ANIMAL FARM
The book “Animal Farm” written by George Orwell is an analogy about the conditions of countries before, during and after revolution. The bad conditions in Minor Farm lead animals to a revolution. Old Major, an old pig, dreamed about future utopia and enlivened others animals to achieve it.
After he died others animals came in a harsh situation without food. In that moment, the revolution achieves. At the beginning all things went well. But day by day, the situation become worse because their dishonest leaders changes the rules and intimidated other animals in order to work for leaders’ benefits. At the end of the story, the condition of animals after rebellion was of inferior quality compared to the beginning. The animals’ rebellion went wrong for two reasons, corruption of leaders and passivity of the animals.
First, the corruption of leaders led the revolution to the same situation that they initially were enduring. Before the revolution, animals were living in hard working conditions. They did not have enough food and suffered maltreat and abuses from humans who do not care about them and only wanted their job. The animals believed in the principles of revolution about a special place where all animals were equal. But money and power perverted the leaders who used ideology to dominate all animals for their own benefit. The leaders took advantage of their position and education to achieve goods and comfort for them. The leaders betrayed the principles of revolution and dominated others animals through of intimidation and misinformation.
Second, the passivity of animals and their ignorance allowed them to be manipulated and their compliance made the situation worse. Ordinary animals were not concerned about education and their lack of knowledge caused them to be influenced very easily. Manipulation of mass consciousness through TV and speeches were accepted by animals without questions. Excessive compliance and tolerance of tyranny led to the perpetuation of evil.
The message of this book continues throughout the ages. History teaches us that all revolutions forget their philosophy and their beliefs at the end, changing their initial objectives. Power causes corruptions. The whole power in elite always leads to corruption, autocracy and despotism. Control mechanisms are necessary in all governments including democracies. It is necessary to be conscious no indifferent and to have a good participation in the solutions of our social problems. Injustice depend not only the activity of bad doers but also the inactivity of good doers.
The book “Animal Farm” written by George Orwell is an analogy about the conditions of countries before, during and after revolution. The bad conditions in Minor Farm lead animals to a revolution. Old Major, an old pig, dreamed about future utopia and enlivened others animals to achieve it.
After he died others animals came in a harsh situation without food. In that moment, the revolution achieves. At the beginning all things went well. But day by day, the situation become worse because their dishonest leaders changes the rules and intimidated other animals in order to work for leaders’ benefits. At the end of the story, the condition of animals after rebellion was of inferior quality compared to the beginning. The animals’ rebellion went wrong for two reasons, corruption of leaders and passivity of the animals.
First, the corruption of leaders led the revolution to the same situation that they initially were enduring. Before the revolution, animals were living in hard working conditions. They did not have enough food and suffered maltreat and abuses from humans who do not care about them and only wanted their job. The animals believed in the principles of revolution about a special place where all animals were equal. But money and power perverted the leaders who used ideology to dominate all animals for their own benefit. The leaders took advantage of their position and education to achieve goods and comfort for them. The leaders betrayed the principles of revolution and dominated others animals through of intimidation and misinformation.
Second, the passivity of animals and their ignorance allowed them to be manipulated and their compliance made the situation worse. Ordinary animals were not concerned about education and their lack of knowledge caused them to be influenced very easily. Manipulation of mass consciousness through TV and speeches were accepted by animals without questions. Excessive compliance and tolerance of tyranny led to the perpetuation of evil.
The message of this book continues throughout the ages. History teaches us that all revolutions forget their philosophy and their beliefs at the end, changing their initial objectives. Power causes corruptions. The whole power in elite always leads to corruption, autocracy and despotism. Control mechanisms are necessary in all governments including democracies. It is necessary to be conscious no indifferent and to have a good participation in the solutions of our social problems. Injustice depend not only the activity of bad doers but also the inactivity of good doers.
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