Question #5 - Animal Farm (Extra Credit)

Are there any settings in this novel which you have found to be beautiful? Or disturbing? Or memorable? Describe these settings and comment on why they were meaningful to you.

One setting that I found very beautiful was in the beginning of the novel, when all the animals were united together under the green flag. It was one of the rare moments in the novel when all the animals were truly happy together. This scene was a brief moment of true hopes and dreams for a better future. In my opinion, I think it is a beautiful thing when people of different gender, age, races, religions, and ideas are all united together for the same purpose. This is why I found the scene of the animals gathered together with their flag, which represented their hopes and dreams, very beautiful and touching.

One scene that I found very disturbing was when the dogs brutally executed many of the animals for opposing Napoleon's ideas. Everyone has different ideas, it is just the way things work in life. The fact that Napoleon didn't accept anyone else's opinions except his own was very selfish and cruel. Out of all the scenes, except possibly for the scene where the pigs came out of the barn standing on two legs, I thought this was the most menacing, because in this scene, Napoleon truly revealed himself as a dictator, and not a kind leader.