Animal Farm: Best political satire ever written

Animal Farm

TITLE- Animal Farm
ORIGINAL TITLE- Animal Farm: A Fairy Story
AUTHOR- George Orwell
PUBLISHED ON- 17 August 1945
GENRES- Political satire, Children's literature, Novella.
PAGE LENGTH- 112

WHAT'S THE STORY?

          The book is set in the world where animals are cleaver than humans.
          The leader of animals in farm, old major, the old pig on Manor farm, starts a revolution against their human owner. He refers human as enemy and composes a revolutionary song, 'Beasts of England.' Major was very kind and fair but he dies early.

          After the death of old major, Napoleon becomes a new leader. But he was unfair and power hungry. He makes some rules under which, all the pigs are subjected to superior food, pleasures and rights. Other animals are forced to work hard, day and night.

          Snowball, another pig who is much more respected than Napoleon, comes up with a idea of building a windmill for farm. Animals starts working on with a huge cheer. Snowball and Boxer (a hardworking horse) contributes a lot for building a windmill. 

          As the time passes, Napoleon starts feeling envious towards Snowball. He decides to kill him so that his leadership won't come in any danger. He destroys the windmill and and blames Snowball for it. Snowball had to flee away from the farm to save his life.

          Work on the windmill against starts. Napoleon makes animals to work harder and harder without caring for their health. Boxer dies working on the windmill, but never stops. 

          Pigs arranges a pig party at farm home, where other animals are not allowed to entre. Other ani mala watches from the window, how the pigs are enjoying their life while they work hard in farm. They no longer notice anu difference between pigs and humans. 

          The revolution that started as a fight for equal right was no longer the same, it was getting transfered into autocracy and tyranny. 

WHAT'S GOOD IN IT?

          1) The book is magical. It is written such a way that person from different age can interpret the diiferend values and morals from it. It work as a child literature and at the same time as a great political masterpiece.

          2) Writing style is astonishingly best. George Orwell has written the best political satire through this book.

          3) The rules that Napoleon writes on the wall of farm house are initially of social view. But as the story changes, the rules on wall also changes, to cover the sins of pig. It is explained in a phenomenal way.

          4) Characters in book are very attractive. Writer has taken a lots of efforts to bring them to life. My favorite character (or everybody's) is Boxer. He is the best person in book from my POV.

          5) It is the greatest socio-political work of all times. It explains the philosophies of Lenin, Marx, Trotsky or Stalin in such a simple words that a small child can understand it easily.

          6) It gives us the warning from history, and also shows the future if we ignore them.

WHAT'S BAD IN IT?

          1) Sometimes language gets little hard when writers explains some philosophical theories or values.

          2) Book is small and ends fast, though we want it to go on.

          According to me, this book is the best political satire ever written. I have read some comments on review sites, that book is a childish one and there is nothing to learn from it. I have something to say to those mad guys- 'first go and learn something about Russian revolution if you want to understand this book. If you don't now about it, please don't read the book.'

          I personally liked this book a lot and will recommend it to you guys. I give it 4.5 stars out of 5. Let me know about your rating in comment section. If you want to discuss more about the book, please leave a comment bellow. Thank you.