Communism in Animal Farm
The novel Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, is a story of rebellion and dictatorship. The book is usually referred to as an extended fable, or a story that contains a moral and has animals that function as humans. The moral of Animal Farm is that communism does not work. This book can also be described as a satire because it makes fun of a certain aspect of society, such as communism. The book itself is about an irresponsible, usually drunk, farmer named Jones and the animals on his farm. Jones's terrible treatment forced the animals on his farm, Manor Farm, to rebel and overthrow him in hope of not having to work for such a cruel tyrant. But when the pigs take it upon themselves to be the Animal Farm leaders, things start to gradually go back to the way it used to be with Jones in control. In the end, the animals on the farm cannot tell the difference between their leaders, the pigs, and their enemies, the human beings. This book is an excellent representation of why communism does not work through use of fictional characters. Karl Marx also wrote a book, Communist Manifesto, which tries to show how communism would work. Marx's theory of the thesis, antithesis, and synthesis can be found
In the beginning, Jones owns Manor Farm, which is operated by "Man". This whole time period is known as the thesis. The antithesis is when the animals take over and everything seems to be going good for them. Even though the novel does not follow Karl Marx's theory for a synthesis, Napoleon and the pigs think it does. The main message, which is contradicted by Karl Marx's theory, is that communism does not work. In the novel, there is no actual synthesis, but Napoleon thinks his way is the synthesis. In reality, the story goes back to the thesis, because of the way Napoleon operates the farm. His way involves overworking the animals, conducting executions, and mistreating the animals in general. The pigs sell Boxer, an overworking optimistic horse who is about to retire, to a slaughterer for money to buy alcohol. This action alone breaks two of the original Seven Commandments. Over time, it always amazes the animals that everything Napoleon does is within the law and if it is not with in the law, the incident is blamed on Snowball, who is dead. The chickens' eggs start to be sold again and the food is at an all time low. The weather destroys the windmill that is being constructed, and Napoleon says Snowball did it. Even though the pigs promise to not live anything like the humans, they end up being just like them. Against original law, the pigs live in the human's house, sleep in human beds, wear human clothes, drink alcohol, and learn to read, write, and walk like the humans. But with the new mended laws, every one
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