Stars: 3.5/5
Author: George Orwell
Subjects: Humanity, Power Struggle, Good vs Evil, Corruption of Society, Social Status, Russian Communism allegory, Class conflicts, Socialism, Dystopia, satire, revolution
ISBN: 978-0-547-37022-4
Copyright Year: 1945
Other Comments: The fairytale is a dystopian satire that allegorizes the take over of Russia by the communists Joesph Stalin and Leon Trotsky. The novella follows the rebellion of farm animals against the tyrants called man and their life until everything turns full circle and the pigs become man. The work accurately describes in full dystopian style, the problems in our society corruption and the need for power. The society rids themselves of one dictator, only to fall back in line with another. This work should remind us all that: History tends to repeat it's self. I would recommend the novella, so that we are all aware of the dangers of repeating our past and that we all need to be well aware of the world around us.
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