8.20.2015

GEORGE ORWELL "Animal Farm"






ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL
 
BUT SOME ANIMALS
 
ARE

MORE EQUAL
 
THAN OTHERS.
 
(p.90)
 
 
 
 
Struggle between Stalin (Napoleon) and Trotzky (Snowball) :
 
Stalin wanted revolution, but only in Russia. Trotzky wanted revolution everywhere in the world.
 
"As usual, Snowball and Napoleon were in disagreement.
 
According to Napoleon, what the animals must do was to procure firearms and train themselves in the use of them.
 
 According to Snowball, they must send out more and more pigeons and stir up rebellion among the animals on the other farms.
 
 The one argued that if they could not defend themselves they were bound to be conquered,
 
 the other argued that if rebellions happened everywhere they would have no need to defend themselves.
 
 
The animals listened first to Napoleon, then to Snowball, and could not make up their minds which was right..."
 
(Orwell, Animal Farm, p.34)