Sociology Book Review
Bailee Elizarraras
Sociology 100 Animal Farm
11/4/14
The book Animal Farm, by George Orwell, plays on the sociological ways how overseeing government has total control over society. In the book, Gorge Orwell begins with the introduction of Mr. Jones; a farmer who over works his livestock. This aspect reflects dictatorship and through history, people in the society of a dictatorship have relatively short stands, as the animals do after a secret alliance is decreed between all of the animals in search of a rebellion against the corrupt Mr. Jones which they succeeded in. Eventually the pigs rise to power and divide the farm into categories based on what they do, which can signify the divisions we have succumbed to today. As a nation, every man is supposedly equal, but in today’s society we are only as equal as our social class. For centuries, societies have been divided into social classes ranging from poor to wealthy. Now in days, we are divided between the working class and the one percent higher ups who usually determine everything we do. In this case Orwell created the pigs as that one percent that lays down the laws for everyone to follow. The rest of the animals were divided up into classes of what they could do for the farm and what they could offer the pigs to sell. There are many ways that the pig could be represented in our lives for example, a city mayor, congress, the government, or even the president. In the beginning of the book, the pigs started out with a plan that would help the farm prosper without humans running the farm. Since there are more than one pig running the farm, the struggle for complete dominance gets in the way, they start to mix their own selfish views into running the other animals.
During the course of the book, Snowball and Napoleon contest for power over the farm, and eventually, Napoleon gains full control over the farm. He plotted and used dogs to run Snowball off the farm. Orwell was able show the strength that
Sociology 100 Animal Farm
11/4/14
The book Animal Farm, by George Orwell, plays on the sociological ways how overseeing government has total control over society. In the book, Gorge Orwell begins with the introduction of Mr. Jones; a farmer who over works his livestock. This aspect reflects dictatorship and through history, people in the society of a dictatorship have relatively short stands, as the animals do after a secret alliance is decreed between all of the animals in search of a rebellion against the corrupt Mr. Jones which they succeeded in. Eventually the pigs rise to power and divide the farm into categories based on what they do, which can signify the divisions we have succumbed to today. As a nation, every man is supposedly equal, but in today’s society we are only as equal as our social class. For centuries, societies have been divided into social classes ranging from poor to wealthy. Now in days, we are divided between the working class and the one percent higher ups who usually determine everything we do. In this case Orwell created the pigs as that one percent that lays down the laws for everyone to follow. The rest of the animals were divided up into classes of what they could do for the farm and what they could offer the pigs to sell. There are many ways that the pig could be represented in our lives for example, a city mayor, congress, the government, or even the president. In the beginning of the book, the pigs started out with a plan that would help the farm prosper without humans running the farm. Since there are more than one pig running the farm, the struggle for complete dominance gets in the way, they start to mix their own selfish views into running the other animals.
During the course of the book, Snowball and Napoleon contest for power over the farm, and eventually, Napoleon gains full control over the farm. He plotted and used dogs to run Snowball off the farm. Orwell was able show the strength that