Friday, March 5, 2010

What are some of the strengths and weaknesses of the animals' plan to take over?

In the book Animal Farm the animals are planning to rebel, because they don't like the way they are being treated. They think it is a smart idea, but what are they going to do without the farmer taking care of them? There are a lot of weaknesses to that plan, because it may have not been thought over very well. Now when you think of animals trying to take over it probably sounds a little insane. In Animal Farm the animals are sick of the farmer, and they want to get rid of him. Some animals say not to because of what the farmer provides for them. If they go through with their plan then they will have to feed themselves, and they might not know how to find food for themselves. They would also have to take good care of themselves and each other, because they won't have the farmer to take them to the vet if they get sick or hurt. They would also have to pick a leader, and picking a leader may make a problem for them, because they might not all agree on who their leader will be and they might start fighting and then they won't get anything done.In Animal Farm the animals say, "No animal shall kill any other animal without cause," but what if that animal wants to be leader, is that a cause? Also if they rebel, the farmer would probably just try and replace them with new animals, and they would probably get thrown out into the wild. If they get thrown out into the wild they probably wouldn't survive, because they have always lived on the farm and probably don't know how to take care of themselves. On the plus side though, if the animals go through with their plan then they won't have to worry about being treated badly. Also they would feel better about themselves, and they wouldn't have a lot to worry about. They could chose who stays and who goes, because "All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others," they say. They would also be able to focus on more important things like family and survival, and they wouldn't have to worry about plowing or protecting the farm from evil. So if you were one of the animals in Animal Farm what would you have to say about this plan? I would say that we should just leave things the way they are. If we change things then it's probably just gonna end up badly and then our lives would be ruined forever. I would vote against. It reminds me of wars and the slaves trying to rebel against their owners,like in Haiti. Sometimes you need to think before you do something, because the impact of it may cause some bad things to happen in the future. Vote no it's the smart choice!