Posted on 07/08/2025 9:22:01 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
"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."
The last line of the book highlights the tragic and ironic transformation that has taken place on Animal Farm. At the beginning of the story, the animals rebel against the oppressive humans, driven by a vision of equality and justice. They establish their own government, led by the pigs, who promise a better life for all. However, as the story progresses, the pigs gradually adopt the same corrupt and oppressive behaviors as the humans they once despised.
The line emphasizes the complete betrayal of the original ideals of Animalism, the philosophy that underpinned the revolution. It suggests that power and greed corrupt absolutely, regardless of whether the leaders are humans or pigs. The animals outside the farmhouse cannot distinguish between the pigs and the humans because they have become indistinguishable in their behavior and exploitation of the other animals. This implies that the pigs have become just as tyrannical as the humans they overthrew, if not more so.
It also relates to the other animals on the farm who, despite their initial hopes for a better life, become disillusioned as they witness the pigs' transformation. The line underscores the tragedy of the situation, where the animals' dreams of liberation are shattered, and they realize that the new regime is just as oppressive as the old.
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Do it - It's well worth it. You'll recognize so many things; not much has changed in 80 years.
I was a young man when feminism became a thing. It seemed perfectly reasonable to support equity for women. I now look back and realize feminists have become the chauvinist pigs and are just as oppressive (if not more so) than the men they rebelled against. Things have gotten worse under the tyranny of feminism who like in Animal Farm have changed into what they once hated...
Exactly why we need term limits
Cue Frank Sinatra’s tune That’s Life
I read Animal Farm in high school as an assignment and thought it was a good book. I read it to my son while homeschooling, and man did it hit hard.
It’s a quick read and so well done. You will never forget it.
That was the original assumption of Tolkien’s words, “made in the mockery of elves”
There are two possible interpretations to the phrase “mockery of elves”. The first is that Morgoth, the original bad guy, corrupted actual elves. The other interpretation is that he tried to copy what Eru did, when he created elves, and used some other source as a basis for his creation, and created a bad copy, similar to when a 5 year old child tries to make a copy of Rembrandt.
The actual biological source of orcs may not be elves at all, but just were Morgoth’s attempt to create his own version of them. Although there is no reason that the original attempts may have involved elves, but elves may not have been the source of all orcs because orcs reproduce quickly and elves don’t. Elven reproduction seemed to be geared towards just replacing themselves as they die off 1-1.
As your mind matures and you live life, many books than really become apparent to you as to their true meaning.
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