Revolutions change the very nature of societies. How true is this for Animal Farm? Do you agree?
Date: 16/03/2011
By: Lourdesny Marianayagam
Subject: Revolution
Often, a society changes after a revolution. This is to be accepted since a revolution is the severe change of either the thoughts or behavior of a society. In Animal Farm, there is a revolution that changed the lives of the animals drastically. But that was only for a short period of time, because they came back to having a dictator rule their lives. We have to note that this leader was elected not by campaigns or elections but through the sheer power of fear. I agree that this revolution changed the nature of the Animal Farm but for better or worse, it is still undecided. Animal Farm was there as a mean to reach their Utopian idealism, but it then became a way of living slightly different to their original lives. Yes, revolutions change the very nature of societies and in Animal Farm this is definitely true.
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Date: 16/03/2011
By: Micah Sebastian
Subject: English Response.
I believe that revolutions change the very nature of societies, as seen in the novel "Animal Farm". We can see that after the animals take over the farm, and create a new revolution of their own, they look for new visions and new ideas for freedom and equality throughout the entire farm. This revolution only last for a certain amount of time, as it was then brought back to what it once was, before. Once Napoleon had taken over Animal Farm, conditions became worse as he became the dictator and leader of the farm.
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Date: 16/03/2011
By: Alana Leabeater
Subject: English
I believe this statement is very true for Animal Farm. It can be seen in the way that the pigs take over the society of Animal Farm without consulting the other animals first, as the pigs consider themselves superior. This changes the nature of Animal Farm in that the society is now under the rule of one group of animals instead of under the rule of all the animals equally as a communist society, which is what Old Major (representative of Karl Marx) suggested in the opening chapter. Therefore, it can be seen that revolutions changed the society of Animal Farm in a detrimental way, and ultimately, for any revolution, there will be a change in society in some way.
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Date: 15/03/2011
By: Karlene Ormsby
Subject: english response
The statement ‘revolutions change the very nature of societies’ has an influence on the book Animal Farm which I strongly agree to. In the book Animal Farm, the nature of society is changed drastically with the animals believing that a rebellion is for the better. This idea gives of the impression that the leader proposing such a revolution is always right leading to a change in the society in which the animals must always agree too and abide by whilst having no say what so ever. The nature of society in which the animals live in is changed by the twisting of their own perspective believing that all the revolutions put forward are always positive. Therefore it can be said that in the book, Animal Farm, the many revolutions have an impact and change the very nature of society.
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Date: 15/03/2011
By: Kristine Palenzuela
Subject: Response to Discussion Forum
I believe that revolutions do change the nature of societies and that it is also made evident in "Animal Farm." The overthrow of Mr Jones resulted in a brief and somewhat positive change in the nature of the animals as they celebrated their victory and the new vision they had for the future of Animal Farm-equality and freedom. However, once Napoleon took over, the conditions worsened. Therefore, it is clear that revolution does change the nature of societies, but the leaders are very much capable of changing it too.
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Date: 15/03/2011
By: Celina Murillo
Subject: English
Changing the nature of society in the name of revolution means to abolish existing rules, regulations and authority figures. Throughout Animal Farm, the animals craved for equality, justice and freedom. They were able to achieve this by banding together. I believe they were temporarily triumphant in their cause, changing the nature of the society they lived in. However once Napoleon stepped into Mr Jones’ shoes things came full circle.
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Date: 15/03/2011
By: Natalie Sarkez
Subject: Discussion Forum-Revolution
In my opinion the statement “Revolutions change the very nature of societies” means a change in power takes place and in a short time developments occur to change the very nature of society. I believe this is true in relation to Animal Farm. The Rebellion that took place had an immediate impact of change in the very nature of the farm. When the animals agreed to the Rebellion they escaped the power of man and sought to see a better future, however under Napoleon’s power the animals suffered but were persuaded into thinking that life on the farm had improved. For that reason, a revolution can see a change of a leader but it is these leaders that can change the very nature of society.
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Date: 15/03/2011
By: Gabrielle Nolland
Subject: Animal Farm
I believe that the statement "revolutions change the very nature of societies" is true. A revolution is a complete overthrow of an established government or political system. It leads to a change of power; for better or sometimes worse. This change of power, would change the very nature of societies and its views. I believe that this relates to Animal Farm because when the revolution happened, the very nature of the farm changed. Before the revolution, Mr Jones treated his animals poorly, and the animals dreamed of a better life. However, when Mr Jones was run out of the farm, and Napoleon took over, some would say that the animals' lifestyle worsened. Under Napoleon's rule, the animals were manipulated into thinking that their lifestyle had changed for the better, but as a reader, we see that this is not necessarily the case. Overall, I do agree with the statement "revolutions change the very nature of societies" and I do believe that it relates to Animal Farm.
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Date: 15/03/2011
By: Saesha D'Silva
Subject: Animal Farm
I believe that the statement 'revolutions change the very nature of societies' holds very true for Animal Farm. After the rebellion, animals were equal and did not have any masters. However, once Napoleon took over the society it was evident that the pigs began to gain life like qualities. It shows how in a revolution there always needs to be a leader and often these leaders change society.
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Date: 15/03/2011
By: Adrijana Drazenovic
Subject: Animal Farm
I believe that this statement is very true for ‘Animal Farm’. In the book the animal society was dramatically altered by the rebellion. The animals rebelled against man and his superiority over them, and in turn some of the animals adopted man’s characteristics, as well as his thirst for power. It is obvious when they change their initial maxim ‘Four legs good, two legs bad’ to ‘Four legs good, two legs better!’
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