Animal Farm question

During this summer I read Animal Farm by George Orwell and I can say for certain that this book grabbed my attention from the very first page. This book is basically a satire of the Russian Revolution and Communism as a whole where instead of naming real events and historical figures, the book uses farm animals as characters. The book follows the story of the animals of Manor Farm, which after years of oppression decide to rebel against their human oppressors. When winning their revolution the animals decide to build a society based on the principles of Animalism (Communism) leading initially to a prosperous society that latter one becomes an oppressive and brutal regime controlled only by the pigs. For instance, in this book I was able to trace the most notable events of the Russian Revolution and I was able to compare the animals with their human counterparts. What I found most interesting from this reading was that although the book was written in 1945, Orwell was able to predict the real decay of Russian and international communism. All these factors allow me to conclude that Animal Farm is probably one of the cleverest pieces of political fiction I’ve ever read.

The reader of Animal Farm needs to be someone that is interested in both politics and history because the only way in which you can truly enjoy this book is by having the background necessary to trace and contrast the events of the book with those of reality. Therefore, I will like to recommend this book to Mr. Hawes who’s knowledge of history and other social sciences will make of his reading experience very gratifying. Also, last year Mr. Hawes presented to us one of his favorite books: The Jungle, and although the style and final critique is very different to that of Animal Farm the way in which the critique is presented is almost the same. For these reasons is that I believe that this will be an excellent book for Mr. Hawes.