Any historical parallels?
2007-04-08 08:00:16 · 2 answers · asked by lissome 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
It is wonderfully vicious, and is little other than a historical parallel of the reasons for the rise of communist Russia, its hopes, its divisions and its conversion into (another) totalitarian state.
There is a strong suggestion that the 1954 animated film version had its ending amended under the influence of the CIA who ensured a more anti-communist and less anti-capitalist resolution than Orwell's "A plague on both your houses".
Wiki IS as good a place as any to start from...
2007-04-08 08:37:24 · answer #1 · answered by Pedestal 42 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's been many many moons since I read this in High School. At that time I thought it was a fascinating and even funny start, but ended up too preachy about politics (from a high schooler's perspective). I might feel differently about it now.
Wikipedia has an excellent overview and synopsis of it with all the political and historical allegories. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_farm
2007-04-08 15:05:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋