"Animal Farm" is one of the greatest modern political fables. Having got rid of their human master, the animals of Manor Farm look forward to a life of freedom and plenty. But as a clever ruthless elite among them takes control, the other animals find themselves hopelessley ensnared in the old way. Orwell's chilling story of the betrayal of idealism through tyranny and corruption is as fresh and relevant as when it was first published in 1945.
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"Animal Farm" is one of the greatest modern political fables. Having got rid of their human master, the animals of Manor Farm look forward to a life of freedom and plenty. But as a clever ruthless elite among them takes control, the other animals find themselves hopelessley ensnared in the old way. Orwell's chilling story of the betrayal of idealism through tyranny and corruption is as fresh and relevant as when it was first published in 1945.
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Orwell's allegory presents a rather unflattering picture of what can happen when people readily accept whatever "truth" is told to them. He also points out how allowing those we have placed in authority over us handle everything from birth ratges to retirement can have dangerous consequences. Orwell's point is that it doesn't matter what type of government system we have; if we as individuals do not search for the truth ourselves and honestly think about what those in authority say and do, we may end up in a worse state than the one in which we currently find ourselves. Given the current political climate, this is a book people should read-- and read carefully, thinking about what we're being told every day in the media.
