Animal Farm

It has been a few years since I first read Animal Farm. And back then, I didn't really understand the true meaning of the writing. Now that I am older, I was better able to understand what the book was really about. It goes without saying that the book was very enjoyable to read and was quite entertaining. I feel that George Orwell did a very good job in drawing parallels between Stalin's Russia and Animal Farm, Napoleon and Stalin as well as Snowball and Leon Trotsky. I think that this goes to show if people place power and responsibility in the hands of a few, no matter how noble the cause, the saying "absolute power, corrupts absolutely" holds true. Without a doubt, the animals set out to make better lives for themselves with a new system of governance, just as the Russians did during the revolution of the Czar (Tsar). However, history seemed to repeat itself. As time went on, those who had power began to abuse this privilege and their priorities then became to achieve more power. This at the cost of the rest of the "citizens" of Animal Farm. I look forward to our discussions this week on Animal Farm and Marxism.