Chapter 10

As years past, same as Chapter 10 begins, we can see a totally difference. First the farm is now is in charge of animals, to be clear of: PIGS; there is no more Mr. Jones. So we ca see how pigs had consolidate their power on all the farm, making animals obbey with their implemented rules (Communism).

We can see on this chapter how pigs are more like humans, they now appear to walk on two legs! 

Chapter 9

Chapter 9:

Is in this chapter that the character of Boxer comes of great importance. Maybe it was the main intention if the author to highlight in this chapter the presence of Boxer, how he interacts and the consequences to him on the farm. It was done maybe to establish a comparison with reality, with the government of Stalin (Napoleon). As said before, Boxer represented the hard-working village people. His hard work one day need to come to an end, and so it did. So we can see a confrontation between the destiny Boxer deserved with the one that Napoleon decided for him. Although we can see that Napoleon and the pigs gave speeches to honour Boxer, but still I personally think that this was to create  a good impression to the animals on the farm. Because they had in a great place the image of Boxer, he was the one that gave them strenght to keep them working. But i really don`t think Napoleon had a feeling of sorry for what happened.

Comment: Chapter 8

Animals start to doubt, especially Muriel and Clover that suspect of corruption, in a way compared to history. But they try to forget it in order to believe in a good government, that and the fact that if they oppose they would run the destiny of death. Each time, Napoleon rule´s where looking similar to the ones applied by Mr. Jones. Perhaps the animals’ don´t realize this or maybe they don’t want to. They are scared; the fear imposed by Napoleon is predominant on animals. We can see that Napoleon changes the concept of Animalism: one of the commandments passes from being “No animal shall kill any other animal” to “No animal shall kill any other animal without cause". Later on, we can see how animals’ don´t demonstrate care about their rights and how they are being exploited. 

We are witnesses of the luxuries and benefits Napoleon and pigs have, Orwell wants to highlight these by making us see the injustices there are committed on Animal Farm by the main leader of the Rebellion that proposed a change to Mr. Jones system. This clearly makes a contrast to the government ruled by Stalin, where he apart from counting with a great back up (guards) counted with many luxuries and only few could enjoy of it. The problems with the neighbour farms are tried to be solved as quickly as possible by Napoleon, applying any measurement that will be needed. Snowball and Frederick are pointed out, implicated and named as traitors. As a strong measurement Napoleon orders the sentence of death of Frederick, here there wasn´t any compassion. And Orweel wants us to assimiliate that to the system applied by Stalin. 

By the attack of Frederick, Napoleon tries to get to the most briefly a plan and the proper measurements, but not everthing got as expected. The windmill was exploted, by the dynamite men put around it. The reaction of the animals was unexpected, all their hard work: banished; they went to attack directly to men and the went out running. The only labour of piigs after this, was to cheer animals, and bring a possitive perspective out of these. That day was commemorated as the "Battle of the Windmill", and I am completely sure there is on Russian History a similar battle that is represented by Animal Farm. 

Comment: Chapter 7

We can see that the chapter begins with some difficulties to the animals, having to affront to the lack of food. So we would see if animals are able to get together as a farm and affront the difficult times. "It was a bitter winter (...) followed (...) by a hard frost..." pg.54 Is with this weather that they need to rebuild the windmill, due to its destruction. Is here, were we can see how Napoleon tries to motivate the animal on the farm to get them to work, with the help of Squealer. As we mentioned before Squealer was like a media of propaganda, where he made conforting speeches for them.The character of Boxer´s is now when it counts with more importance. Animals take his example as inspiration to continue the hard-labour. 

We can observe the strategy by Naopleon, of trying to fool humans, not making them know the bad situation Animal Farm is passing through. Then, things don´t figured out in a way that was planned, so we can see the action Napoleon takes. He abolished with the rebelion from hens though tough teachniques: Stops the hens rations and makes feeding a hen is punished by death. Later, we have nince hens death of "coccidiosis" and the rebel hens gave up. Compared to history, Stalin made opression on his governement por people to obey the system and anyone that showed to be against the government would be strictly punished and declared as traitor. So in both cases we can see an abuse of power, the ambition of controlling eveyrhing is what may blind them and make them use the vioence, force as unique solution. 

Orwell may want to represent in Animal Farm, when he talks about Napoleon begining to stay rather at the house-farm and be reaguarded by the dogs, letting them and Squealer do the hard (dirty) work; to the time where Stalin gave orders and the secret police-gestapo (dogs) and the propagandists (Squealer) where in charge of taking them out together with the cruelty punishments. The "negociations" with Pilinkington and Frederick is reflected to the deals Stalin was taking through with foreign contries. 
"Stalin vastly increased the scope and power of the state's secret police and intelligence agencies. Under his guiding hand, Soviet intelligence forces began to set up intelligence networks in most of the major nations of the world, including Germany (the famous Rote Kappelle spy ring), Great Britain, France, Japan, and the United States. Stalin made considerable use of the Communist International movement in order to infiltrate agents and to ensure that foreign Communist parties remained pro-Soviet and pro-Stalin."
Retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Stalin#Changes_to_Soviet_society.2C_1927.E2.80.931939
Date: 17/9/12. Wikipedia. "Bolstering Soviet secret service and intelligence"

Comment on Chapter 5

This chapter starts with the scene, where Mollie shows as a traidor to the concept of Animalism: she hasn´t worked as a team on respect of the work on the farm and it was found that she had been accepting ribbons and sugar from one of the men on the farm nextdoor. This was seen as treason. Compare with the real world, it could have symbolize, wheather the ones that didn´t agreed with the system applied or prefered going back to the old system. In other words the deserters/defectors (the ones who left war)

It returns to the conflict of power, in here is presented between Napoleon and Snowball. The ambition for preserving it and being the one at the power makes them enter in constant argues. As saw on class, we distinguished that they represented to Stalin and Trotsky, respectively. According to Animal Farm, on one hand Napoleon presents a more focus view in what his plans are, he is centered. In the other hand, Snowball thinks on a  bigger scale, his plan of building the windmill will take more time and effort, but it would give a great product. 

Napoleon by his desire of ambition, uses not clean techniques to beat his opponent by bunished him away. He uses the dogs he took away from chapters before, now they give fruits by using them as killing weapons against his enemies or obstacles to get the power. Is then where the figure of Squealers comes out. What he does, as he did before is to manipulate things, using propanganda, to achieve his purpose: mantain the pigs as the superior animals. He converts the action of Napoleon of getting rid of Snowball in an act of sacrifice to himself. Squealer uses the revolutionary spirit to join once again the animals, he emphasizes how cruel was the life with Mr. Jones and now everything is like it is beacuse of pigs. On the russian revolution there where the (gestapo?) like a police who where in charge of the deserters, here on Animal Farm can be allegorize with the prescence of the dogs, that Napoleon is in charge of.

Animals Rebel against Humans because they are fed up of the Mistreatments.

All animals in Animal Farm are on a state of excitement tonight, after a roughly force of men attempted yesterday to take back and to enforce the human power on the farm, according to them as their property. That night we could saw, animals run, fighting a battle in the barnyard and eventually humans were repelled by them.   

Animals Farm, from a start belonged to Mr. Jones, who was overthrown by his animals after they become fed up, according to them, “to the mistreatment of themselves and their compatriots.” And as it was expected his event didn’t stay simple like that; it had some consequences. As Animalism was spread over the country, animals from other farms weren’t too happy to continue with their lives as they were, they wanted changes. Coming back to Animal Farm, Mr. Jones, together with other farmers from Foxwood and Pichfield, were already leading addressing to confront the animals who had taken his farm and to abolish any concept of animalism.  

Snowball, a very clever pig, had planned for this way ahead of time, knowing that Jones would eventually react like this. Everything was seeing as humans were winning, when they attacked the animals, and they were retreated. But humans didn’t count with the strategy Snowball had planned; they (animals) turned around and cornered them. The men ran off, leaving several animals dead or injured. Snowball´s great bravery helped them win this battle. Reporter: “Snowball how do you feel now, that you saved the day, you are like a hero…” Snowball: “I would only say that everything was planned, it turned out as it was thought to, we won; no more comments, thanks” This accomplish on battle gave animals confidence, it brought to the farm a spirit of friendship between animals. It gave Snowball great honor among animals, now they saw Snowball as a leader. But now how would turn out the relation between Snowball and Napoleon, would they achieve to control their ambition for powering, ruling…?

We had a little chat with Boxer, an admirable, powerful, rough workhorse, who had left dead a man. This marked the retreat from humans, because of fear. When we asked to Boxer to describe us his feeling during this situation, he kept repeating: "He is dead. I had no intention of doing that…I have no wish to take life," "Not even human life” and his eyes were full of tears. Boxer was broke. He didn’t felt capable of killing someone although the circumstances took him to take the life of a man, for animals; their comrades.

This battle marked animals, it symbolize for them the victory of defeating the mistreatments of humans. It was decided it would be named the Battle of the Cowshed, since that was where the ambush had been sprung. Also they decided to use the supply of bullets and guns Mr. Jones left to fire on the 12^th of October, the anniversary of the battle; and Midsummer Day the anniversary of the rebellion that started all.

We couldn’t get a side from humans, but it can be said that they are troubled for being defeated by someone they considered inferior. Considered by them as beasts, animals now have assured their power over Animal Farm, for now no more humans would rule on Animal Farm, they are now free.

I ask some questions about these events on Animal Farm, to understand each side on the confrontation. The one that helped me and give me some feedback of this dispute is the military expert Jaime Baratheon, he has achieved some great battles and now he is in charge of the base of strategies. According to him, “many rebellions had taken a similar way. If there is an audience unhappy there would be disputes, questioning the efficiency of power. If there wouldn’t be from a start those bad treatments for animals, they would never question the ruling of Mr. Jones, and as an effect wanting to get him out of the power. And what respect to the confrontation, humans would get stand doing nothing and don’t react to this rebellion animals had made. So the confrontation had been seeing coming. Of course, there should be some pacific reforms that could be applied in here; but as I see how animals are enjoying their position in power, being free I don’t really know whether there could be a deal. The ones that know would have to calm thing down are humans, since animals considered them as the responsible of everything, animals want them to pay, to feel how they felt. That’s everything I can say with what I had observed.”

Animal Farm in 2012

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuareg_rebellion_(2012)
Is a war of independe against the Malian government, and they started the rovolution because the governement didnt knew how to takes things up and didnt managed the things well. There was an unbalance way of governing so this make the people to rebel and make listen their right to be respected.

Comment on Chapter 4

On this chapter Napoleon and Snowball uses the pigeons as weapons of telling the animals of other farms about the rebellion. So it can be taked as a spread of the system Animalism. Because withouth all the force of all animals from other farms, rebellion on Manor Farm wouldnt be significant, the main purpose is to spread the word. It can be compared to the concept of Karl Marx, that it need to be spread into a global scale for it to achieve their goals. 

Is on this chapter that we can see the really intentions of animals: war, they want to fight. They begin planning some strategies, Snowball is the one that handles this part of the plan. He demostrates to take control of the situation. Even humans came to attack and get out the animals form the power, but they couldnt because they were organized and together. I am personally surprised animals won the fight, I really tough men were more prepare, but we could appreciate the convincement of animals for mantaining the power. After the fight is won by the animals, they make it like a sacred day, that need to be remembered. And the one that fought are condecorated, I like that from the animals they recognize the ones that sacrified their lifes for them. 

Comment on Chapter 3

In this chapter the leaders, the pigs, sustained the glory of the revolution with the team work. Only if animals work together they will accomplish their goals, although there are some problems that are solved with communication.So they work together in order to achieve a progress to the farm. In this chapter Napoleon takes the puppies from their mothers, he aislate them as a technique to achieve more power. I could also observe in this chapter an example of propaganda, when squealer introduces fear tactics. He threats animals that withouth the pigs at the lead Jones would come back so they need to be obeyed and get the benefits they ask for. "Do you know what would happen if we pigs failed in our duty? Jones would come back! Yes, Jones would come back!" pg. 25. 

If you could give your favourite character some advice at this point in the story, what would you say? Do you think they would listen to you? Give your reasons.

Well, as my favourite character mentioned before was Clover, and she doesnt makes a bog appearance, I would like to change to Boxer. Its own name says he is tough and he is. Now that the  pigs are handle in the farm he is still doing the hard work, but now he says it is for a good cause and he needs to do his best as possible. Now his efforts would not be for benefit of human, now they are for the animals. So, he takes the most hard part of the work, he may represent the loyal and hard-worker in society. In instance I eould say to him for open his eyes and look around him. I think that Boxer is strong enough to kill another animal, even a human. But, still his lack of intelligence and the iniciative of take the charge wouldnt let him to learn how to use his strenght against his enemies. 

Why do you think Napoleon takes the puppies?

Firstly, to begin with he is in charge together with Snowball and Squealer of incentivating the revolutionary spirit of the animals. So he sees as a great idea to take the puppies and to start form zero with them, like a brainwash; implement them ideas that older they would not question. He tought that educating the younger animals was most important, than something that could be done for old animals. In a way, it could be said that the younger ones would be the future, they would be the ones that fight for the older ones. So the key point Napoleon rescues from Old Major´s speech is to pass the knowledge to the younger ones. So to sumerize Napoleon uses a secret technique: taking puppies to make them submissive to him, to make them obbey him. He hides his plan saying to the mother of the puppies that its in benefit of their education, but the only thing he does is to aislate them form the rest of the animals. 

Quote: "He said that the education of the young was more important than anything that could be done for those who were already grown up".

Comment on Chapter 2

The death of Old Mayor makes the spirit of animals for getting a revolution more effectively. The ones that take the charge are the pigs, for been reconized as the most intelligent animals. The ones that take the lead on the rebellion are the pigs Napoleon, Snowball and Squealer. They make the bases of their system called Animalism. This chapter presents more clear the plot and make us expeculate how everything would turn up. 

The pigs make the animals form the farm get together and in that way join for a cause: revollution for better conditions of life, for not being treated as objects and specially for not having to serve or depend on someone else (humans). This is shown on its seven commandments of its system: Animalism. The pigs have the job of keeping the animals together for the cause and not letting question the system or even take in consideration Mr. Jones, so the pigs have to persuade them in order to maintain the animals against human beings. 

I think is in here where we can see that animals wanting to do something in instance. But there is also presented some animals that dont agreed at all with this system or are doubtful. So the meeting Old Mayor organizes on Chapter 1 changes the look of life animals had, most assume the revolutionary spirit and the task of preparing for a Rebellion. But for example Mollie, the mare, she thinks that having a ribbon, sugar and more privileges are enough for her, that she wouldnt like to drop that.  

Finally with Mr Jones out of the farm, animals had start the first step of the plan that revolution takes place. Thaey now can realize Majors vision and operate under their own ideology, because now they are in charge of the farm.

We can point out that the authour uses allegory, in order to symbolize the animals bad-treated and the abuse of power. 

Comment on Chapter 1

Animal Farm tell us historic facts that are represented by the animals in the farm that through a didactical way, by making them talk catches the readers attention.

After reading the first chapter I reflected and take conscious on not only the cruel and abussive treat animals received from human beings on the story, but makes me analyse ans associate them with the nowaday society. And also evaluate the situation in which the revolutionary people must have deal to for opting like only solution a revolution.

Favourite Animal

I like Clover, the horse. She is Boxer´s companion and she cares for him. I can see she can take charge of the other horses. She has a maternal side although a strong attitude. She demostrates to be a loyal friend to Boxer and to the animals in the farm. So this is why I like the character of Clover. 

Chapter 1: Summary

Chapter 1:
After the drunk farmer Mr. Jones goes to sleep, all the animals on the farm are called for a meeting by old Major. Old Major a pig with a majestic look and a very wise animal wanted to communicate to the other animals of the farm his strange dream he had had. 

On this expected speech he shares his wisdom with the other animal making them realize all the hard work the do for the humans and how little they are having back, old Major describes how humans steal everything that animals produce and they only receive back enough food to keep them alive, and finally that when they are not more useful for humans they would be cruelly slughthered. 

So he highlights the explotation received from farmers to animals, in benefit of the human race. And the source of all their problems are cause of them (human beings) and in spite the fact of that they are the Lords. He incentivates a revolutionary spirit. Old Major wants the animals to have always present that animals are comrades and that humans are their enemies, and they should never live in a house and finalizes with "all animals are equal". And when he would start telling about his dreams, he says he cant describe it but that it remembers him to a song that he learned when he was a little pig. The song tells of the day humans are finally down, when slavery and cruelty has gone to an end and finally when animals are free. The animal get together and sang all together like one until they are interrupted by a shotgun from the farmer that woke up. The farm returns to normal.