Empowering The Human Experience
Written
by George Orwell - The Seven Commandments of Animalism are
written on the wall of a barn. The most important is the seventh,
"All animals are equal." All the animals work, but the workhorse,
Boxer, does more than others and adopts the maxim — "I will work
harder." Snowball attempts to teach the animals reading and
writing; food is plentiful; and the farm runs smoothly. The pigs
elevate themselves to positions of leadership and set aside special
food items ostensibly for their personal health. Napoleon takes the
pups from the farm dogs and trains them privately. When Mr. Jones
tries retaking the farm, the animals defeat him at what they call
the "Battle of the Cowshed." Napoleon and Snowball struggle for
leadership. When Snowball announces his idea for a windmill,
Napoleon opposes it. Snowball makes a speech in favour of the
windmill, whereupon Napoleon has his dogs chase Snowball away. In
Snowball's absence, Napoleon declares himself leader and makes
changes. Napoleon holds a dinner party for the pigs and the humans
of the area, who congratulate Napoleon on having the
hardest-working animals in the country on the least feed. Napoleon
announces an alliance with the humans, against the labouring
classes of both "worlds". He abolishes practices and traditions
related to the Revolution, and reverts the name of the farm to
"Manor Farm". The animals, overhearing the conversation, notice
that the faces of the pigs have begun changing. During a poker
match, an argument breaks out between Napoleon and Mr. Pilkington
when they both play the Ace of Spades, and the animals realize that
the faces of the pigs look like the faces of humans and no one can
tell the difference between them.Comment
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