Animal Farm

Animal Farm written by George Orwell (1903-1950) is one of those essential readings that one cannot simply put down.
It is an allegory that aims to reflect one of the most relevant events of the history of the XX century: the Russian revolution. At the beginning of the early century, Russia was the largest monarchy in the world. The Czars were all powerful but did not perform so well as governors and the situation was unbearable leading to a revolution that ousted the czars once and for all replacing them with governors that were more attuned with the ideals of a more perfect and fair society, or at least that was the idea.  Soon those who were the ones that had led the revolution died or were ostracized to be replaced now by opportunists who were just a different form of tyranny. Animal Farm depicts those events disguised in the story of a simple farm where animals are constantly mistreated by their human masters. The animals organized and revolted to expel humans and take power for themselves and have a more honest and perfect society. At least that was the idea. Orwell masterfully guides us to see the events of a revoluton that was meanto to be something else and shows us how those who are to be our leaders end us betraying the ideals that were entrusted with when power is given to them.

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