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Animal Farm; anyone ever read it
Topic Started: Mar 3 2009, 09:35:58 PM (972 Views)
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He, who doesn't hope to win has already lost.
I picked up George Orwells Animal Farm at a book store over the last vacation and blew right through it in about 2 days. I was wondering if anyone else has read it and liked it because i thought it was a fantastic book.
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DarkWolf91
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I've heard great things about it, but never got around to reading it. I'll definitely pick it up one day :)
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I read the book looooong ago. I also saw an animated version and one that looked more like a live action sort.
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That was one of the only books I read in middle school that I actually liked a lot. It was so well written.
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Littlefoot
This is the ONLY assigned book I've read that I've actually liked. I've hated every other book that my school's told me to read.
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Yes, I have read the novel and seen the animated feature.

Whilst I enjoyed both, I couldn't stop focusing or comparing really about the historical political references. Which fuelled my enjoyment much more so.
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Nick22
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One question that always bugged me, is what happened to Snowball/ I know Napolean forced him out.. napolean is a stand-in for Stalin, and Snowball for Trotsky...
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As I recall the book didn't say I don't think. Maybe whatever happened to the rl Trotsky happened to snowball, or he was forced to just leave the farm.
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I always thought Snowball had been killed on Napoleon's orders....

I thought he had been either shot or attacked by the dogs?
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Nick22
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yep, I think he was kiled by the dogs, a comment on Trotsky's murder in 1928.
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Yes, he was ripped apart by dogs.
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Nick22
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we don't se it, bjut it is implied.. at any rate Napolean doesn'y pay any attention to Snowball after he drives him out..
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In the animated video version he is attacked by dogs, if I recall correctly.

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Nick22
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They chase him from the farm, its not shown if they catch and kill him , buts its implied that they do....
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Wasn't there another pig, who Napoloen had killed?

I know Napoloen sent off Boxer to the glue factory.
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Nick22
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No,, not that I can recall. Snowpaw was Napolean's main rival. Boxer was a horse..
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Sorry Nick, I should have amended what I said: I know Boxer was the Shire horse.


I just seem to recall (perhaps it's not an actual recollection maybe a fantasical error on my part) that there was another pig besides Snowball....

I'd have to re-read the book now.


(Edit:To change length of post, return key keeps getting stuck...)
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Nick22
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there were others pigs on the farm of course, but none of them were as outsoken as Snowball was..
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I liked Benjamin the donkey, I think it was his name?

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Nick22
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Yes, he is one of the few that remembers the rebellion asfter awhile..
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