About “Animal Farm” by George Orwell

For our English class we had to read the classical book “Animal Farm” by George Orwell. It is an allegory about the animals at The Manor Farm that overtake the farm to rule it by themselves. In the beginning of the story the tortured creatures rebel, they attack and chase away the farmer, his wife and men to overtake The Manor Farm. They change the name into “Animal Farm”, then create seven commandments, like “Animals are good, Humans are bad”. But the most important one says that “All Animals are Equal”. In their beginnings they live in harmony and do efficient teamwork. The pigs do all the brainwork because they are the smartest race and soon they also do all important decisions. After a view decades the pigs make the other animals work harder for less food. They betray the others, they change the commandments for their own good. The pigs now live separated in the farmhouse, start dressing like humans, drink alcohol and behave more and more like men. They terrify the other animals and even kill some of them for the prove of their power. At the end of the story, when the pigs invite some farmers for an inspection, they look and act like them, think like them. Like their last, faked commandment that says: “ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS”. I think that this popular, outstanding story is an excellent example that indicates the high value of the idea of communism, the ideal of an equal society. But in most cases, like in the times of Stalin, it is adorable ideal to think about it but nearly impossible to practice.