Decoding+Animal+Farm

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I had not heard of George Orwell before, I have already read the book, but before that I did not know of him.

Before I read the book, when ever somebody said 'animal farm’, I thought of a farm that is run and operated by animals. The book is a metaphor for the Russian Revolution, I did not guess this before reading the book, I thought it would be about, well, an animal farm. The book that I read was an old book with an old orange cover, just orange and cream, so I did not obtain any clues from the picture.

I think that the connotations of the word animal often depend on the animal, for example, I could say that animals were cute, child like and human loving, however that hardly applies to an alligator, that would only like humans to eat. They would be more aggressive, adaptable, and able to survive in many conditions.

Some typical connotations of the word ‘animal’ would be:


 * **Not as developed (mind wise)**
 * **loyalty**
 * **wild**
 * **adaptability**
 * **independant/team player**

These are just a few of many connotations of the word ‘animal’.

The word ‘farm’ makes me think of hard work, a place consisting of land, houses and animals, although not all farms use animals to create their profit, many produce grains or fuel.