Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Animal Farm by George Orwell
As ferociously fresh as it was more than a half century ago, this remarkable allegory of a downtrodden society of overworked, mistreated animals and their quest to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality is one of the most scathing satires ever published. As readers witness the rise and bloody fall of the revolutionary animals, they begin to recognize the seeds of totalitarianism in the most idealistic organization—and in the most charismatic leaders, the souls of the cruelest oppressors.
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I've read this book before and decided to reread it after I read 1984. A great metaphor for the rise of Communism in the west, it does have an some what queer ending.
ReplyDeleteOrwell really knows how to end a story on a pretty bleak note. I liked that everything came pretty full circle and really drove the critique that he was making about communism home.
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