Animal Farm by George Orwell | Fab forum

"Into the Sky with Diamonds" said:

Great topic. Using the 4 Beatles themselves you can develop the idea of whether people can truly be equal. After all, in many ways the 4 Beatles were equal and tried to be equal. But at the same time, "some were more equal than others" ….

 

Somewhere in your Introduction, you can also make mention of all the animals in Beatle songs; check out the "White album as an animal farm" thread.

That's a great idea. Thanks.

JaiGuruDevaOm said:

I haven't read it before. Is it about Beatles? I'm sorry. Never read it before, would you recommend it?

It's not about the Beatles. But it's rumored that piggies was inspired by the book. And you absolutely must read it. Its a fable and it's amazing.

"Into the Sky with Diamonds" said:

JaiGuruDevaOm, YES!!!! It's short and always quoted. It was written when the Beatles were just toddlers. Animals are used as a parody/metaphor for human society.

Actually it's a parody/metaphor/allegory for the Russian revolution.

meanmistermustard said:

I tried to read the book but found it quite dull.

You may find it dull at one time. But you need to think about it from the perspective of the allegory. It makes it easier to look at the Russian revolution and understand it. An it makes total sense to find it dull, I know a lot of kids in my class that found it boring. But when you get into it you may just love it!