Elizabeth Arellano
Honors English II
Socialism
8 May 2015 Socialism
ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL, BUT SOME ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS. George Orwell’s literary work in Animal Farm describes the complicated subject of socialism through the allegorical lense of an almost childish topic of farm animals. The novel describes the literal personification of common farm animals who strive for perfection through the implementation of socialism. Orwell shows the flaws in a socialistic economy by the demonstration of the horse, Boxer, who works twice as hard but still receiving the same compensation as those who provide no service to the farm. Animal Farm also demonstrates a social satire of “Four Legs Good, Two Legs Bad.” This is saying that the animals socialist standpoint sees anyone who walks on two feet as a threat to their territory. This is a parallel to socialistic countries today who only let specific persons into the country that meet their requirements. …show more content…
When everyone is equal, there is no motivation to work or maintain the quality of publicly owned areas. This is why privately owned property is part of the American Dream: to own, to care for, and to make dreams come true. “ Hernando de Soto remarked...even dogs understand property rights.” (Hernando de Soto, The Mystery Of Capital). Perry relates the story of a publicly owned field that people in 16th century England could graze their cattle on. People used it and quickly destroyed it. Because “If everyone owns an asset, people act as if no one owns it, no one really takes care of it.” (Mark Perry). People who are less successful are more likely to have a socialist viewpoints because the success of others benefits their short coming, but this is where socialism falls flat. Those who work hard will eventually lose the drive to work. No matter the effort made, the reward will be no better than the laziest person in the
Honors English II
Socialism
8 May 2015 Socialism
ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL, BUT SOME ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS. George Orwell’s literary work in Animal Farm describes the complicated subject of socialism through the allegorical lense of an almost childish topic of farm animals. The novel describes the literal personification of common farm animals who strive for perfection through the implementation of socialism. Orwell shows the flaws in a socialistic economy by the demonstration of the horse, Boxer, who works twice as hard but still receiving the same compensation as those who provide no service to the farm. Animal Farm also demonstrates a social satire of “Four Legs Good, Two Legs Bad.” This is saying that the animals socialist standpoint sees anyone who walks on two feet as a threat to their territory. This is a parallel to socialistic countries today who only let specific persons into the country that meet their requirements. …show more content…
When everyone is equal, there is no motivation to work or maintain the quality of publicly owned areas. This is why privately owned property is part of the American Dream: to own, to care for, and to make dreams come true. “ Hernando de Soto remarked...even dogs understand property rights.” (Hernando de Soto, The Mystery Of Capital). Perry relates the story of a publicly owned field that people in 16th century England could graze their cattle on. People used it and quickly destroyed it. Because “If everyone owns an asset, people act as if no one owns it, no one really takes care of it.” (Mark Perry). People who are less successful are more likely to have a socialist viewpoints because the success of others benefits their short coming, but this is where socialism falls flat. Those who work hard will eventually lose the drive to work. No matter the effort made, the reward will be no better than the laziest person in the