George Orwell's Animal Farm

George Orwell’s Animal Farm should stay in Balwyn High’s curriculum because it is an important book for students. It is a short and simple book, but is a book of ‘reading between the lines.’ Animal Farm undoubtedly teaches life lessons, and events to students effectively. It is one of those few books that keeps its relevance in every age. Animal Farm teaches students about a major historical event; the Russian Revolution. Animal Farm teaches student about Human’s manipulative nature. Animal Farm teaches students that when someone is too wealthy or powerful they are bound to be corrupted by it. Animal Farm teaches students that writing is extremely powerful and it can change the way people think.

George Orwell’s Animal Farm teaches students

It shows that people transform their policies to their liking. Old Major describes the oppression that the animals are experiencing, and predicts that the day will come when they overthrow their human masters and build a society where everyone is equal. But the pigs see that they have an advantage because of their intelligence. Napoleon and the other pigs begin to claim privileges for themselves because they feel as though they are more superior, and slowly the pigs become more like the humans who run Manor Farm. The pigs changed the seven commandments to their liking, an example of this is “All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.” Animal Farm’s last passage proves that the pigs became more like the humans. “Twelve voices were shouting in anger, and they were all alike. No question, now, what had happened to the faces of the pigs. 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.” This is important for students to learn about because it teaches them that Humans have a manipulative nature when they are powerful. In the future students can take this into consideration and not be manipulated by persuasive or overpowering people. Students will be urged to speak up and say what they believe is right and

The dictator Napoleon always made decisions with asking what the others on the farm thought of it. For example, he was strongly against the creation of the windmill but as soon as Snowball was gone he decided to build the windmill. When the windmill was demolish, Napoleon put all the animals back to work straight away. He didn’t even bother asking what the animal’s opinions on recreating the windmill it was. All Napoleon did was think about the benefits that he himself would get out of this. In Animal Farm Napoleon had too much power, which led to him making decisions that only suited himself. This is important for students to learn about because it teaches them that having too much power will corrupt people. After reading Animal Farm students will make wiser and more appropriate decisions. The decisions will be ones that are suitable for themselves and their surroundings. Students will also be respectful and mature, if they acquire a lot of money or power they will know what happens to them if they don’t make the right