What happens?
How do the events of this novel make you feel?
The mood of this novel would be sorrowful and mournful. This novel saddens me because the pigs who are supposed to be the comrades of the other animals harass them at the end. The world that animals really wanted never came to them. They were never able to leave their work behind and eat as much as they want. They were told at first that they will get everything that they wanted. Food, freedom, happiness was all they wished for. However, they only heard the stories of the world they way wanted from the crow, Moses. The stories about Sugarcandy Mountain are very pleasant for the animals. I think it even gives them hope to think that they could go there someday. I could see that they really want to believe that such place exists. By thinking of living there, they want to encourage themselves in the current situation. Therefore, I think their misery and desperation made them believe even more about the Sugarcandy Mountain where everything is ideal to them. They were always in a bad condition, not even noticing what was happening. Under the torture of the pigs, they kept on working and suffering. When small rebellion seemed to occur, the pigs were too cruel and clever for them. Many hens who weren’t willing to give their eggs were starved to death. At last, they had to give up. Nine hens had died in this rebellion.
To see the pigs breaking all the promises they made with the other animals and torturing them saddens me the most. They trick the other animals to think they are always doing the right thing.
3 comments:
When I was reading Animal Farm, I also thought that it was very sorrowful and depressing. Moreover, I also felt sorry for the animals, who did not even know their dreadful conditions. I also agree with you that the animals must have wanted to believe places such as Sugarcandy Mountain, because their conditions were so bad. Overall, I think we have many connections in terms of the mood of this novel.
HI Yoojeonga♡, this is Jennifer Seo. I have also thought that the general mood of the novel was very gloomy and dark. I didn't expect the novel to go into such sadness because the beginning of the book was presented to be happy and joyful. However, further on the book, the mood became so evil and mournful because of the wicked pigs and the vicious dogs. As I was reading the book, and when I read about the part where animals worked like slaves, I thought of how I would feel if I were to be in that same situation. I would have wanted to just die instead. I give great respect to the animals who survived the harsh slavery.
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