Review of the work

The Animal Farm is a fable about the power during the second world war. The work has a simple and easy to understand for all ages language, however, isn’t directed to children. The book is a satire of communism in the former USSR and the Stalinist government. For that George uses animal figures representing political figures.

The story begins on Solar Grange , when Major, an old pig, gathers all the animals to tell about his idea to create a revolution , so that the animals do not suffer more oppression of humans. For him all animals were equal and capable of being self-reliant and live together in harmony .

Shortly after Major dies and his friends pigs , Snowball and Napoleon , assume its ideas and deploy " Animalism " . The pigs were smarter because they could read . Meetings were held and the seven commandments to be followed have been created , and was created by a hymn, they all sang.

The commandments said :

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.

After some confusion the owner of the farm, Mr. Jone , is expelled and the farm is now called Animal Farm. Thereafter all start caring for and administering the farm and all worked for their own sustenance. All went well, but ambition began to take care of the pigs, and they thought they were better than others. They began to disobey the commandments living better and more comfortably, always justifying that they deserved privileges due to his mental superiority. With that initial idea of revolution begins to be distorted, so pigs began to behave like humans. They came to live in the house of Mr. Jones and did the same things that its owner had. For that "added" amendments to the commandments which were:

4 - No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets.

5 - No animal shall drink alcohol to excess.

6 - No animal shall kill another animal without cause.

7 - All animals are equal but some are more equal than others

The behavior of pigs caused and causes indignation, because it causes the reader to reflect on our actions. So what causes the revolt is the similarity of our actions and behavior of pigs.