Animal Farm by George Orwell

Animal Farm by George Orwell is a masterpiece of cynicism about the Russian revolution and the bourgeois versus the proleteriat. This is a true must read and if you have been putting it off for as long as I have, I recommend you quit procrastinating and read it. It is a classic.

I finally got myself to read Animal Farm by George Orwell after years and years of  hearing about it form other people. I truly made a mistake and now feel like I have redeemed myself completely. After reading countless books on North Korea, I can see many  parallels within the novel. Interestingly, the same connections were made between the book and the Stalinist USSR when the book was written. I would recommend this book to anyone who was ready to read a bit about how communist dictatorships are started and moved forward.

The animals on the farm represent citizens of the country, each having a role similar to real life. The pigs represent the dictators, the inner circle political party, and even the intellectuals of society. The dogs represent the army. The horse is the ideal peasant working until the job is complete. The sheep are those who barely listen, but just reiterate the message. I think the other farms represent other countries. It is interesting how the story unfolds in some ways like modern North Korea. Brainwashing, compassion for out dear leader (comrade in the book), and increases in all goods is all similar to North Korean current states.

Animal Farm by George Orwell Synopsis from Goodreads:

Tired of their servitude to man, a group of farm animals revolt and establish their own society, only to be betrayed into worse servitude by their leaders, the pigs, whose slogan becomes: “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” Published in 1945, this powerful satire of the Russian Revolution under Stalin remains as vivid and relevant today as it was on its first publication.