![]() ![]() Taylor says that Orwell was influenced by "Gulliver's Travels" and French fables. So why tell such a painful story in such a childish manner? D.J. By the end, drinking liquor, snapping whips and gambling with the neighborhood farmers, they're indistinguishable from the humans they originally overthrew.īroadly, "Animal Farm" is a fable about tyranny, but specifically, it's a satire on the Soviet revolution and how it led to Joseph Stalin's reign of terror. The pigs take over, and bit by bit, they grow more cruel and murderous, masking each new outrage in revolutionary rhetoric. MAYER: But "Animal Farm" is a dark, upsetting book. And reported back via his uncle that he loved it because it didn't contain any difficult words. Taylor says the 6-year-old nephew of one of Orwell's friends read it.ĭ J TAYLOR. And as the farm now belongs to us, what words have I painted? PATRICK STEWART: (As Napoleon) That is the farm's name. JULIA ORMOND: (As Jessie) Well, what does it say? PETRA MAYER, BYLINE: An 8-year-old could read "Animal Farm." It is about cute animals after all, at least on the surface - pigs and dogs and horses and chickens who rebel against mistreatment and set up their own animal utopia. The book is now considered a classic, but NPR's Petra Mayer reminds us that it almost wasn't published at all. George Orwell's "Animal Farm" turns 75 this week. ![]()
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