Animal Farm Essay

The conclusion of animal farm was a rather depressing one. I knew at the beginning of the book that it was suppose to draw a parallel to the corruption of Russia's socialist society, but I still wanted a happy ending. In the end the pigs transformed their attitudes and mannerisms into human behavior, exactly the opposite of the original revolution ideal. The idea of an equal and utopian society seemed so promising and right, yet it seemed impossible for the pigs not to fall into the habits of man by being greedy, controlling, and deceitful. I wish that the ending had another revolution but this time the rebellion would be against the pigs' rule. Maybe Boxer has a son and he becomes the new leader or something like that. In reality I know that Orwell ended the book that way for a reason, but it's still a discouraging ending at best.

4. "Comrades, he said, I trust that every animal here appreciates the sacrifice that comrade napoleon has made in taking this extra labor upon himself. 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 decisions for yourselves. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where would we be? Suppose you had decided to follow snowball with his moonshine of windmills- snowball, who, as we now know, was no better than a criminal ". This quote is from squealer, who is trying to justify Napoleon's new choice to stop debating on Sundays and let all decisions be made by a committee of pigs. This passage is significant because it's an obvious example of one of squealers elaborate philosophical justifications for Napoleons erroneous and unwarranted actions. The animals are easily persuaded by squealer, they are bossed around and do not realize that the original commandment, "All animals