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Re: Animal Farm

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Orwell uses an inventive and creative way to satire/attack corrupt politics and autocratic governments. The US should heed his warning. If we're not careful we'll end up right where the Soviet Union did (and North Korea).
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Animal Farm was the very first classic I ever read. I have actually seen two televised versions of the story, but prefer
the book. I have read the book many, many times & will probably read it many times more~but the first time I had
no idea that it was in any way political. By the third reading I figured it out.

I've never liked politics. People have asked me why & I have asked them if they have ever read Animal Farm because
in my honest opinion~this is what all politics boil down to. I also tip my hat to George Orwell for having the courage to
pen this book because at the time, it was dangerous for him to do so.
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I read this in school. Liked it a lot. I should re-read it. It's a timeless classic.
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I would like to comment on the original question posed. I agree that the animals lacked any semblance of the principle of subsidiarity and so were doomed to be like sheep. As subjects of a large governments we too can fall prey to bureaucracy instead of handle what problems we can at the lowest level possible. A renewed effort in this area could reduce the problem of elites who perpetrate the cause of "some animals are more equal than others".
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tilde333 wrote:I would like to comment on the original question posed. I agree that the animals lacked any semblance of the principle of subsidiarity and so were doomed to be like sheep. As subjects of a large governments we too can fall prey to bureaucracy instead of handle what problems we can at the lowest level possible. A renewed effort in this area could reduce the problem of elites who perpetrate the cause of "some animals are more equal than others".
Well put. :text-goodpost:
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Loved this in high school! I just found it in a thrift store and when I get a little more of my TBR list down I plan on re-reading. Sooooo good.
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This book was such a surprise to me. I had no idea what it was going in so when I realized what was happening, and how easily it could happen in real life, not to mention what has already happened similarly, I was like.. Wait! You Hypocrites! The fact that these were animals made it even better. It really makes you wonder what you would do if you were in the position of being able to stop these things from happening. Would you stand up? Would you role with the punches? Would you cower and run away?
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I had to read Animal farm in HS and I read it again earlier this year. I like it a lot. In HS it was my favourite book because of the animal in it. I didn't understand many politics back then. And now I am really amazed how good Orwell describes Communist governments all over the world.

This is my favourite quote from the book.

"Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals. He sets them to work, he gives back to them the bare minimum that will prevent them from starving, and the rest he keeps for himself."
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I've read this book a handful of times. Everytime I do I find it relatable to current politics and society. The idea of a perfect society run by the animals for the animals is a great hook. The underlying feeling of corruption is subtle yet powerful. I think everyone needs to read this book as an adult.
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A timeless classic and one of my favorites. I've always been a political person from a young age, and this book was spot on. I enjoyed the table being turned.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell was a great thought provoker. I read in my first year of college, as it was not assigned reading in high school; and let me tell you dear readers, I wish it was my assigned reading. I immensely enjoyed the imagery, humor, and verbage. A nice, quick read that makes you think and compare and laugh! Highly recommend!
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I really enjoyed Animal Farm as a kid. Although, I really didn't understand the underlying meaning until I read it as an adult. I could see the humans and animals behavior was very similar. Power tends to change some people, or animals in this case.
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LovelyMonroe wrote:I really enjoyed Animal Farm as a kid. Although, I really didn't understand the underlying meaning until I read it as an adult. I could see the humans and animals behavior was very similar. Power tends to change some people, or animals in this case.

Power changes everything.

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I think this is a good book but not a page turner, like his masterpiece, 1984
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I read Animal Farm during student teaching this past semester. Although my students didn't really care for it, I loved it. It was an easy read, but still promoted complex thinking about sociopolitics and the corruptive nature of power. I am definitely placing this on my favorites shelf.
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