How would you feel if your whole life was controlled by an abusive caretaker? Everything you did was controlled by him, and you were able to do nothing of your choice? This is exactly how the animals of Manor Farm in Animal Farm feel. Every day, they had to work so hard to attempt to please Mr. Jones, their caretaker, but it was never enough. One day, they decided to take matters into their own hands, which is exactly what I would have done. Would you have done the same? Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, is a great story that shows animals aren’t as different from us as we thought.
For most people, it’s simple to connect with all of the animals and the memorable deed they all did. Yet, every person is different, and there might have been an animal they connected with more. I was able to connect with Snowball the most. All of his deeds were great, and it seemed like he sincerely cared about Animal Farm and all its animals. It’s easy for me to connect with Snowball because if I was an animal living on Animal Farm, I would have tried to make the same ideas happen as Snowball, and I would have felt the same way about the farm. Sadly, he was a spy for Mr. Jones and his workers. All of the animals were devastated, yet it shows that animals aren’t as different to us as we thought.
Even though it’s easy to connect with Snowball and his seemingly excellent intentions for Animal Farm, another pig is just as easy to connect with. Napoleon, another pig with the same good intentions as Snowball, just wanted the farm to work smoothly without Mr. Jones. Yet, as the story went on, conditions weren’t getting much better. Work was done almost all the time, with almost none saved for rest. Why was Napoleon doing this? He wanted to prove to the world that Animal Farm could get along just fine without humans. What would I have done in Napoleon’s place? I would try my hardest to prove to the world we were getting along just fine, yet I wouldn’t have gone to the extremes that Napoleon did. This pig had too much power, and power can change everyone’s whole perspective of life.
George Orwell’s beautifully written novel shows how animals can be without any humans to control them. Both Snowball and Napoleon had good intentions for the farm, and the animals couldn’t decide who had the better plan. Once Napoleon found out about Snowball not being on their side, he won the election. If I was there, I wouldn’t have believed the Snowball was a spy for Mr. Jones. He seems like he loved the farm and all of its animals. If you were there, whose side would you have taken? Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, is a wonderful novel that shows animals are just like us in many ways.
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