First Reading Response: Animal Farm

      Today I will introduce you to a book called Animal Farm, written by George Orwell. The basic plot of the story takes place in England and revolves around the farm animals of the Manor Farm revolting against their abusive owner, taking the farm for their own, and trying to establish a community where all animals are considered equal. However, as time goes on, some farm animals start to gain power, and eventually the society they created turns into a dictatorship. This novel incorporates real events in the past into its storyline, and is based off of the Russian Communist Revolution and the dictatorship of Josef Stalin. These historical events match the same events that takes place in Animal Farm.
      I like this novel very much because it takes such a big historical event and turns it into a simple story. If you do not know the Russian Communist Revolution, you may not understand the full depth of the storyline and the characteristics and behavior of each character. All characters and events are based off of other people and events during the Communist Revolution, so it is fun to be able to draw ties between the novel and the past event. It is fun to read this novel without knowing the connection to the Communist Revolution and still have fun reading, but knowing the ties between the novel and the event allows you to see the full depth of the story that George Orwell was trying to tell us. He manages to recount the entire story of the Russian Communist Revolution and sums it up in a single book about animals, and that is why I recommend this book to everyone.