Animal Farm Reading Report
The Reading Report of Animal Farm
1115010197 Class 5 张智林
In this report, I’d like to analyze the story in two parts: analysis of important characters and my point of view.
Analysis of Important Characters
Old Major: A Charming Revolutionary Advocate He is a charismatic advocate of revolution and the guidance of the animals. This story has only ten chapters, but the author design a long length for the address by the old major without stint, which manifests that he is an important character in the story. ‘He was twelve years old and had lately grown rather stout, but he was still a majestic-looking pig, with a wise and benevolent appearance in spite of the fact that his tushes had never been cut.’ By this describing, we can understand clearly that he has a great talent to become a spiritual leader and easily to be shaped to become a revolutionary leader only by his appearance.
On the other hand, he’s constant representation of all the animals convinced them to obey his leadership. Moreover, his eloquence and motivate allegation successfully stimulate the animals’ hostility towards human - a great image of revolutionary pioneer is formed and he can stir up vast multitude (the animals) without a hitch.
‘Now, comrades, what is the nature of this life of ours? Let us face it: our lives are miserable, laborious, and short. We are born, we are given just so much food as will keep the breath in our bodies, and those of us who are capable of it are forced to work to the last atom of our strength; and the very instant that our usefulness has come to an end we are slaughtered with hideous cruelty.’ He seems to be the one hundred percent copy of some revolutionary pioneers: Gandhi in India, Mao Zedong in China, Hu Chi Minh in Vietnam, and Marx in the world.
Doubtlessly, he really wants to give a better circumstance to his offspring by fomenting revolution but not purely seeking for the fruit of the revolution. However it is so regretted that, resembling all
1115010197 Class 5 张智林
In this report, I’d like to analyze the story in two parts: analysis of important characters and my point of view.
Analysis of Important Characters
Old Major: A Charming Revolutionary Advocate He is a charismatic advocate of revolution and the guidance of the animals. This story has only ten chapters, but the author design a long length for the address by the old major without stint, which manifests that he is an important character in the story. ‘He was twelve years old and had lately grown rather stout, but he was still a majestic-looking pig, with a wise and benevolent appearance in spite of the fact that his tushes had never been cut.’ By this describing, we can understand clearly that he has a great talent to become a spiritual leader and easily to be shaped to become a revolutionary leader only by his appearance.
On the other hand, he’s constant representation of all the animals convinced them to obey his leadership. Moreover, his eloquence and motivate allegation successfully stimulate the animals’ hostility towards human - a great image of revolutionary pioneer is formed and he can stir up vast multitude (the animals) without a hitch.
‘Now, comrades, what is the nature of this life of ours? Let us face it: our lives are miserable, laborious, and short. We are born, we are given just so much food as will keep the breath in our bodies, and those of us who are capable of it are forced to work to the last atom of our strength; and the very instant that our usefulness has come to an end we are slaughtered with hideous cruelty.’ He seems to be the one hundred percent copy of some revolutionary pioneers: Gandhi in India, Mao Zedong in China, Hu Chi Minh in Vietnam, and Marx in the world.
Doubtlessly, he really wants to give a better circumstance to his offspring by fomenting revolution but not purely seeking for the fruit of the revolution. However it is so regretted that, resembling all