21st century Revolution?
We wouldn’t want another war, would we? Not something like the russian revolution?People today, in the 21st century need to read animal farm in order to be prepared for a revolution or to stop one from happening. In animal farm it starts with unhappy animals rebelling against their “leader” and creating and new system where every animal is equal. Napoleon uses this power to get the power and things he wants, changing the commandments to suit his needs. In the end animalism failed and the pigs took over the farm becoming humans.
In the novel Animal Farm, George Orwell presents the idea, language can be used to manipulate a new system and the leaders use it to gain more and more …show more content…
Old Major give these two quotes; “ Let us face it: our live are miserable, laborious, and short. We are born, we are given just so much food as we will keep the breath in our bodies, and those of us who are capable of it are forced to work to the last atom of our strength;and the very instant that our usefulness has come to an end we are slaughtered with hideous cruelty,”. “Is it not crystal clear, then, comrades, that all the evils of this life of ours spring from the tyranny of human beings? Only get rid of Man, and the produce of our labor would be our own. Almost overnight we could become rich and free,”. These two quote show the start of the influence of the animal Rebellion. It started with the persuasive language of Old …show more content…
It shows so much similarities to Russian at the time, that people in the 21st century should read it. Not only because it is an interesting novel, but because it could have avoid a “21st century Revolution” like what happened in Russia. An alternative way of changing a corrupt government, is to chose your leader wisely. Listen closely to what they are saying in their debates and there speeches. Look at the deeper meaning of what they are trying to say. If they want to do something ask yourself would they be able to accomplish it or were just saying that to grab your attention. In the future there will definitely be more and more Revolutions will happen. It’s just apart of human nature I guess. There will be success but in order to achieve those successes, people will need to know what they're getting into when there is something like an election. Chose carefully on your leaders and look deeper into the context. Also George Orwell explains it clearly in Animal Farm. Animal Farm should read by people in the 21st century so they have clear understanding of Revolutions and how to avoid