Tucker’s Comments (group member since Oct 17, 2012)

Tucker’s comments from the Ms. Okes's Classes 2012 group.

For my class literature assignment, I chose to read the book "Animal Farm" by George Orwell. I chose this story because my ninth grade English teacher showed my class the animated film based off of the book. Also, I chose "Animal Farm" because I enjoy George Orwell's style of writing.

"Animal Farm" is about a small farm located in England, and the animals rebel against their owner, Mr. Jones, and establish a self-sustaining government, highly resembling that of communism. The animals created seven commandments, and when Napoleon, the dictator of Animal Farm, rose to power, each of these commandments were manipulated or changed in some way to benefit the superior species of the pigs. By the end of the story, the citizens of Animal Farm could not tell the difference between the pigs and the humans.

Overall, I enjoyed this story. That was due to the fact George Orwell took real history, and converted it into a great piece of classic literature. I loved the way he constituted animals into specific groups of people. For example, the pigs were the social and political elite, and the animals were their subjects. I would recommend this story to anyone who loves political thrillers, and that are old enough to understand political references.