After finishing my previous blog with a book, Fahrenheit 451, I decided to read Animal Farm.

Sunday, 27 May 2007

Entry 2: Current situations

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* are there are any current situations in the world that relate to the novel? what are they, and how do they relate? does the novel shed any light on how current situations could be resolved or "fixed"?


Many people use Kim Jung II, North Korean dictator, as an example to explain the dystopian world. However, I would like to tell you another dictator in Cuba, Fidel Castro. Once he was a person who was in a revolutionary group against Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. However, when he became the ruler of Cuba, Castro changed Cuba into a communist nation. Also, he became an ally with the Soviet Union and relied on their aids. The economy of Cuba went down and people of Cuba started to criticize and tried to run away to the United States. Even the citizens in the States hated him. The CIA planned to assassinate him by going across to the country. People were over working, facing food shortage and freedom. Fidel Castro has a fancy home, nice home, and a great lifestyle. Just like him, Napoleon was sleeping on a comfortable bed, eating great food and stayed in a protective house. Fidel Castro has killed and imprisoned many people who criticized him. Just like Joseph Stalin. The novel doesn’t really shed light on how current situations could be resolved or fixed. But, Fidel Castro is going through in his eighties and many people are looking forward to the end of communism.

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