"The men had milked the cows in the early morning and then had gone out rabbiting, without bothering to feed the animals When Mr.Jones got back he immediately went to sleep on the drawing-room sofa with the News of the World over his face, so that when evening came, the animals were still unfed. At last they could stand it no longer."- Orwell, 15.
This quote sounds an awful lot like what happened during the French revolution. The people could take the abuse of the monarch until they weren't fed. When there was a famine, the people rebelled against the ruling class of France. I think that this is the same situation. The animals took the abuse until they were not fed. This was the final straw that broke the camels back, and pushed the animals to overthrow their ruler. It also reminds me of what I said in my last post how it takes violence to make civilization.
On a side note, I love how the pigs are taking the burden of drinking the milk and eating the apples. What a chore. Not only do the pigs do no real labor, but they get to eat the milk and apples exclusively.
Also, it seems hypocritical for the animals to read and write, because that is a human convention. Also, as the pig was writing the 7 rules on the wall, he was standing on his hind legs on a ladder writing it. Sounds pretty hypocritical to me.
3 comments:
carl i didnt know you were reading animal farm but your writting style is veary profesional. your words explain to me what is actually going on in the book
mark young
I like the connection you make to the French Revolution. To add onto your connection, there are also "leaders" emerging to lead the charge. In the real Revolution, Napoleon was one of those leaders. I also find it interesting that the pigs are taking up the "burden" of eating and drinking milk and apples. They lie in a certain way so that their actions can be justified. I also agree with you when you say that the animals are being hypocritical in the sense that they are starting to take up human like roles. I feel that as the story goes on the animals will start to take up more and more human like actions.
The way you made your "blog post" and referenced back to the French Revolution helped me understand the context of the book and how it relates to the French Revolution.
It seems intresting that you compared animals to actual humans as many would believe animals are a lower being and aren't equal as to humans.
"When there was a famine, the people rebelled against the ruling class of France. I think that this is the same situation. The animals took the abuse until they were not fed. This was the final straw that broke the camels back, and pushed the animals to overthrow their ruler."
Your writing style is especially unique and entertaining to read. This quote was what drove me to continue reading your blog, seems like a intresting book. I can't wait for you to update your blog and tell me more about "Animal Farm".
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