This month I read the book, Animal Farm by George Orwell. Animal Farm is about farm animals rebelling against their human farmer, hoping to create a better society for themselves. They set out to create a paradise, equality and justice, but ultimately the rebellion falls apart, and ends up in a state as bad as it was before, because of a pig named Napoleon.

First of all, The New York Times has commented, “ A wise, compassionate, and illuminating fable for our times.” What I liked most about this book was to understand more of how a society functions and how to keep it afloat. Secondly, I liked to read a book through the eyes of animals instead of humans because I can’t remember the last time I read something similar to this. It was refreshing. As well as, the cutting clarity and savage comedy make this a masterpiece.

My favorite character is Boxer, a horse. He is the hardest worker, not just because he’s a horse but that he wakes up earlier than the rest of the animals to have the farm succeed. He ends up injuring his hoof and continues to work harder than ever and not show his pain to others. Boxer abuses his body for the farm and the windmill. He is faithful and strong. According to his motto, “ Self–Discipline Leads to Excellence.” He believes anything can be done with enough effort.

“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.” I like this quote because the pigs had so desperately gotten rid of the humans but then end up just like them, drinking, and dressing just like a human. The ending makes the argument that political power is always the same. Powerful people are cruel and and selfish. The ending proves that the corrupting nature of power dooms all political systems to failure.