Question 1: Animal Farm

Animal farm has a lot of symbols. The story is symbolizing the background of the Russian Revolution which occurred in the Soviet Union. The farm is symbolizing the country itself, and the relationships between the animals are how the leaders of the Soviet were related to each other. The leader during the Russian Revolution was Stalin and Napoleon symbolizes Stalin. The major theme of this novel seems to be criticizing the history and the rule of the government in the Soviet. The author tried to tell the world that although the idea of the communism might be really good and perfect, the reality is totally different. Since the individual rights of the people during this period weren’t given, the author had to symbolize what he wanted to talk about, so that he won’t be punished for it. The theme is important to a teenager living in 2007, especially in the democratic countries. I think since this book's theme is important to the teenagers, they need to think more deeply about the theme while reading this book.