Animal Farm Closing Thoughts Double Blog Post

Imagine if Snowball had driven Napoleon out instead. What might have happened?
Would Snowball’s faults have also brought down the farm, and if so, how?

In the original story, Napoleon uses his three dogs, which he took away from the dog mommy, to outcast Snowball because Napoleon tried to take over the power. In my personally opinion, however, personally I think the whole story would be different of Snowball was not outcast and died. Actually, the story would be much better if Snowball driven Napoleon out of the Animal Farm . Then, there would be no changed Seven Commandments and the animals could be treated equally and fair. During Napoleon's rule in Animal Farm, he violated many of the originated Seven Commandments, which are the not sleeping the bed, no drinking alcohol, and killing other animals, tow legs are good, four legs are bad and sort of other important information that the animals should follow. However, Napoleon have been violating these rules constantly. Actually, after the violated the rules, Squealer, another pig that full heartily support and will do anything for Napoleon, changed the Seven Commandments that will favor the pigs more than other animals. If Snowball driven Napoleon out instead, then the whole story might have been different. The animals might be able to be treated equally and safe. Also, the animals can learn more words, which could increase the literacy rate of the Animal Farm if the animals are willingly to actually try to learn something. Also, the animals that were killed by Napoleon might still have been alive by now. Lastly, the animals will not be trading with the two-legs because that's what Old Major said. Snowball is a great successor of Old Major and the leader of Animal Farm, since that Snowball wanted to create a ideal community where the animals are equal and free. I don't think Snowball's faults could have also brought down the farm, because Snowball is willing to face his own mistake and learn for it, so he could change the farm through improving it. Snowball is not like Napoleon. Napoleon uses his own power to benefit himself and other pigs rather than helping other animals to become equal. Unlike Snowball, Snowball have a vision about the future of Animal Farm, and that is to make the animals in Animal Farm to be more equal and free. 

Reflection on The Animal Farm Movie (Second)

So, I just finished the Animal Farm movie (the 1954 version one). There are a lot of similar stuff in the movie (of course... since it’s an adaptation... but yeah), but there were also some parts that were quite very different. The first difference is the death of the Old Major. In the book, the Old Major died after few days after singing The Beasts of England, but in the movie, the Old Major died while the animals are singing The Beasts of England. However, the cause of the Old Major's death is the same, because of the old-age-pig. Also, I think the biggest different from the beginning of the movie is that the animals do not talk to each other, instead, there is a narrator talking while the movie is going on. Unlike the animals in the book, they just simply talk to each other. If you watch the movie really carefully, you will notice that when Napoleon drinks the milk, another pig (probably Squealer) drink the milk with him, and Napoleon isn't drinking secretly. In the book, Napoleon drinks the milk while all the other animals are gone. Despite in the book that Mollie the mare plays a huge role on betraying the Animal Farm by fleeing from there, however, Mollie the mare is practically non-existent and not detailed descriptive. To me, I think that movie is quite good for that period of time. I was shocked, however, because of the appearances for the animals in the movie. In the book, there are detailed description for all the animals, including Mr. Jones. In the ending of the movie, I was shocked. I thought the Animal Farm movie version, Mr. Pilkington is going to the Animal Farm and having a dinner with Napoleon, talking to him that he wants to arrange his farm with Animal Farm style. Instead, the pigs came out to celebrate and learn how to manage the Animal Farm like Napoleon.

Reflection On the Animal Farm Movie

Well, so during the class time Mr. Dahl let us saw the movie version of the Animal Farm. I think it is quite not like my imagine. For example, the animals look so angry. At first while I am reading the book, I imagine Snowball would be more kind, and Napoleon would be more look like a dictator. Squealer would have an asshole-like looking. Mr. Jones is a complete different person from my imagination. He is an alcoholic who likes to beat up the animals he kept in his farm. Overall, I think the movie is great and colorful due to that period. From my point of view, I think the animals are really mean and have a extreme hatred to the human. The producer or the painter of this movie drew the  animals with a disgust look towards both animals and humans. We doesn't have enough time to watch the whole movie (not even half of it), We have watched the part when the Old Major called the animals in the farm for a meeting. I think this movie is entertaining and interesting, I would definitely finish this movie.

The Time Machine: My Prediction

I pedict this story is going to be about a time traveler who goes back in time and change the history of the world. In the past, people start creating human's history. The cave men drew random pictures on the wall of the caves; they also found the way of making the weapons and fire, hich have a big effect to the future. I think the main character in the story "The Time Machine" is going back to the past and change the human's history, but the history that he changes won't caused a time paradox. For example, he/she might draw few pictures on the cave's wall with some cave men; or the time traveler (he/she) might go hunt some animals that do not exist anymore in the future. I think the main character might do this kind of things because the author, H. G. Wells, might add some sub-plot to the main plot.