intended to be about the Bolshevik Revolution<\/a> in Russia of 1917, seems as though it could have been written about the current political situation in its themes that focus on topics of social class, the struggle for power, and the betrayal of ideals. Promises made by the pigs (the self-appointed leaders of the animals), then broken, are revised by the pigs and re-fed to the animal populace in confusing ways so that the animals are never sure what the real truth is. (Sound familiar?) In the end, the other animals can\u2019t tell the pigs apart from humans, who are (by the pigs\u2019 earlier declarations) The Enemy.<\/p>\nI have to admit that it was difficult to read this book. At times, it made me feel ill, and I had to put it down. The work is short, but it took over a week to finish. By the time I hit the 75% mark, I couldn\u2019t wait to read the last page\u2013not because it was so compelling (though it was that, for sure, in a twisted sort of way), but because it was so upsetting. I recommend this book specifically *because* it is upsetting. It points out, in crystal clear metaphors, what is happening today, not just in the U.S. political scene, but in countries worldwide.<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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By George Orwell