Hello world! I am back so soon again writing. Although I
had already finished the book when I wrote the half way point blog, here are my
final thoughts about the work of Satire. I thought that Animal Farm by George Orwell was absolutely amazing. The text is no
question a satire because of how hysterical of a novel it is. Orwell makes fun
of the ideology of communism using animals. He explicates the idea that the animals
who made a government and seven commandments were under the impression that
everything they were doing was for the best interest of the animals on the
farm.
I could not put down this
book because it was not obviously funny; one had to understand what was going
on in the book. The way Orwell depicts the pigs manipulating the lower class of
animals as government officials do to people within society caused me such
hysteria. Slowly as time goes on in the story, animals are being manipulated
and because it is not all at once they do not realize what is going on.
Although, several people
do not understand why and how Orwell's book is a comedy, also known as a satire,
he is using animals to depict the life of humans. I think the comedy is
explained just based on that aspect. The animals over time end up being
involved in a monarchy. They think they have a say when in reality they do not. The pigs change the seven
commandments to fit their desired way of life. This part alone in the book left
me in awe because it is extremely true to society today. Even though , United States citizens
have the right to vote the government makes several decisions that have the
mask of looking like they are for the people when in reality they are for their
own hidden agendas.
The meaning of the work as
whole was clear for me since the very beginning. Although people start together
when an idea is created or started, as time goes on people start to form their own groups
based on their opinions and beliefs. I would highly recommend reading this book
if you disagree with the government or would just like an overall good laugh.
Literature, a good work of literature, something worth merit is expected to be
able to relate to all people. Animal farm, a satire about a bunch of animals that
try and change their way of life relates to people in modern society today, those
who are government officials corrupting the country or just the middle class
and or lower class person. Anyway I'm sure I will be writing again soon enough!
Always keep reading and being analytical.
P. S make sure to actually read this
book. Most of my class had already read this in like the eighth grade but I
still chose to read it. Animal Farm can truly be for anyone from seventh grade
and up. Do not be afraid to read things that may not be as AP sophisticated as
some of the other books your peers are reading!
Hey again! I just wanted to say I really like this post. You provided a lot of analysis on the novel, while also writing how it reflects to society within the U.S. now. It's really funny actually because this book is based on Russia, not America. But anyways, I just wanted to say that this post was way easier too read since you divided the post into paragraphs. I also want to acknowledge how you write more than we do on your posts, I think, because it looks like more than 500 words. You always go all out on your posts and I really like that. The only suggestion I have in the future is probably double check your post to ensure you're not forgetting to italicize titles and etc. Other than that good job!
ReplyDeleteI just love the path you took with this post! You once again introduced an interesting side from Orwell's work of satire Animal Farm. You made it interesting which can only encourage the ones who have not yet read it to either get out of their comfort zone or simply enjoy a great piece of literature. Overall I really enjoyed especially when you compared it to the U.S. government which shows how much you understood what you read and made it easy for the ones who read it and are a bit puzzled. The only thing I'd recommend for future posts is to include a few pictures which will make your blog even more creative! Keep writing!!
ReplyDeleteFirst, I love how you took our advice from previous post and separated you post into paragraphs, it made the post so much easier to read. In the last post I read you connected the book to Russia (Joseph Stalin), in this post you went more in depth and connected to the U.S. This shows that you really understood the book you were reading because you were able to make many different connections. This post was insightful and interesting to read. I cannot wait for your next post.
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