Thursday, May 21, 2026

Animal Farm (1945) by George Orwell: Chapter 3

 Chapter 3

Bonus: 

I'm just going to use Star Trek for all of these.

Summary: The pigs kind of try to educate the other animals, but they're mostly too stupid. So instead they just scam/brainwash them. Also, they kidnap some puppies.

Commentary: 

"Everyone worked according to his capacity." I think the vaguely reworded Marxist cliches are my favorite part of this book.

The pigs are clearly lying about not being able to make sugar/syrup, since they're now working on blacksmithing, carpentry, etc. 

The sheep are too dump to learn the Seven Commandments, so they just Newspeak them into: "Four legs good, two legs bad."

Wings count as legs, because they're for moving.

Everyone in this book is either shitty or a moron. Except maybe the grumpy donkey. 

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Animal Farm (1945) by George Orwell: Chapter 3

  Chapter 3 Bonus:  I'm just going to use Star Trek for all of these. Summary:  The pigs kind of try to educate the other animals, but ...