The First Entry

What is the major theme of this novel? Why is this theme important to a teenager living in 2007?

In this novel, all the animals fervently wanted freedom. Nevertheless only 3 to 4 animals were brave enough to put some change into the farm others while were too scared to fight with humans. The major theme of this novel is ‘nothing changes if you are not enthusiastic to do it’. Since they got their own freedom, the animals worked all together, and shared all together, a leader leading the way. That leader, Napoleon guided the animals even though it was not a appropriate way, but still, he altered and developed the farm with his braveness. Today, most of the teenagers are scared to change their setting. For example, in school, most teenagers will deny on being student representative with the reason that they will get blamed, abused, or embarrassed. Still, there are some students who are really gallant to be the student representative, and these people are those who bring changes like Napoleon or Snowball did in the ‘Animal Farm.’

I found a poem matched to this entry.


O Captain! My Captain!

By Walt Whitman

O CAPTAIN! my Captain! our fearful trip is done;
The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won;
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring:
But O heart! heart! heart!O the bleeding drops of red,
Where on the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.

O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;
Rise up--for you the flag is flung--for you the bugle trills; 10
For you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths--for you the shores a-crowding;
For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;
Here Captain! dear father!
This arm beneath your head;It is some dream that on the deck,
You've fallen cold and dead.

My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still;
My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will;
The ship is anchor'd safe and sound, its voyage closed and done;
From fearful trip, the victor ship, comes in with object won; 20
Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells!
But I, with mournful tread,
Walk the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.

This poem is mostly about Abraham Lincoln who led slaves to be freed, but assasinated. In my entry, I mentioned about the leaders, and I posted this poem up because this is a great example of leader.