Recently,
I decided upon a paper topic for my International Representing Politics
course. One of the topics on our class blog covered American propaganda
tools used through Hollywood movies. It’s something that I’ve always
suspected, but apparently, the government recently made it pretty
blatant that they’re running the show (in some aspects).
One of my favorite books from my younger years would be Animal Farm by George Orwell. He’s gifted at really identifying a political concept and manifesting it in different settings as he also did with 1984. In the novella, the animals of an abusive and neglectful farmer decide to revolt under the created principles of Animalism by Old Major, a wise pig on the farm. Shortly after his death and the revolution, Animalism begins to change as different pigs take charge and interpret its principles. This follows until the one moralistic pig, Snowball, is exiled from the farm by his political opponent, Napoleon, who transform Animalism and the Animal Farm into a totalitarian regime under his rule. I highly recommend the novella as it’s short, but powerful. I cried, but that’s probably because I’m an emotional person in general.
One of my favorite books from my younger years would be Animal Farm by George Orwell. He’s gifted at really identifying a political concept and manifesting it in different settings as he also did with 1984. In the novella, the animals of an abusive and neglectful farmer decide to revolt under the created principles of Animalism by Old Major, a wise pig on the farm. Shortly after his death and the revolution, Animalism begins to change as different pigs take charge and interpret its principles. This follows until the one moralistic pig, Snowball, is exiled from the farm by his political opponent, Napoleon, who transform Animalism and the Animal Farm into a totalitarian regime under his rule. I highly recommend the novella as it’s short, but powerful. I cried, but that’s probably because I’m an emotional person in general.
