Bod
14-03-2006, 06:16 PM
A bit of light hearted banter required here folks.
Anyone read George Orwells 'Animal Farm'?
Heres a synopsis of the book. Do any of the characters or the situations remind you of anyone or anything!
Bit long winded but I've tried to shorten it as much as possible.
Old Major the prize boar just before he dies, tells the other farm animals of his dream of a new life in which they are all free from farmer Jones, who is cruel often drunk and very inefficient. He basically encourages the animals to rebel against Farmer Jones, because humans are the cause of animals suffering.
The animals drive farmer Jones and other humans from the farm and they rename it ‘Animal Farm’ They have seven commandments which basically say’ all animals are equal and that human habits are bad and there is to be no contact with humans in any way or shape.
At first the work on the farm goes on better than before. Boxer the cart horse who is a simpleton but hard working does the work of three horses, but every other animal helps and all is well.
After the first harvest, which is better than any other before, the pigs who’s trotters are more like hands take over the administration of the farm and do none of the actual physical work.
The two leaders are Napoleon and Snowball, who are both boars and can never agree on anything. They do however co-operate to beat off Jones the farmer when he tries to retake the farm.
Snowball is injured during the battle and is wounded in the counter charges that defeats Jones, after which the rivalry deepens between the boars especially over Snowballs plans to build a windmill, which will power the farm and bring comfort and leisure to the animals. Napoleon disagrees and eventually Napoleon has Snowball chased from the farm by the dogs, whom he has raised for his bodyguard. Napoleon announces that the windmill, which had been his idea all along is going to be built after all.
Due to the extra work on the windmill and increasing appetites of the pigs and dogs who do not produce any food themselves, the living conditions of the other animals deteriorate. The banished Snowball is made a scapegoat by napoleon for the deteriorating conditions on the farm.
They soon realise they are not self sufficient and make contact with the humans, thereby the pigs break one of the seven commandments. They sell produce from the farm to humans. This makes the like of the working animals worse, whilst the pigs and dogs thrive, even enjoying human comforts which again was against the commandments. In reply to all the complaints from the other animals Squealer who is Napoleons spokesman threatens ‘Do you want to have farmer Jones back’.
When the partly built windmill falls down in a storm, the pigs state that the exiled Snowball and humans are to blame. The animals have to work through atrocious weather conditions to rebuild the windmill. Napoleon suddenly deals with most pain in the ass animals by announcing a trial and has four of the most critical pigs and other animals confess their betrayal of the farm. They insist it was Snowball who had convinced them to voice their concerns and Napoleon had them all executed, thus braking another commandment.
Regarding Napoleon he appears as a god like figure amongst the animals and appears only on rare occasions, in procession and announced with a fanfare. The ideal that all animals are equal is quickly disappearing.
Napoleon negotiates with the human farmers to sell some timber from the farm and tells the animals on one farmer’s farm that the farmer is plotting against him and that it would be better to deal with the other farmer. Napoleon double-crosses the farmer and sells to the other, but the farmer never pays for the goods and attacks animal farm instead. During the battle the farmers manage to blow up the windmill again.
Napoleon decides that the animals should rebuild the windmill for a second time. Boxer the cart horse gets stuck in once again but suffers ill health just prior to his retirement. The pigs who dislike Boxer for his honesty decide to sell him to the knacker man rather than take him to hospital and spend the blood money on a party. They pretend that Boxer has been taken to hospital and is receiving the best care possible.
The book ends with the pigs sharing the dinner table with their neighbouring human farmers. Napoleon brags about the low wages paid to the animals. Eventually the pigs cannot be told apart from the human neighbours and Animal Farm has come full circle.
Any idea who Napoleon might be and the dogs?
Anyone read George Orwells 'Animal Farm'?
Heres a synopsis of the book. Do any of the characters or the situations remind you of anyone or anything!
Bit long winded but I've tried to shorten it as much as possible.
Old Major the prize boar just before he dies, tells the other farm animals of his dream of a new life in which they are all free from farmer Jones, who is cruel often drunk and very inefficient. He basically encourages the animals to rebel against Farmer Jones, because humans are the cause of animals suffering.
The animals drive farmer Jones and other humans from the farm and they rename it ‘Animal Farm’ They have seven commandments which basically say’ all animals are equal and that human habits are bad and there is to be no contact with humans in any way or shape.
At first the work on the farm goes on better than before. Boxer the cart horse who is a simpleton but hard working does the work of three horses, but every other animal helps and all is well.
After the first harvest, which is better than any other before, the pigs who’s trotters are more like hands take over the administration of the farm and do none of the actual physical work.
The two leaders are Napoleon and Snowball, who are both boars and can never agree on anything. They do however co-operate to beat off Jones the farmer when he tries to retake the farm.
Snowball is injured during the battle and is wounded in the counter charges that defeats Jones, after which the rivalry deepens between the boars especially over Snowballs plans to build a windmill, which will power the farm and bring comfort and leisure to the animals. Napoleon disagrees and eventually Napoleon has Snowball chased from the farm by the dogs, whom he has raised for his bodyguard. Napoleon announces that the windmill, which had been his idea all along is going to be built after all.
Due to the extra work on the windmill and increasing appetites of the pigs and dogs who do not produce any food themselves, the living conditions of the other animals deteriorate. The banished Snowball is made a scapegoat by napoleon for the deteriorating conditions on the farm.
They soon realise they are not self sufficient and make contact with the humans, thereby the pigs break one of the seven commandments. They sell produce from the farm to humans. This makes the like of the working animals worse, whilst the pigs and dogs thrive, even enjoying human comforts which again was against the commandments. In reply to all the complaints from the other animals Squealer who is Napoleons spokesman threatens ‘Do you want to have farmer Jones back’.
When the partly built windmill falls down in a storm, the pigs state that the exiled Snowball and humans are to blame. The animals have to work through atrocious weather conditions to rebuild the windmill. Napoleon suddenly deals with most pain in the ass animals by announcing a trial and has four of the most critical pigs and other animals confess their betrayal of the farm. They insist it was Snowball who had convinced them to voice their concerns and Napoleon had them all executed, thus braking another commandment.
Regarding Napoleon he appears as a god like figure amongst the animals and appears only on rare occasions, in procession and announced with a fanfare. The ideal that all animals are equal is quickly disappearing.
Napoleon negotiates with the human farmers to sell some timber from the farm and tells the animals on one farmer’s farm that the farmer is plotting against him and that it would be better to deal with the other farmer. Napoleon double-crosses the farmer and sells to the other, but the farmer never pays for the goods and attacks animal farm instead. During the battle the farmers manage to blow up the windmill again.
Napoleon decides that the animals should rebuild the windmill for a second time. Boxer the cart horse gets stuck in once again but suffers ill health just prior to his retirement. The pigs who dislike Boxer for his honesty decide to sell him to the knacker man rather than take him to hospital and spend the blood money on a party. They pretend that Boxer has been taken to hospital and is receiving the best care possible.
The book ends with the pigs sharing the dinner table with their neighbouring human farmers. Napoleon brags about the low wages paid to the animals. Eventually the pigs cannot be told apart from the human neighbours and Animal Farm has come full circle.
Any idea who Napoleon might be and the dogs?