Saturday, March 1, 2008

The Second Entry

Are there 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”?

Since Korea achieved to get its own independence from Japanese, two types of groups were segregated. One group was willing for democracy, and another group for communism. This fight continued forever. Then these two groups turned into two countries which are now called North and South Korea. From these two countries, North Korea is related to the novel. In Animal Farm, Boxer, who worked really hard, gets nothing but fame, and then he gets sold by the horse slaughter. In North Korea, even if one person works harder than another, he/she gets the same reward as other people does as it is in Animal Farm. The similarity for Animal Farm and North Korea is that they have the same type of Ideology. At the end of the novel showed that communism can’t last for very long time. Right now, North Korea is having harsh time with lack of money, technology, and even basic necessities. What I am trying to say is North Korea will eventually unite with South Korea because it’s impossible for North Korea to live with lack of every source.

2 comments:

June said...

Good Metahpore from book to our reality...

But i wonder about why the north is relates to the novel...

Oh!!! i founded sorry...

You thinks the North(김정일) will change his mind and try to unite with us???

I hope so, too.
Then, Our country(United Korea) might become stronger country than before, cheap labor and can make more products...

But, reality it's not easy than our thinkings...
However at least, we can dream about it ro hope it...

Thanks for introducing the book and your thoughts!!!

jjun said...

I agree to your entry. It is true that Boxer gained anything but fame among the other animals from Animal Farm. It is interesting that it was about Communism when I thought it was about Socialism :).