What is significant about the quotes, "All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others" and "Four legs good, two legs better"? | eNotes What is significant about the quotes, "All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others" and "Four legs good, two legs better"? dalepowell1962 | College Teacher | (Level 2) Assistant Educator Posted on June 10, 2009 at 9:54 AM In George Orwell's Animal Farm, the animals started with seven commandments that were the laws of the farm. Originally, they concluded with Old Major's claim that all animals are equal. Little by little, throughout the novel, the commandments are eroded until they conclude with the "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." This is, of course, absurd and an oxymoron since equal means equal; therefore, nothing can be more equal. This serves as a conclusion because the ultimate absurdity has occurred.

What has been stated indirectly is,"All animals are not equal." The novel also concludes with an idea different from the original in "Four legs good, two legs bad" which becomes "Four legs good, two legs better." (Both of these lines were uttered by the sheep.) This also represents a complete turn around from the beginning. pmiranda2857 | High School Teacher | (Level 1) Educator Emeritus Posted on June 10, 2009 at 9:43 AM The events that precede the new philosophy include: Napoleon executing animals who dare to question his authority. Animals are torn to pieces by his attack dogs right in front of the other animals so that they will be afraid of him and not question anything he does or says. Four legs good, two legs bad comes from the speech made by Old Major in the beginning of the book that is one of the principles of the theory of animalism that is at the heart of the rebellion. Old Major is instructing the animals to never trust anything that walks on two legs, he, of course, is referring to man, who he says is evil.

Old Major would be very surprised that by the end of the book, pigs are walking on two legs and have taken on all the traits of man in direct opposition to his philosophy. The conclusion of the novel depicts how the rebellion worked to get rid of the farmer, but did not succeed in equality for all animals. Instead of sharing equality, the animals are now under the rule of a harsh tyrant, Napoleon, who is cruel and violent in ways that Farmer Jones never was. In fact, he is so severe in his treatment of the animals that the phrase, all animals are equal, but some are more equal than others, applies to the new rules that govern the farm.

"In chapter one, Old Major interrupts his speech appealing to the animals for a Rebellion against the humans by asking for a vote on whether "wild creatures, such as rats and rabbits" should be included in the statement "All animals are comrades." Although at this point, the animals vote to accept the rats, later distinctions between different types of animals become so commonplace that the seventh commandment of Animalism is officially changed to read, "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others." Napoleon and the pigs are the ruling class, they and their cronies and associates live well, while the animals, the horses, sheep, etc, work and work and work, are fed very little and are carted off to the slaughterhouse once they can no longer work hard. Animal Farm - Wikiquote Animal Farm ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS. Animal Farm (1945) is a satirical novella (which can also be understood as a modern fable or allegory) by George Orwell , ostensibly about a group of animals who oust the humans from the farm on which they live. They run the farm themselves, only to have it degenerate into a brutal tyranny of its own.

Contents 12 External links Chapter 1 No argument must lead you astray. Never listen when they tell you that Man and the animals have a common interest, that the prosperity of the one is the prosperity of the others. It is all lies. Now, comrades, what is the nature of this life of ours? Let us face it: our lives are miserable, laborious, and short. We are born, we are given just so much food as will keep the breath in our bodies, and those of us who are capable of it are forced to work to the last atom of our strength; and the very instant that our usefulness has come to an end we are slaughtered with hideous cruelty. No animal in England knows the meaning of happiness or leisure after he is a year old. No animal in England is free. The life of an animal is misery and slavery: that is the plain truth. Why then do we continue in this miserable condition? Because nearly the whole of the produce of our labour is stolen from us by human beings. There, comrades, is the answer to all our problems. It is summed up in a single word--Man. Man is the only real enemy we have.

Remove Man from the scene, and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished for ever. Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals. He sets them to work, he gives back to them the bare minimum that will prevent them from starving, and the rest he keeps for himself. Our labour tills the soil, our dung fertilises it, and yet there is not one of us that owns more than his bare skin. Is it not crystal clear, then, comrades, that all the evils of this life of ours spring from the tyranny of human beings? Only get rid of Man, and the produce of our labour would be our own. Almost overnight we could become rich and free. What then must we do? Why, work night and day, body and soul, for the overthrow of the human race! That is my message to you, comrades: Rebellion! Remember, comrades, your resolution must never falter. No argument must lead you astray.

Never listen when they tell you that Man and the animals have a common interest, that the prosperity of the one is the prosperity of the others. It is all lies. Man serves the interests of no creature except himself. And among us animals let there be perfect unity, perfect comradeship in the struggle. All men are enemies. All animals are comrades. The vote was taken at once, and it was agreed by an overwhelming majority that rats were comrades. There were only four dissentients, the three dogs and the cat, who was afterwards discovered to have voted on both sides. All the habits of Man are evil. And, above all, no animal must ever tyrannise over his own kind. Weak or strong, clever or simple, we are all brothers. No animal must ever kill any other animal. All animals are equal. Chapter 2 "Comrade," said Snowball, "those ribbons that you are so devoted to are the badge of slavery. Can you not understand that liberty is worth more than ribbons?" The Seven Commandments: Chapter 3 Donkeys live a long time. None of you has ever seen a dead donkey. The importance of keeping the pigs in good health was all too obvious.

So it was agreed without further argument that the milk and the windfall apples (and also the main crop of apples when they ripened) should be reserved for the pigs alone. Nobody stole, nobody grumbled over his rations, the quarreling and biting and jealousy which had been normal features of life in the old days had almost disappeared. Old Benjamin, the donkey, seemed quite unchanged since the Rebellion. He did his work in the same slow obstinate way as he had done it in Jones's time, never shirking and never volunteering for extra work either. About the Rebellion and its results he would express no opinion. When asked whether he was not happier now that Jones was gone, he would say only "Donkeys live a long time. None of you has ever seen a dead donkey," and the others had to be content with this cryptic answer. Four legs good, two legs bad. The early apples were now ripening, and the grass of the orchard was littered with windfalls. The animals had assumed as a matter of course that these would be shared out equally; one day, however, the order went forth that all the windfalls were to be collected and brought to the harness-room for the use of the pigs.

At this some of the other animals murmured, but it was no use. All the pigs were in full agreement on this point, even Snowball and Napoleon. Squealer was sent to make the necessary explanations to the others. "Comrades!" he cried. "You do not imagine, I hope, that we pigs are doing this in a spirit of selfishness and privilege? Many of us actually dislike milk and apples. I dislike them myself. Our sole object in taking these things is to preserve our health. Milk and apples (this has been proved by Science, comrades) contain substances absolutely necessary to the well-being of a pig. We pigs are brainworkers. The whole management and organisation of this farm depend on us. Day and night we are watching over your welfare. It is for YOUR sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples. Do you know what would happen if we pigs failed in our duty? Jones would come back! Yes, Jones would come back!

Surely, comrades," cried Squealer almost pleadingly, skipping from side to side and whisking his tail, "surely there is no one among you who wants to see Jones come back?" Now if there was one thing that the animals were completely certain of, it was that they did not want Jones back. When it was put to them in this light, they had no more to say. The importance of keeping the pigs in good health was all too obvious. So it was agreed without further argument that the milk and the windfall apples (and also the main crop of apples when they ripened) should be reserved for the pigs alone. Chapter 4 "No sentimentality, comrade!" cried Snowball from whose wounds the blood was still dripping. "War is war. The only good human being is a dead one." Chapter 5 Until now the animals had been about equally divided in their sympathies, but in a moment Snowball’s eloquence had carried them away. Do not imagine, comrades, that leadership is a pleasure. On the contrary, it is a deep and heavy responsibility. No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal. He would be only too happy to let you make your decisions for yourselves.

But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where should we be? Squealer Chapter 6 All that year the animals worked like slaves. But they were happy in their work; they grudged no effort or sacrifice, well aware that everything that they did was for the benefit of themselves and those of their kind who would come after them, and not for a pack of idle, thieving human beings. Once again the animals were conscious of a vague uneasiness. Never to have any dealings with human beings, never to engage in trade, never to make use of money— had not these been among the earliest resolutions passed at the first triumphant Meeting when Jones was expelled? All the animals remembered passing such resolutions: or at least they thought that they remembered it. Afterwards Squealer made a round of the farm and set the animals' minds at rest. He assured them that the resolution against engaging in trade and using money had never been passed, or even suggested. It was pure imagination, probably traceable in the beginning to lies circulated by Snowball. A few animals still felt faintly doubtful, but Squealer asked them shrewdly, "Are you certain that this is not something that you have dreamed, comrades?

Have you any record of such a resolution? Is it written down anywhere?" And since it was certainly true that nothing of the kind existed in writing, the animals were satisfied that they had been mistaken. Comrades, do you know who is responsible for this? Do you know the enemy who has come in the night and overthrown our windmill? SNOWBALL! Napoleon Chapter 7 Whenever anything went wrong it became usual to attribute it to Snowball. If a window was broken or a drain was blocked up, someone was certain to say that Snowball had come in the night and done it, and when the key of the store-shed was lost, the whole farm was convinced that Snowball had thrown it down the well. Curiously enough, they went on believing this even after the mislaid key was found under a sack of meal. "Ah, that is different!" said Boxer . "If Comrade Napoleon says it, it must be right." And so the tale of confessions and executions went on, until there was a pile of corpses lying before Napoleon's feet and the air was heavy with the smell of blood, which had been unknown there since the expulsion of Jones.

When it was all over, the remaining animals, except for the pigs and dogs, crept away in a body. They were shaken and miserable. They did not know which was more shocking--the treachery of the animals who had leagued themselves with Snowball, or the cruel retribution they had just witnessed. In the old days there had often been scenes of bloodshed equally terrible, but it seemed to all of them that it was far worse now that it was happening among themselves. Since Jones had left the farm, until today, no animal had killed another animal. As Clover looked down the hillside her eyes filled with tears. If she could have spoken her thoughts, it would have been to say that this was not what they had aimed at when they had set themselves years ago to work for the overthrow of the human race. These scenes of terror and slaughter were not what they had looked forward to on that night when old Major first stirred them to rebellion.

If she herself had had any picture of the future, it had been of a society of animals set free from hunger and the whip, all equal, each working according to his capacity, the strong protecting the weak, as she had protected the lost brood of ducklings with her foreleg on the night of Major's speech. Instead--she did not know why--they had come to a time when no one dared speak his mind, when fierce, growling dogs roamed everywhere, and when you had to watch your comrades torn to pieces after confessing to shocking crimes. There was no thought of rebellion or disobedience in her mind. She knew that, even as things were, they were far better off than they had been in the days of Jones, and that before all else it was needful to prevent the return of the human beings. Whatever happened she would remain faithful, work hard, carry out the orders that were given to her, and accept the leadership of Napoleon. But still, it was not for this that she and all the other animals had hoped and toiled. Animal Farm, Animal Farm, Never through me shalt thou come to harm!

Chapter 8 Somehow it seemed as though the farm had grown richer without making the animals themselves any richer — except, of course, for the pigs and the dogs. A few days later, when the terror caused by the executions had died down, some of the animals remembered--or thought they remembered--that the Sixth Commandment decreed "No animal shall kill any other animal." And though no one cared to mention it in the hearing of the pigs or the dogs, it was felt that the killings which had taken place did not square with this. Clover asked Benjamin to read her the Sixth Commandment, and when Benjamin, as usual, said that he refused to meddle in such matters, she fetched Muriel. Muriel read the Commandment for her. It ran: "No animal shall kill any other animal WITHOUT CAUSE." Somehow or other, the last two words had slipped out of the animals' memory. But they saw now that the Commandment had not been violated; for clearly there was good reason for killing the traitors who had leagued themselves with Snowball.

Napoleon was now never spoken of simply as "Napoleon." He was always referred to in formal style as "our Leader, Comrade Napoleon," and this pigs liked to invent for him such titles as Father of All Animals, Terror of Mankind, Protector of the Sheep-fold, Ducklings' Friend, and the like. In his speeches, Squealer would talk with the tears rolling down his cheeks of Napoleon's wisdom the goodness of his heart, and the deep love he bore to all animals everywhere, even and especially the unhappy animals who still lived in ignorance and slavery on other farms. It had become usual to give Napoleon the credit for every successful achievement and every stroke of good fortune. You would often hear one hen remark to another, "Under the guidance of our Leader, Comrade Napoleon, I have laid five eggs in six days"; or two cows, enjoying a drink at the pool, would exclaim, "Thanks to the leadership of Comrade Napoleon, how excellent this water tastes!" At the foot of the end wall of the big barn, where the Seven Commandments were written, there lay a ladder broken in two pieces.

Squealer, temporarily stunned, was sprawling beside it, and near at hand there lay a lantern, a paint-brush, and an overturned pot of white paint. The dogs immediately made a ring round Squealer, and escorted him back to the farmhouse as soon as he was able to walk. None of the animals could form any idea as to what this meant, except old Benjamin, who nodded his muzzle with a knowing air, and seemed to understand, but would say nothing. But a few days later Muriel, reading over the Seven Commandments to herself, noticed that there was yet another of them which the animals had remembered wrong. They had thought the Fifth Commandment was "No animal shall drink alcohol," but there were two words that they had forgotten. Actually the Commandment read: "No animal shall drink alcohol TO EXCESS." Chapter 9 For the time being, certainly, it had been found necessary to make a readjustment of rations (Squealer always spoke of it as a "readjustment," never as a "reduction"), but in comparison with the days of Jones, the improvement was enormous.

Reading out the figures in a shrill, rapid voice, he proved to them in detail that they had more oats, more hay, more turnips than they had had in Jones's day, that they worked shorter hours, that their drinking water was of better quality, that they lived longer, that a larger proportion of their young ones survived infancy, and that they had more straw in their stalls and suffered less from fleas. The animals believed every word of it. Truth to tell, Jones and all he stood for had almost faded out of their memories. They knew that life nowadays was harsh and bare, that they were often hungry and often cold, and that they were usually working when they were not asleep. But doubtless it had been worse in the old days. They were glad to believe so. Besides, in those days they had been slaves and now they were free, and that made all the difference, as Squealer did not fail to point out. Chapter 10 Somehow it seemed as though the farm had grown richer without making the animals themselves any richer — except, of course, for the pigs and the dogs. Four legs good, two legs better! ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL, BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS.

The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which. Quotes about Animal Farm In Animal Farm, though Napoleon and the pigs may not "own" the means to production in the technical sense of possessing a legal piece of paper that says they do … the pigs behave as if they own the farm and have a canine police force to back up their claim. Peter Edgerly Firchow, in Modern Utopian Fictions from H.G. Wells to Iris Murdoch (2007), p. 106 External links All Animals Are Equal, but Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others Essay - 926 Words All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. Essay ...Jeremiah Homer March 22, 2012 English III: Mr. Smith Animal Farm Analysis Paper Animal Farm, by George Orwell is a story that depicts the consequences that arise when people (or in this case, animals) are given too much power, as they have shown to abuse it.

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2930 Words | 9 Pages Animal Farm-What Makes Animal More Than Just a Fairy Story Essay ...Animal Farm Animal Farm, by George Orwell is an allegory based on the Russian Revolution. The novel warns us about the abuse of power and how people use it to brainwash others. In this essay, I will analyse what makes animal farm more than just a ‘fairy story’. Animal Farm is a novel about animals taking over their farm. However, this is only the surface of the story. At the... 792 Words | 2 Pages SparkNotes: Animal Farm: Chapter X Animal Farm (See Important Quotations Explained ) Summary Years pass. Many animals age and die, and few recall the days before the Rebellion. The animals complete a new windmill, which is used not for generating electricity but for milling corn, a far more profitable endeavor. The farm seems to have grown richer, but only the many pigs and dogs live comfortable lives. Squealer explains that the pigs and dogs do very important work—filling out forms and such. The other animals largely accept this explanation, and their lives go on very much as before.

They never lose their sense of pride in Animal Farm or their feeling that they have differentiated themselves from animals on other farms. The inhabitants of Animal Farm still fervently believe in the goals of the Rebellion—a world free from humans, with equality for all animals. One day, Squealer takes the sheep off to a remote spot to teach them a new chant. Not long afterward, the animals have just finished their day’s work when they hear the terrified neighing of a horse. It is Clover, and she summons the others hastily to the yard. There, the animals gaze in amazement at Squealer walking toward them on his hind legs. Napoleon soon appears as well, walking upright; worse, he carries a whip. Before the other animals have a chance to react to the change, the sheep begin to chant, as if on cue: “Four legs good, two legs better!” Clover, whose eyes are failing in her old age, asks Benjamin to read the writing on the barn wall where the Seven Commandments were originally inscribed.

Only the last commandment remains: “all animals are equal.” However, it now carries an addition: “but some animals are more equal than others.” In the days that follow, Napoleon openly begins smoking a pipe, and the other pigs subscribe to human magazines, listen to the radio, and begin to install a telephone, also wearing human clothes that they have salvaged from Mr. Jones’s wardrobe. One day, the pigs invite neighboring human farmers over to inspect Animal Farm. The farmers praise the pigs and express, in diplomatic language, their regret for past “misunderstandings.” The other animals, led by Clover, watch through a window as Mr. Pilkington and Napoleon toast each other, and Mr. Pilkington declares that the farmers share a problem with the pigs: “If you have your lower animals to contend with,” he says, “we have our lower classes!” Mr. Pilkington notes with appreciation that the pigs have found ways to make Animal Farm’s animals work harder and on less food than any other group of farm animals in the county. He adds that he looks forward to introducing these advances on his own farm.

Napoleon replies by reassuring his human guests that the pigs never wanted anything other than to conduct business peacefully with their human neighbors and that they have taken steps to further that goal. Animals on Animal Farm will no longer address one another as “Comrade,” he says, or pay homage to Old Major; nor will they salute a flag with a horn and hoof upon it. All of these customs have been changed recently by decree, he assures the men. Napoleon even announces that Animal Farm will now be known as the Manor Farm, which is, he believes, its “correct and original name.” The pigs and farmers return to their amiable card game, and the other animals creep away from the window. Soon the sounds of a quarrel draw them back to listen. Napoleon and Pilkington have played the ace of spades simultaneously, and each accuses the other of cheating. The animals, watching through the window, realize with a start that, as they look around the room of the farmhouse, they can no longer distinguish which of the cardplayers are pigs and which are human beings. Analysis (See Important Quotations Explained ) The last chapter of Animal Farm brings the novel to its logical, unavoidable, yet chilling conclusion.

The pigs wholly consolidate their power and their totalitarian, communist dictatorship completely overwhelms the democratic-socialist ideal of Animal Farm. Napoleon and the other pigs have become identical to the human farmers, just as Stalin and the Russian communists eventually became indistinguishable from the aristocrats whom they had replaced and the Western capitalists whom they had denounced. The significance of Napoleon’s name is now entirely clear: the historical Napoleon, who ruled France in the early nineteenth century and conquered much of Europe before being defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1814, originally appeared to be a great liberator, overthrowing Europe’s kings and monarchs and bringing freedom to its people. But he eventually crowned himself emperor of France, shattering the dreams of European liberalism. Rather than destroying the aristocracy, Napoleon simply remade it around himself. Similarly, the pig Napoleon figures as the champion of Animalism early on. Now, however, he protests to the humans that he wants nothing more than to be one of them—that is, an oppressor. Throughout the novella, Orwell has told his fable from the animals’ point of view. In this chapter, we see clearly the dramatic power achieved by this narrative strategy.

The animals remain naïvely hopeful up until the very end. Although they realize that the republic foretold by Old Major has yet to come to fruition, they stalwartly insist that it will come “[s]ome day.” These assertions charge the final events of the story with an intense irony. For although Orwell has used foreshadowing and subtle hints to make us more suspicious than the animals of the pigs’ motives, these statements of ingenuous faith in Animal Farm on the part of the common animals occur just before the final scene. This gap between the animals’ optimism and the harsh reality of the pigs’ totalitarian rule creates a sense of dramatic contrast. Although the descent into tyranny has been gradual, Orwell provides us with a restatement of the original ideals only moments before the full revelation of their betrayal. 1 What is your review of Animal Farm (1945 book)?

- Quora Quora Written Jul 7, 2016 ‘Animal Farm’ penned down by Eric Arthur Blair under the pen name George Orwell, published on August 17, 1945 in England, might have derived its source from the events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917, it’s connection with India is equally old as the author Eric A. Blair was born on 25 June 1903, in Motihari, Bengal Presidency (present-day Bihar), in British India. Being a democratic socialist himself and a rigid detractor of social-injustice, single-party rule; he’d brilliantly portrayed what the author of 21st century would definitely find next toimpossible to conclude in just mere 50 pages. You’ll find this book to be listed among top 20 or say top 50 must-read-books all over the world of all time and there are various reasons for that- 1. The Book is- One-Time-Read, too short! (Less than 50 pages!) 2.

As soon as you finish it, the impact of this book can be felt instantaneously, the layers of doubts get shattered down and what you come to seek is sheer reality around the system. 3. Animals! Animals Speak, Animals carve down their own book on Animalism. The way author has channelized his thoughts via making allegorically use of animals (unlike human characters), which proves to be highly effective & impact whittling on the reader, makes us see what is unseen to our eyes. 4. Politics-ranging from revolt to independence, multi-party rule to single party rule or modern form of dictatorship; the blood splintering for the love of throne & rule and the devastating consequences of the relationship between contemplative shrewd ruler & the blind illiterate followers. 5. And, the prevalent mystery of all time- How are common people confronted with ‘vicious model of ruling’ which mistakenly taken or more precisely described to us as Independence & Sacred Democracy? My Take from Animal Farm: To me, ‘The Manor Farm’ is a country ruled by Mr.

Jones Manor (Lets say A Dictator), who rules all over the kingdom, the animals (Its People) & take maximum work from them by giving meager food & slaughtering those who impede to serve him. Then one day, Animals decide to revolt against him, aroused by the speech of Old Major (Aged Boar- Say Freedom Fighter), and by giving their all they bring down Mr. Jones’ throne. Congratulations! They’ve becomeINDEPENDENT now & they rename their country as ‘Animal Farm’. Now, from here on they can build the ‘Kingdom of their Dreams’ but do they? They together draft various rules in their interest & note down in the book of animalism (Their Constitution), the rules which they call as commandments are: Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend. No animal shall wear clothes. No animal shall sleep in a bed. No animal shall drink alcohol. No animal shall kill any other animal. All animals are equal. All Good! All in their Interest!

Now, there comes the two pigs in form of two leaders, one is Napoleon (Leader of Political Party-1) & another one is Snowball (Leader of Political Party-2), they have their own opinions & own set of followers. Snowball believes in Animalism & Development, whereas Napoleon is shrewd who objects Snowball on every other step. Snowball is in favor of making all animals literate & wants to build industrial society for the animals so that they can lead a comfortable & joyful life. Whereas, Napoleon is avaricious and materialistic who doesn’t want to make other animals literate except his own species of pigs. Napoleon slowly & steadily sweeps off all his opponents & hurdles starting from Snowball by slaughtering anyone who dares to come in his way. How he does it, well you ought to read this story! With the help of different animals, Orwell has marvelously described different segments of the society & how they react to their leaders. For instance, Boxer (Horse) being the hard-working & illiterate disciple, gives his best in the work allotted to him by Napoleon & at last when he becomes incapable of doing work, he is slaughtered by Napoleon. That’s the Reality!

Conclusion I take from here, when given a chance to a country after getting independence to rebuild its constitution & its future, it is in the intention of its leaders as well as the followers which will decide where the county will go. True Independence will align itself with the nation when all the literate inhabitants will use their consciences to compel their leader to make the decisions not for him but for the nation. ~ As Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better! ~ July 7, 2016 Written May 6, 2013 ★★★★ Let's be honest here; on it's own, with no context, this is pretty much Chicken Run (2000 movie) with a dark twist in the middle of the movie. Without the whole backstory about why the book was written, it just sounds a little too simplistic and childish. Until I realized what it was portraying, I actually found the language funny to read, it was that dumbed down. But once you get and understand why Orwell wrote Animal Farm, and as you get further through the book (it's reasonably short), you suddenly realise just how incredibly smart, accessible and important this book is.

The way that Orwell is able to convey such a complicated political message (for most people at least),and make it understandable and relevant for a much larger audience, is incredible. I'm actually in awe of how he had done it. Seriously, though it's not a great as a standalone story, but with the context it is one of the best book's I've read. I would strongly recommend it to anyone. Written Jul 26, 2014 ★★★★★ Absolute power can propel anyone out of his wits and drive him corrupt and perilous. This is the subject of George Orwell’s short novel, which lucidly and vividly delineates the reason of failure of Communism. Animal Farm, an allegorical novel, is a sarcastic and a pungent satire on totalitarianism, very particularly of Stalin era. Although Animal Farm is a simple fable of farmyard animals but it is of great symbolic value. This biting satire establishes how easily revolutionary ideas and intentions of social service are turned upside down to betray the revolution by dishonesty, ignorance, pride and greed of their corrupt leaders and bend it into autocracy.

It gracefully points out that it is the essence of human nature to prevent people from being equal and happy, or at least equally happy. Animal Farm opens with a concealed meeting of the animals of “Manor Farm” in darkness called upon by Old Major, the old boar of the “Manor Farm”. He shares with the other animals of farm his dream of a farm steered and governed by the animals themselves, without the control of oppressive Mr. Jones, the owner of “Manor Farm” and other humans, where all the animals enjoy freedom and equality and work to brace themselves rather for parasitic humans. Old Major passes away three days later, influencing distressed animals with a vision of a revolution and fuelling them with the desire to rebel against the their tormentor, Mr. Jones. The two pigs, Napoleon and Snowball, take up the cause to prepare for a revolt and lead the animals to a rise and successfully oust Mr. Jones of the farm, thus ending his rule. Animals then take control of the farm and rename it as “Animal Farm”. At this point animals aim to rule the farm themselves for their benefits, on an equal basis and with mutual respect for all.

Seven Commandments of 'Animalism' are laid down and painted on the wall. The Seven Commandments are: 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. The pigs, especially Snowball and Napoleon, take upon themselves the leadership and the responsibility to educate other animals, and give suggestions on how to improve the farm. They come up with various ideas, especially building a windmill. At first, the animals work collectively and support each other, toil harder than before, especially Boxer, a loyal, dedicated and a respectable cart-horse to complete their tasks and yet they were at bliss as they enjoyed their freedom. The harvest is most productive than they've ever seen, and everyone has more food and more freedom from jobs and functioning of farm is smooth. Soon, the pigs are at the top of the hierarchy.

However everything changes when Napoleon gets rid of Snowball, who worked for the well-being of the animals and makes changes to the governance of the farm and assumes supreme leadership. Under Napoleon's baleful leadership things turn ugly as he along with his aids pass over absurd commands, handle the affairs of farm with dishonesty, wickedness and greed and without care for their comrades. They deprive animals of their rights and make them work beyond their permit and without much self-gain, whereas the pigs themselves didn't do too much of the physical work, considering them suited for managing and directing only. Animals felt that their hope of a utopia, for what they labored for and freedom, was no longer a possibility. Artful Napoleon made others believe that Snowball was responsible for all evils that had befallen on them. Squealer, a young pig and a stirring orator justifies every policy and statement Napoleon made and also managed to change all the Seven Commandments to their advantage. Years pass, and the pigs, once comrades turned into dictators. They learn to walk upright, carry whips and wear clothes. The Seven Commandments are reduced to: "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others".

Lies, corruption, private interests and tyranny take over the farm, making life miserable for the animals, back to the way it was before in the times of Mr. Jones. Napoleon, now the holder of absolute power annuls practices related to the revolution, and announces an alliance with the humans and changes the name of the farm to "The Manor Farm". Animals can now see that the faces of the pigs look similar to humans, and none can mark the difference between them. Story of Animal Farm runs parallel with history of Soviet reign, with Napoleon resembling to Stalin, Snowball to Trotsky, and Boxer as common hard working Soviet people and several of the other characters and situations have obvious specific depiction. Animal Farm is a perfect story that portrays corrupt leadership as the flaw in revolution, rather than the act of revolution itself! This award winning novel is masterpiece and a landmark in political literature - a definite read for all.

Written Mar 14, 2013 ★★★★★ I can't believe I had not read this book until very recently, I curse my self for it,i was recently writing a post in a public forum on political scene in India,when a friend recommended,that i should read Animal farm,i can't thank him enough for it.its brilliant. George Orwell has become one of my favourite authors,right up their with Jack London, Tolstoy,and twain if you want to read a classic,if you are intrigued by politics,if you find it too complex to understand,then this is the book for you,it keeps your mind churning with questions towards the government and its numerous affects on society,and Orwell a product of the great depression and a student of politics and literature himself explains them in the simplest way I can imagine,for the lay man so to speak,and all this in less than hundred pages.

Animal Farm uses personification to portray real-life dictators through the animals in the book.the main theme around which the story revolves is also an important under lying message orwell has so brilliantly been able to convey is the process of ideological corruption that has been taking place throughout the novel and the division between two classes, such as the difference between humans and animals and how two different “political” standpoints/powers from two characters(Napoleon and snowball) impact a general populace. Written Mar 15, 2013 ★★★★ Animal Farm, as many might have told you, is an allegory for the Russian revolution. It intends to portray how a "Communist Utopia" can change into a "Dictatorial Dystopia". George Orwell himself being an eye witness to such transitions does the best job, that too in about 100 pages!! On careful examination one can easily discern the similarities in the major charachters of the Revolution and those of the novel. "Mr. Jones" - the perpetually inebriated farm owner is the Czar Nikolas II, emulating Capitalism "Old Major" - who dreams the ideal world is Lenin.

He instills revolution in people's minds and leads them to overthrow Human rule named as "The Great Cowshed" (The Bolshevik Revolution), but soon dies. "The Seven Commandments" - although not very clear, but can be said to emulate the " New Economic Policy " of Lenin. "Napolean" - a radical element in the farm is "Stalin" who eventually takes over the farm after Old Major "Snowball" - is Leon Trotsky, who was also a close associate of Lenin and remained loyal to him but was ousted by Stalin when their views later clashed. "Mr. Frederick" - the owner of a neighbouring farm, who briefly enters into an alliance with the pigs eventually to betray them, represents Germany at best!! "Moses" - a raven, who occasionally visits the farm and the tells animals about a "Sugarcandy Mountain" (Heaven) where everyone goes after dying but only if they work hard!!, is an apt representation of the Russian Church. Though Napolean ignores Moses initially, he later leverages Moses' teachings to his benefit, just like Stalin did with the Church. The other animals - encapsulate the general riff-raff, their behaviour and reactions during these situations.

There are some animals, who work hard (Boxer) and instead of being rewarded are eventually neglected. Benjamin, who are literate (have proper understanding of the events), but are unwilling to raise their voices and protest. People like Molly, who run away from their nation at these tumultuous times. And others who simply have no idea about the highly valued principles being talked about and are highly gullible also illiterate (contrast it to the literate animals). This gullibility is used very effectively by Squeler(Mikhail Molotov) to justify Napolean's propagnda, a master of oration, whose verbose speeches are designed to obfuscate and manipulate the illeterate animals into beleiving him. The Seven Commandments are very clandestinely changed, which mimics the way Stalin changed the "New Economic Policy" into his own Planned Economy. This makes the animals realize that the very leaders, who showed them Utopian dreams once are not honest anymore and instead are getting into friendships and partnerships with the Humans (Capitalists) at the cost of their welfare. There is a very beautiful instance, when Mr.

Frederick and Napolean get into a fight while playing cards, the animals, watching the fight from a distance are not able to make out the difference between their faces. There are umpteen subtle comparisons that one could draw and in the second reading you'll identify one more!! This book reminds me of the Panchatantra . I'll rate it four because: 1. Quora dosen't allow rating between 4 and 5, 2. This book should have been longer, at the end you are just left wishing that it went on for a few more pages. 3. There is always a scope for improvement, nothing can be perfect. 4. If you've read enough literarture on Russian Revolution, the book just seems a bit tautologous (not the writer's fault anyway!!) SparkNotes: Animal Farm: Important Quotations Explained Important Quotations Explained 1. “Four legs good, two legs bad.” This phrase, which occurs in Chapter III, constitutes Snowball’s condensation of the Seven Commandments of Animalism, which themselves serve as abridgments of Old Major’s stirring speech on the need for animal unity in the face of human oppression.

The phrase instances one of the novel’s many moments of propagandizing, which Orwell portrays as one example of how the elite class abuses language to control the lower classes. Although the slogan seems to help the animals achieve their goal at first, enabling them to clarify in their minds the principles that they support, it soon becomes a meaningless sound bleated by the sheep (“two legs baa-d”), serving no purpose other than to drown out dissenting opinion. By the end of the novel, as the propagandistic needs of the leadership change, the pigs alter the chant to the similar-sounding but completely antithetical “Four legs good, two legs better.” 2. Beasts of England, beasts of Ireland, Beasts of every land and clime, Hearken to my joyful tiding Of the golden future time. These lines from Chapter I constitute the first verse of the song that Old Major hears in his dream and which he teaches to the rest of the animals during the fateful meeting in the barn. Like the communist anthem “Internationale,” on which it is based, “Beasts of England” stirs the emotions of the animals and fires their revolutionary idealism.

As it spreads rapidly across the region, the song gives the beasts both courage and solace on many occasions. The lofty optimism of the words “golden future time,” which appear in the last verse as well, serves to keep the animals focused on the Rebellion’s goals so that they will ignore the suffering along the way. Later, however, once Napoleon has cemented his control over the farm, the song’s revolutionary nature becomes a liability. Squealer chastises the animals for singing it, noting that the song was the song of the Rebellion. Now that the Rebellion is over and a new regime has gained power, Squealer fears the power of such idealistic, future-directed lyrics. Wanting to discourage the animals’ capacities for hope and vision, he orders Minimus to write a replacement for “Beasts of England” that praises Napoleon and emphasizes loyalty to the state over the purity of Animalist ideology. 3. At this there was a terrible baying sound outside, and nine enormous dogs wearing brass-studded collars came bounding into the barn. They dashed straight for Snowball, who only sprang from his place just in time to escape their snapping jaws.

These words from Chapter V describe Napoleon’s violent expulsion of Snowball from Animal Farm, which parallels the falling-out between Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky. Napoleon, who is clearly losing the contest for the hearts and minds of the lower animals to his rival Snowball, turns to his private police force of dogs to enforce his supremacy. As Stalin did, Napoleon prefers to work behind the scenes to build his power by secrecy and deception, while Snowball, as Trotsky did, devotes himself to winning popular support through his ideas and his eloquence. Napoleon’s use of the attack dogs in this passage provides a blatant example of his differences with Snowball and points beyond the story to criticize real leaders for their use of such authoritarian tactics. More generally, this episode is the first of many in which the political positioning of the Rebellion’s early days gives way to overt violence, openly subverting the democratic principles of Animal Farm. It signals the deterioration of Animal Farm from a society based on equal rights to a society in which those who are powerful determine who gets what rights. 4. All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

The ultimate example of the pigs’ systematic abuse of logic and language to control their underlings, this final reduction of the Seven Commandments, which appears in Chapter X, clothes utterly senseless content in a seemingly plausible linguistic form. Although the first clause implies that all animals are equal to one another, it does not state this claim overtly. Thus, it is possible to misread the word “equal” as a relative term rather than an absolute one, meaning that there can be different degrees of “equal”-ness, just as there can be different degrees of colorfulness, for example (more colorful, less colorful). Once such a misreading has taken place, it becomes no more absurd to say “more equal” than to say “more colorful.” By small, almost imperceptible steps like these, the core ideals of Animal Farm—and any human nation—gradually become corrupted. The revision of the original phrase also points to the specific form of corruption on Animal Farm. The initial, unmodified phrase makes reference to all animals, its message extending to the entire world of animals without distinction.

Similarly, Old Major expresses ideals that posit the dignity of all, the comradeship of all, the inclusion of all in voting and decision-making, so that no one group or individual will oppress another. The revised phrase, however, mentions an “all,” but only in order to differentiate a “some” from that “all,” to specify the uniqueness, the elite nature, and the chosen status of that “some.” The pigs clearly envision themselves as this privileged “some”; under their totalitarian regime, the working animals exist only to serve the larger glory of the leadership, to provide the rulers with food and comfort, and to support their luxurious and exclusive lifestyle. 5. “If you have your lower animals to contend with,” he said, “we have our lower classes!” This quip, delivered by Mr. Pilkington to Napoleon and his cabinet during their well-catered retreat inside the farmhouse in Chapter X, makes fully explicit the process of ideological corruption that has been taking place throughout the novella. Old Major’s notion of the absolute division of interests between animals and humans here gives way to a division between two classes, even cutting across species lines. Pigs and farmers share a need to keep down their laboring classes. Mr.

Pilkington’s witticism lays bare the ugly but common equation of laborers with animals. Moreover, the quote serves to emphasize directly the significance of Animal Farm as a social commentary, cementing the conceptual link between the downtrodden animals and the working classes of the world. Orwell explodes his “fairy story,” as he termed it, by bringing it into the realm of human consequence, thereby making its terrors all the more frightening to his readership. More Help In Animal Farm, explain the deeper meaning of "All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others." | eNotes In Animal Farm, explain the deeper meaning of "All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others." Ashley Kannan | Middle School Teacher | (Level 3) Distinguished Educator Posted on July 24, 2011 at 5:48 PM This commandment appears that the end of the novel. It is at a point where there is a definite hierarchy in the animal life on the farm. Pigs exist at the top of this structure, with dogs next, and then all the other animals.

The challenge, of course, is that one of the principles of Animalism, the guiding philosophy of Animal Farm, is that "all animals are equal." Led by Squealer, the pigs are masters at being able to rewrite and reinterpret the commandments of the farm to ensure their benefit and control. In this, Squealer modifies this commandment to read that while there is general equality, some animals are "more equal than others." The other interesting element about this commandment is that all the other commandments that started Animalism are now gone. Only this remains as a testament to the control that the pigs have now and for the foreseeable future of the farm. Given how most of the animals on the farm are illiterate or so obedient to the system that they would never question it, the commandment stands as an example of both the lengths of the pigs' power and how their rule is an unquestioned one. Other commandments have been rewritten in the book such as killing other animals or drinking alcohol. Yet, it is this one that speaks to both how far the revolution has come and how little has changed as a result of it. The fact it is the only one standing of all reflects what the Status Quo wants and what it gets.

This particular commandment embodies such a reality on Animal Farm. like 1 dislike 0

Question: From which 1945 novel does the quote "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others" come?
Answer: ANIMAL FARM