Quite surprised, I think the reason is that the participants are all animals.
At first, I thought I wanted to satirize capitalism by personification. Because the flag of the manor is "hoof horn", it is reminiscent of sickle and hoe. That shouldn't be. After all, the author is a foreigner.
Pigs, in China, must be vengeful and have super wisdom. He served as the founding marshal, the leader and reformer of the times, and the guide of thought. He founded the soul song Beasts of England, designed the garden flag hoof and horn which embodies self-reliance, and set the "Seven Commandments". Set up education and eliminate illiteracy. Is the backbone of the whole manor.
He is a social leader with a higher educational level and amazing learning ability than ordinary animals. Both of them are brave learners and innovators. Building a windmill is a good example.
Know how to buy people's hearts and play psychological warfare. Send pigeons to lobby other manors to rebel and reward those who fought bravely.
Know the importance of public opinion. Before the pig walked on its hind legs, all the sheep were gathered for a week of special training, and the slogan of "four legs are good, two legs are bad" was changed to "four legs are good, two legs are better". That's a clever move.
But even animals cannot escape the whirlpool of greed. Napoleon always wanted to be a leader. Although he led everyone to liberate from oppression, he became an oppressor again.
He knows how to create fear to rule the class. All the animals-pigs-that are good for the fugitive Snowball and former manor Jones and bad for the ruling class will be killed, leaving only the weak and obedient animals.
Bighorn is also a pig. I talk about him alone because he played an important role after Snowball left. A loyal servant, loyal to Napoleon. He is a perfect publicist. He can tell everything with his mouth.
Boxer, a hard-working and indecisive horse. Eventually died of fatigue.
These are impressive animals.
At present, the novel reveals the problems in human real life.
Knowledge means status and resources. This is understandable, but there will also be a group of illiterate people who have no independent thoughts and support knowledgeable people to become gods. There is a certain reason why animals who want to get rid of oppression return to oppression. I just think learning a few letters is enough. This must be one of the reasons why animals repeat the same thing.
At the end of the novel, only a few old animals know what happened in the past, and they have no energy or wisdom to resist. Newborn animals and exotic animals are gradually accustomed to overwork and insufficient food in the manor. The road to reform is difficult. It will be fine in a few generations.
A very good book, less than 100 pages. This is my first reading.
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