In-depth study of Animal Farm
Animal Farm
The book starts with Old Major’s speech about rebellion, that the animals should stand up for themselves, and one day rule themselves. After the rebellion was a success and Mr. Jones was driven off the farm, the pigs started teaching themselves how to read. After three months Napoleon called for pots of black and white paint to be brought forward to the big barn, on which Snowball painted the seven commandments, the main features of the animalism Old Major had been preaching. They started out as this: 1. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. 2. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend. 3. No animal shall wear clothes. 4. No animal shall sleep in a bed. 5. No animal shall drink alcohol. 6. No animal shall kill any other animal. 7. All animals are equal.
Early on, the animals were motivated and felt great about their victory over Mr. Jones. Some of the animals learned almost all the commandments. The pigs were the brightest. Other animals had troubles with this, but they learned the chant “Two legs good, four legs bad” and it worked well for them. They lived as they should, according to the seven commandments. The animals worked hard, the pigs as well. At the same time the pigs started to learn new things, they read books about engineering and gardening and kept increasing their knowledge. Napoleon showed himself as their new leader, and began taking control of everything.
At one point, a pig named Snowball showed a plan of a windmill he wanted them to build, for more efficient farming. When Napoleon was shown this, he trampled upon, and peed all over Snowballs drawings. Then he proceeded to call Snowball a traitor, and banished him from Animal Farm. This was the first time somebody broke one of the Seven Commandments, namely nr. 2: Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend. After somebody breaks a rule for the first time, it is easier to do it again. This goes for almost everything. It was done, and now the rules lost
The book starts with Old Major’s speech about rebellion, that the animals should stand up for themselves, and one day rule themselves. After the rebellion was a success and Mr. Jones was driven off the farm, the pigs started teaching themselves how to read. After three months Napoleon called for pots of black and white paint to be brought forward to the big barn, on which Snowball painted the seven commandments, the main features of the animalism Old Major had been preaching. They started out as this: 1. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. 2. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend. 3. No animal shall wear clothes. 4. No animal shall sleep in a bed. 5. No animal shall drink alcohol. 6. No animal shall kill any other animal. 7. All animals are equal.
Early on, the animals were motivated and felt great about their victory over Mr. Jones. Some of the animals learned almost all the commandments. The pigs were the brightest. Other animals had troubles with this, but they learned the chant “Two legs good, four legs bad” and it worked well for them. They lived as they should, according to the seven commandments. The animals worked hard, the pigs as well. At the same time the pigs started to learn new things, they read books about engineering and gardening and kept increasing their knowledge. Napoleon showed himself as their new leader, and began taking control of everything.
At one point, a pig named Snowball showed a plan of a windmill he wanted them to build, for more efficient farming. When Napoleon was shown this, he trampled upon, and peed all over Snowballs drawings. Then he proceeded to call Snowball a traitor, and banished him from Animal Farm. This was the first time somebody broke one of the Seven Commandments, namely nr. 2: Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend. After somebody breaks a rule for the first time, it is easier to do it again. This goes for almost everything. It was done, and now the rules lost