Post-Reading Entry #3 (by Kyle)

Well, here it is--my final entry. I hope you enjoy!

Characters are obviously very important in a story, so I'm going to take the time to briefly analyze some of the characters in Animal Farm.

Napoleon- He was my least favorite character out of all of the characters, obviously because he was the antagonist. I do give him credit for doing a great job at being a leader who gets his way with things. The way he led the farm was absolutely absurd, and I can't believe that he is supposed to represent an actual historical figure from the Soviet Union (who happens to be Joseph Stalin). If Stalin actually governed in that style, I find it hard to believe he was as successful at doing what he did as he was, considering humans wouldn't really put up with all that he did. He is a great example of how Orwell used real life people and put them into the story in order to convey his opinion toward that person in real life.

Boxer- Boxer was my favorite character because he had such a great personality and was so dedicated to what he did. He was a lot like the average worker in a society where work was important because he was very committed and loyal. I feel like Orwell put him in the book because he wanted to show what the Soviet Union was doing with its working class. Boxer was obviously oblivious to what all the pigs were doing, including what they did to him in the end by killing him when he didn't have to die. Many workers during the Russian Revolution probably were a lot like Boxer in that they didn't realize all that was going on.

Snowball- I think Snowball represents the hope and help that the animals never got. He could have led the Animal Farm in the right direction, just like Old Major would have wanted, but instead Napoleon was too controlling and cruel to scare off the only hope the farm had, just like Stalin likely did to all the people who were against what him and his regime did. At the point Snowball was scared off, all hope for Animal Farm was gone as well. One question I still have about Snowball was if he was the one who was lurking around the farm secretly at night, where he was at all along, and why he never did attempt to help the innocent animals on the farm.

This is my final post! I would like to thank you, reader, for taking the time to read all of the entries that I put a lot of work in to. And thank you, Vicki, for being a great partner to read and blog with. I loved reading your entries and discussing the book with you. I hope we'll be able to do a project like this again in the near future! I really hope you enjoyed the book as much as I did. And to you, Mrs. Sanders, thanks for being an awesome English teacher.

In conclusion, I would like to say I loved Animal Farm. This was honestly one of the best books I've ever read, and definitely one of my favorites in recent memory. I would recommend this book to anyone because of its interesting plot, its shocking conclusion and its deep message. So if you haven't read this book, READ IT!
Well, this is Kyle Baker, signing off for good. (:

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