Summary
By the summer time, the situations about what happened on the animal farm traveled about half the country. Since Mr. Jones was forced out of the animal farm, he had to find some where else to live. He lived in Willingdon. All he did was complain about how he lost his farm to animals and he drank as well. There were two farmers named Mr. Fredrick and Mr. Pilkington and they didn't want the same situation to happen to their farm and with their animals so they decided to work together for the first time in order to save their farms. Mollie one of the farm animals, kept slipping away and putting of her work each and everyday. Clover, caught a man stroking her nose and talking to her and in no time, Mollie was missing, she yet found on the other side of Willingdon. She was never seen or talked about again. In the winter time, the animals have to rebuild a windmill that was said to be by the humans that the walls was too thin so they fell over, but all the animals new that it was the humans that broke it. The humans were testing to see whether the animals can take care the farms by themselves or if in reality they needed the humans.
Quotation
"The animals carried on as best they could with the rebuilding of the windmill, well knowing that the outside world was watching them and that the envious human beings would rejoice and triumph if the mill were not finished on time" (Orwell 74).
Reaction
At this time, it was winter and it was very cold with sleet and snow falling. The animals had to keep on working so that they could keep the farm up. they had more work thrown on their backs when they had to rebuild the windmill back up. The animals knew that the humans were watching them and they were the ones coming to their farm and destroying their property. The humans were just out to hurt the farm so that they could prove that the farm could not function well with out them. This was not fair for the humans to do that because they are giving the animals more work to do on top of the things that has to get done. Instead of just standing aside and watching if they are doing the job, they wanted to make them seem that they were doing a bad job in general.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Animal Farm (1- 43)
Summary
The story takes place in England on a farm called Manor Farm. The owner of the farm is Mr. Jone. There are many animals on the farm. Old Major is the prize Middle White boar, the there were three dogs named Bluebell, Jessie, and Pincher. The two cart-horses were Boxer and Clover, then came the Muriel, the white goat and Benjamin, the donkey. Old Major who is the oldest of all the animals, delivers a speech telling the other farm animals that Man is their enemy and that they need to form a rebellion against Man because their are like slaves and they are being mistreated. They made up the rule that, whatever is on two legs is the enemy and whatever is on four legs or has wings is a friend. Upon those rules, there were more like: No animal is to live in a house or sleep in a bed, or wear clothes, or drink alcohol, or smoke tobacco, touch money or engage in trade because all things Man is evil. Three days after Old Major delivered his speech, he died in his sleep. After his death, they decided to continue to keep his words in their minds and form a rebel. One day the animals didn't get fed because Mr. Jones got so drunk and forgot. So the cows broke down the front door and started eating and other animals joined them as well. Mr. Jones' men tried to stop them but they got kicked in all directions. The Men gave up and fled the scene as well with Mr. Jones and therefore the farm was left for the animals and the Rebellion was successful.
Quotation
"The life of an animal is misery and slavery: that is the plain truth" (Orwell 18).
Reaction
I agree with this quote because sometimes people have animals just to mistreat them or they look them in the house or seclude them in the basement. I believe, just as humans, animals have feelings as well. Most people may not believe it but it is true. Animals do live a life a misery and slavery. How do people know that animals want to be in house all the time? Maybe the animal wants to run around outside or something. But I believe that this quote is 100% true.
The story takes place in England on a farm called Manor Farm. The owner of the farm is Mr. Jone. There are many animals on the farm. Old Major is the prize Middle White boar, the there were three dogs named Bluebell, Jessie, and Pincher. The two cart-horses were Boxer and Clover, then came the Muriel, the white goat and Benjamin, the donkey. Old Major who is the oldest of all the animals, delivers a speech telling the other farm animals that Man is their enemy and that they need to form a rebellion against Man because their are like slaves and they are being mistreated. They made up the rule that, whatever is on two legs is the enemy and whatever is on four legs or has wings is a friend. Upon those rules, there were more like: No animal is to live in a house or sleep in a bed, or wear clothes, or drink alcohol, or smoke tobacco, touch money or engage in trade because all things Man is evil. Three days after Old Major delivered his speech, he died in his sleep. After his death, they decided to continue to keep his words in their minds and form a rebel. One day the animals didn't get fed because Mr. Jones got so drunk and forgot. So the cows broke down the front door and started eating and other animals joined them as well. Mr. Jones' men tried to stop them but they got kicked in all directions. The Men gave up and fled the scene as well with Mr. Jones and therefore the farm was left for the animals and the Rebellion was successful.
Quotation
"The life of an animal is misery and slavery: that is the plain truth" (Orwell 18).
Reaction
I agree with this quote because sometimes people have animals just to mistreat them or they look them in the house or seclude them in the basement. I believe, just as humans, animals have feelings as well. Most people may not believe it but it is true. Animals do live a life a misery and slavery. How do people know that animals want to be in house all the time? Maybe the animal wants to run around outside or something. But I believe that this quote is 100% true.
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