Somehow, I had always missed reading the whole thing. I knew the plot, several of the catchphrases, but had never actually read the book. It was worth it. An easy read, bit of a fable, with a sly straightfaced narration, the book describes a politic inevitable in communes and corporations: the ascent of power, the reality of greed. Orwell drums up sympathy for Boxer, though we know he’s a sucker. In fact, the entire struggle of the animals is both frustrating and mortifying. Working in a large company, I hear the platitudes ” a smile is part of your uniform!” or “there’s no I in Team!”. The horror of pigs walking is another familiar scene: the promotion of an incompetent brown nose. O, I have seen pigs walk. Curiously, it remains to be seen whether Animal Farmwill be a good or a bad influence personally. In the modern workplace, some grab the propaganda, and others work in spite of it. My own tendency is to enjoy the irony, and Animal Farm gives ample quotes for the worker.
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