There are many parallels to be found between George Orwell’s Animal Farm, and the Yemeni Revolution of 2011. The Yemenis and the animals of Manor Farm were each under the supremacy of dictators, Ali Abdullah Saleh, and Mr. Jones. Realization dawned on both the animals and the Yemenis, and revolutions broke out with the objective to overthrow their dictators in hopes of a better future. They were living under similar conditions before the revolution, yet the way each of the revolutions took place slightly differentiated. The aftermath of each, however, was very similar.
Before the revolution, the conditions in which the citizens of Yemen and the animals of Animal Farm were living in were deplorable. They were living under inadequate conditions, and they suffered from food and water insecurity. Yemen was the poorest amongst the Arab State, with 43% of the population living under the poverty line. Occasionally, the animals of Animal Farm did not receive their daily …show more content…
Abdu Mansour Hadi was his new successor, and he came with the promise of a better Yemen. He assured the citizens that he would reform Yemen’s military; professionalizing it. He promised to modernize Yemen’s administrative structures, and to seek funds from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to improve the country’s economy. A new constitution was to be drafted, much like the Seven Amendments the animals placed after their own revolution, and a democratic election was to be held once it was completed. Unfortunately, the Houthi Rebels, one of the many warring factions that emerged within the new leadership, seized the presidential palace, and placed Abdu Mansour Hadi under house arrest. Mansour Hadi made a surprise escape, and resigned shortly after. Around the same time, Prime Minister Khalid Bahah also resigned, leaving Yemen’s economy and political state in complete chaos, even more so than before the
Before the revolution, the conditions in which the citizens of Yemen and the animals of Animal Farm were living in were deplorable. They were living under inadequate conditions, and they suffered from food and water insecurity. Yemen was the poorest amongst the Arab State, with 43% of the population living under the poverty line. Occasionally, the animals of Animal Farm did not receive their daily …show more content…
Abdu Mansour Hadi was his new successor, and he came with the promise of a better Yemen. He assured the citizens that he would reform Yemen’s military; professionalizing it. He promised to modernize Yemen’s administrative structures, and to seek funds from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to improve the country’s economy. A new constitution was to be drafted, much like the Seven Amendments the animals placed after their own revolution, and a democratic election was to be held once it was completed. Unfortunately, the Houthi Rebels, one of the many warring factions that emerged within the new leadership, seized the presidential palace, and placed Abdu Mansour Hadi under house arrest. Mansour Hadi made a surprise escape, and resigned shortly after. Around the same time, Prime Minister Khalid Bahah also resigned, leaving Yemen’s economy and political state in complete chaos, even more so than before the