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| Animal Farm; anyone ever read it | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 3 2009, 09:35:58 PM (972 Views) | |
| 812558 | Mar 3 2009, 09:35:58 PM Post #1 |
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He, who doesn't hope to win has already lost.
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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 | Mar 3 2009, 09:38:34 PM Post #2 |
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Flattooth at Heart
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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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| Kor | Mar 3 2009, 10:07:12 PM Post #3 |
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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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| LBTFan13 | Mar 3 2009, 10:24:02 PM Post #4 |
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Grandpa Longneck for President!
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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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| landbeforetimelover | Mar 3 2009, 10:25:08 PM Post #5 |
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Littlefoot
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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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| Saft | Mar 4 2009, 11:47:11 AM Post #6 |
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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 | Mar 27 2009, 01:06:58 AM Post #7 |
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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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| Kor | Mar 27 2009, 01:36:27 AM Post #8 |
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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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| Saft | Apr 1 2009, 01:18:51 PM Post #9 |
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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 | Apr 1 2009, 01:39:21 PM Post #10 |
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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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| Saft | Apr 1 2009, 03:00:56 PM Post #11 |
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Yes, he was ripped apart by dogs. |
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| Nick22 | Apr 1 2009, 03:03:25 PM Post #12 |
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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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| Saft | Apr 1 2009, 03:05:26 PM Post #13 |
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In the animated video version he is attacked by dogs, if I recall correctly. |
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| Nick22 | Apr 1 2009, 03:20:01 PM Post #14 |
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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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| Saft | Apr 1 2009, 03:32:14 PM Post #15 |
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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 | Apr 1 2009, 03:39:28 PM Post #16 |
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No,, not that I can recall. Snowpaw was Napolean's main rival. Boxer was a horse.. |
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| Saft | Apr 1 2009, 03:45:38 PM Post #17 |
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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 | Apr 1 2009, 03:51:58 PM Post #18 |
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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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| Saft | Apr 1 2009, 03:54:21 PM Post #19 |
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I liked Benjamin the donkey, I think it was his name? |
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| Nick22 | Apr 1 2009, 03:57:50 PM Post #20 |
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Yes, he is one of the few that remembers the rebellion asfter awhile.. |
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