Revolution In Animal Farm

Revolutions are fundamentally unavoidable when democracy fails to exist. Revolutions occur when people feel unjust and mistreated. In Animal Farm, George Orwell writes of a revolution by farm animals against their human leader, Jones. The lack of a democracy and harsh inequality is the root cause of this revolution. In December of 2010 large uprisings and revolutions started around the Middle East and Northern Africa known as Arab Spring. In mid-March of 2011, the Syrian people protested the torture of students and fiercely demanded reforms, then, the government killed four protesters. This results in a full blown civil war, still ongoing to this very day. In both of these cases, revolutions are fighting against the politics of barbaric totalitarianism

The plot to revolt commences when Old Major, a boar, gives a speech addressing a dream he has had the previous night. He asks the crowd, “Is it not crystal clear, then, comrades, that all the evils of this life of ours spring from the tyranny of human beings?” (Orwell 4). Old Major is stating that all of the problems in the lives of the animals are caused by the cruelty of humans. The animals demanded a revolution at once. The revolution of Animal Farm was straight forward, simple and successful – with no loss of life. The idea of revolution in Animal Farm is largely different from the Syrian revolution since it involves animals rebelling against humans. Compared to Syria, the animals did not protest and did not suffer any loss of life. They rebelled once and succeeded immediately. There was very little reaction from the Jones family, the owners of the

In Syria, students planned protests and eventually took to the streets. Then, “[the] Syrian government launched the first of what became a series of crackdowns, sending tanks into restive cities as security forces opened fire on demonstrators” (Houissa). In comparison, the animals of the Manor Farm did not plan any protests, and instead planned a full-scale rebellion. Since there were no protests, Jones was not aware of the fact that the animals were going to rebel. He and his men were absolutely stunned and shocked