frustrated whenever I spot humans doing evil things while they are controlled by selfishness. They do not care or think about what would happen if they act the way they want to at the moment. Sometimes some people are smart enough to come up with a back up plan such as eliminating the witnesses but most of the time they do not. An example would be people shooting people in the public. In the states, there are many cases where some kids brings his dad’s gun and shoot the other kids that didn’t sell the drugs on time to him. A similar example would be stealing money for drugs. In the novel, Napoleon did act impulsively and slaughtered the pigs that tried to kill him. But he knew he could have done it and did not matter very much to him because he knew that he was in charge of the farm and was ruling the farm. He also had the furious dogs guarding him so he didn’t have to worry about getting assaulted by some other animal. Thus, the setting when Napoleon slaughtered the assassins was the most memorable setting in the novel.
Q6
Please choose one passage from the novel that is significant to you.Why is this passage meaningful?Please type it into one of your entries and comment on what you think about the passage.
‘All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.’ When I read this passage it didn’t make any sense to me so I had to finish the book and then think about it to get the meaning of the message. All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others. I get the part where it says all animals are equal but the next part didn’t make sense. Some animals are more equal than others. I was thinking if something is equal, than it’s equal. How can something or some animals be more equal than others? Then I connected the statement with the story. The animals that were more equal than others were the pigs and the dogs and since they were more equal than others, they had more privileges than the rest of the animals that were normally equal, which does not make any sense because it should be all animals are equal and there should be no other additional statements to it. The passage ‘All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.’ is the only thing I can remember clearly from the story because it is the statement made by pigs and they allow themselves to be like the gods of the Animal Farm, or Manor Farm, which the pigs change the name eventually when they finally decide to interact with the humans. ‘All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.’ is not so meaningful but it left some sort of a trace in my memory because I do not like this statement at all. If you take this statement and put it to the human world, then it states ‘All people are equal but some people are more equal than others.’ which sounds like a commandment from the KKK. Thus, I hate the passage ‘All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.’ because it is outrageous and illogical.
‘All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.’ When I read this passage it didn’t make any sense to me so I had to finish the book and then think about it to get the meaning of the message. All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others. I get the part where it says all animals are equal but the next part didn’t make sense. Some animals are more equal than others. I was thinking if something is equal, than it’s equal. How can something or some animals be more equal than others? Then I connected the statement with the story. The animals that were more equal than others were the pigs and the dogs and since they were more equal than others, they had more privileges than the rest of the animals that were normally equal, which does not make any sense because it should be all animals are equal and there should be no other additional statements to it. The passage ‘All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.’ is the only thing I can remember clearly from the story because it is the statement made by pigs and they allow themselves to be like the gods of the Animal Farm, or Manor Farm, which the pigs change the name eventually when they finally decide to interact with the humans. ‘All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.’ is not so meaningful but it left some sort of a trace in my memory because I do not like this statement at all. If you take this statement and put it to the human world, then it states ‘All people are equal but some people are more equal than others.’ which sounds like a commandment from the KKK. Thus, I hate the passage ‘All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.’ because it is outrageous and illogical.
Q5
What is the mood of this novel?What happens?How do the events of this novel make you feel?
The mood of this novel is generally positive at the beginning and changes to negative and heavy mood as the story goes on and turns to lightheadedness at the end. In the beginning, the animals cause a revolution and take over the farm, feeling happy and content about the fact that they have freed themselves from the evil farmer. Then, the animals work and produce many crops in the farm, more successful than the farmer. The plan to develop the farm was based on building the windmill and Snowball almost had the animals to agree with him and start the construction when Napoleon orders his dogs to attack Snowball. Snowball runs away and Napoleon takes over the farm by power and terror, which the mood started to get heavy and dark. The animals had to work harder and their portion of food had been reduced. The construction of the windmill started and the because of the construction, the farm produced less crops each year. Unlike the Seven Commandment said, the pigs and the dogs were treated like the special rulers and the rest of the animals were treated as the workers. As the time went, Napoleon reduced the food ration each year and made animals to work more. Some of the animals hooked up with Snowball and tried to assassinate Napoleon but they were caught and slaughtered at the spot. The dogs killed the animals that were associated with the assassins, too. After the execution, the animals got scared of getting killed by Napoleon so they started to work harder. Exception of a few bright animals, the rest of the animals did not notice that the pigs were changing the Seven Commandments little by little. Later on, Napoleon started to sell the animals to the human and at the end, he decided to interact with the humans and act like humans. The events of this novel do not influence me or make me reflect because these are the events that happened during the Russian Revolution and I do not care about it. Thus, the events are events and they do not have affects on me.
The mood of this novel is generally positive at the beginning and changes to negative and heavy mood as the story goes on and turns to lightheadedness at the end. In the beginning, the animals cause a revolution and take over the farm, feeling happy and content about the fact that they have freed themselves from the evil farmer. Then, the animals work and produce many crops in the farm, more successful than the farmer. The plan to develop the farm was based on building the windmill and Snowball almost had the animals to agree with him and start the construction when Napoleon orders his dogs to attack Snowball. Snowball runs away and Napoleon takes over the farm by power and terror, which the mood started to get heavy and dark. The animals had to work harder and their portion of food had been reduced. The construction of the windmill started and the because of the construction, the farm produced less crops each year. Unlike the Seven Commandment said, the pigs and the dogs were treated like the special rulers and the rest of the animals were treated as the workers. As the time went, Napoleon reduced the food ration each year and made animals to work more. Some of the animals hooked up with Snowball and tried to assassinate Napoleon but they were caught and slaughtered at the spot. The dogs killed the animals that were associated with the assassins, too. After the execution, the animals got scared of getting killed by Napoleon so they started to work harder. Exception of a few bright animals, the rest of the animals did not notice that the pigs were changing the Seven Commandments little by little. Later on, Napoleon started to sell the animals to the human and at the end, he decided to interact with the humans and act like humans. The events of this novel do not influence me or make me reflect because these are the events that happened during the Russian Revolution and I do not care about it. Thus, the events are events and they do not have affects on me.
Q4
What is the climax of this novel? What happens?How do the events of this novel make you feel?
The climax of the novel Animal Farm is the revolution inside the revolution, which the time when Napoleon drove out Snowball and took over the animal farm. Napoleon called his security dogs to attack Snowball and Snowball ran out of the farm before getting slaughtered by the dogs. The events of this novel, Animal Farm, are very pointless to me. Literally, the message that the book is trying to give is pointless to me. At least that’s how I feel about the novel because the novel criticizes all the horrible events and incidents that happened during the Russian Revolution and it does not give any impacts or even influence my life. The novel is merely showing how Stalin used terror and communism to rule over the Soviet Union and it is not like I am going to be a communist and become a ruler like Stalin. The future that I am thinking to achieve has nothing to do with what Stalin did or the morals that people are trying to fish out. What morals are there? It is just part of the history. People or teachers say history is important part of my life but I do not care. They say you should not become a person like Stalin or let yourself be ruled by greed and obsession over power. To be honest, I hate the novel because I do not like history except for wars and I especially hate stories involving politics and political problems. Thus, this novel Animal Farm makes me feel bored and agitated.
The climax of the novel Animal Farm is the revolution inside the revolution, which the time when Napoleon drove out Snowball and took over the animal farm. Napoleon called his security dogs to attack Snowball and Snowball ran out of the farm before getting slaughtered by the dogs. The events of this novel, Animal Farm, are very pointless to me. Literally, the message that the book is trying to give is pointless to me. At least that’s how I feel about the novel because the novel criticizes all the horrible events and incidents that happened during the Russian Revolution and it does not give any impacts or even influence my life. The novel is merely showing how Stalin used terror and communism to rule over the Soviet Union and it is not like I am going to be a communist and become a ruler like Stalin. The future that I am thinking to achieve has nothing to do with what Stalin did or the morals that people are trying to fish out. What morals are there? It is just part of the history. People or teachers say history is important part of my life but I do not care. They say you should not become a person like Stalin or let yourself be ruled by greed and obsession over power. To be honest, I hate the novel because I do not like history except for wars and I especially hate stories involving politics and political problems. Thus, this novel Animal Farm makes me feel bored and agitated.
Q3
Who are the main characters in the novel?Do you like them?Why or why not?What is special about them?What do they reveal about the universal human experience?
The main characters of Animal Farm are Napoleon, Snowball, and the rest of the animals in the farm. Napoleon and Snowball might seem like antagonists but the novel is telling the story in a way that tells typical events that happened during some amount of time. Thus, there is no an actual antagonist or protagonist that you can tell and nobody can argue about it. I, personally, do not like any of the main characters or characters of Animal Farm since they are all stupid and their actions are nothing but imitation of Stalin, Stalin’s rivals, and the Russian civilians during the Russian Revolution. I also do not like any stories that are out of mind because they have no credibility. What am I talking about? I am talking about that pigs can not walk on their hind legs, and speak and interact with humans, for example. The whole story of the novel is retelling and criticizing the events that occurred during the Russian Revolution in more simpler and different form, by using humans as the tsars and animals as the communist leaders and the civilians. The characters may not have any special facts about them, however, through their actions, they do reveal some universal human experiences. For example, Napoleon’s obsession over power and his craftiness of changing the Seven Commandments are examples of human wanting more power and untruthfulness. In addition, the idea of the revolution is an example of humans not wanting to be ruled over. Moreover, the animals plainly following Napoleon’s orders shows part of how stupid can humans be.
The main characters of Animal Farm are Napoleon, Snowball, and the rest of the animals in the farm. Napoleon and Snowball might seem like antagonists but the novel is telling the story in a way that tells typical events that happened during some amount of time. Thus, there is no an actual antagonist or protagonist that you can tell and nobody can argue about it. I, personally, do not like any of the main characters or characters of Animal Farm since they are all stupid and their actions are nothing but imitation of Stalin, Stalin’s rivals, and the Russian civilians during the Russian Revolution. I also do not like any stories that are out of mind because they have no credibility. What am I talking about? I am talking about that pigs can not walk on their hind legs, and speak and interact with humans, for example. The whole story of the novel is retelling and criticizing the events that occurred during the Russian Revolution in more simpler and different form, by using humans as the tsars and animals as the communist leaders and the civilians. The characters may not have any special facts about them, however, through their actions, they do reveal some universal human experiences. For example, Napoleon’s obsession over power and his craftiness of changing the Seven Commandments are examples of human wanting more power and untruthfulness. In addition, the idea of the revolution is an example of humans not wanting to be ruled over. Moreover, the animals plainly following Napoleon’s orders shows part of how stupid can humans be.
Q2
Are there any current situations in the world that relate to the novel?What are they, and how do they relate?Does the novel shed any light on how current situations could be resolved for "fixed"?
I have just finished the first set of questions of this fun blog project. I have thought and decided not to consider the bad example of Napoleon’s greediness and become a humble person. Anyway, I will stop writing about the first set of questions and get started on the second set of questions, which are: Are there any current situations in the world that relate to the novel? What are they, and how do they relate? Does the novel shed any light on how current situations could be resolved for "fixed"?
The answer to the first question, ‘Are there any current situations in the world that relate to the novel?’, is, of course, yes. There are many current situations in the world that relate to the novel Animal Farm. For example, our neighbor country, North Korea is an example of the novel. The mean, greedy, evil Kim Jung Il can be an example of real life scale figure or representation of Napoleon. First of all, the physical characteristics, both Kim Jung Il and Napoleon are FAT. Second, both of them are very greedy and they took over their country or farm slowly and very intelligently, slowly manipulating the thoughts of the citizens or the animals. The answer to the second question, ‘Does the novel shed any light on how current situations could be resolved for "fixed"?’, I really do not know but I think, personally, the book clearly criticizes the communism. The book does not clearly pick out all the criticisms but the details of the events that are just not good are clearly emphasized and tell the readers that this kind of event should not happen. Although the book contains many criticisms about the communism and greed, it does not show the solutions of the problems.
I have just finished the first set of questions of this fun blog project. I have thought and decided not to consider the bad example of Napoleon’s greediness and become a humble person. Anyway, I will stop writing about the first set of questions and get started on the second set of questions, which are: Are there any current situations in the world that relate to the novel? What are they, and how do they relate? Does the novel shed any light on how current situations could be resolved for "fixed"?
The answer to the first question, ‘Are there any current situations in the world that relate to the novel?’, is, of course, yes. There are many current situations in the world that relate to the novel Animal Farm. For example, our neighbor country, North Korea is an example of the novel. The mean, greedy, evil Kim Jung Il can be an example of real life scale figure or representation of Napoleon. First of all, the physical characteristics, both Kim Jung Il and Napoleon are FAT. Second, both of them are very greedy and they took over their country or farm slowly and very intelligently, slowly manipulating the thoughts of the citizens or the animals. The answer to the second question, ‘Does the novel shed any light on how current situations could be resolved for "fixed"?’, I really do not know but I think, personally, the book clearly criticizes the communism. The book does not clearly pick out all the criticisms but the details of the events that are just not good are clearly emphasized and tell the readers that this kind of event should not happen. Although the book contains many criticisms about the communism and greed, it does not show the solutions of the problems.
Q1
what is the major theme of this novel? why is this theme important to a teenger living in 2007?
I have finished the book called ‘Animal Farm’ after the deadline but I really do not care because I still finished it anyway. Therefore, since I have finished the book, I will go on and answer the questions ‘What is the major theme of this novel? Why is this theme important to a teenager living in 2007?’
What is the major theme of this novel? I, personally, think that the major theme of this novel is about how greed can snatch the power and use the power in evil uses. In Animal Farm, the pigs first take over the leadership of the farm. The two leaders, Napoleon and Snowball, come up with an idea of all animals being equal from the Old Major’s idea of the rebellion and animals living and cooperating along with the nature. Of course, both Napoleon and Snowball’s idea of all animals being equal is a bait of their plan to slowly take over the farm. Napoleon’s evil-er thoughts cause him to force Snowball out of the farm and take over the farm for himself. Napoleon rules over the farm and slowly manipulates the Seven Commandments of the farm by take the advantage of pigs being literate and rest of the animals being illiterate. Later on, Napoleon acts and dresses like humans saying that all animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others. So, the major theme of this book, Animal Farm, I think, would be greed may make you powerful for sometime but you would get nothing out of it except for greediness and big reputation of being greedy and evil.
The theme of this book is very important to a teenager like me. The theme asks the question to me saying that I have choices to be greedy and gain bad reputation and power, or become a humble person and gain good reputation and learn what it is like to be a good person and example.
I have finished the book called ‘Animal Farm’ after the deadline but I really do not care because I still finished it anyway. Therefore, since I have finished the book, I will go on and answer the questions ‘What is the major theme of this novel? Why is this theme important to a teenager living in 2007?’
What is the major theme of this novel? I, personally, think that the major theme of this novel is about how greed can snatch the power and use the power in evil uses. In Animal Farm, the pigs first take over the leadership of the farm. The two leaders, Napoleon and Snowball, come up with an idea of all animals being equal from the Old Major’s idea of the rebellion and animals living and cooperating along with the nature. Of course, both Napoleon and Snowball’s idea of all animals being equal is a bait of their plan to slowly take over the farm. Napoleon’s evil-er thoughts cause him to force Snowball out of the farm and take over the farm for himself. Napoleon rules over the farm and slowly manipulates the Seven Commandments of the farm by take the advantage of pigs being literate and rest of the animals being illiterate. Later on, Napoleon acts and dresses like humans saying that all animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others. So, the major theme of this book, Animal Farm, I think, would be greed may make you powerful for sometime but you would get nothing out of it except for greediness and big reputation of being greedy and evil.
The theme of this book is very important to a teenager like me. The theme asks the question to me saying that I have choices to be greedy and gain bad reputation and power, or become a humble person and gain good reputation and learn what it is like to be a good person and example.
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