2008년 4월 8일 화요일

#3 Climax



Q: what is the climax of this novel? What happens? How do the events of this novel make you feel?

The main climax was the end of driving Snowball out and Napoleon becoming the leader of the Animal Farm. There was a debate over the meeting between Snowball and Napoleon. Snowball insisted a windmill construction for the future again. When Napoleon shouted nine enormous dogs came into the barn and chased for Snowball, and Snowball runs away from the farm. The nine dogs Napoleon took from Jessie’s became untamed beasts. The animals became terrified and silent. The dogs growl when one of the animals open its mouth to speak the Snowball’s expulsion. When Snowball was gone Napoleon declared himself a supreme ruler over the Animal Farm. Squealer explained the animals that Napoleon is making a great sacrifice in taking the leadership. Ironically, he explains Snowball was a traitor and a criminal. The animals were convinced and calm. They came to accept everything Snowball mentioned.
The events of this novel made me feel as if it was almost at the end. I felt a little bit unsatisfied or sour, because it wasn’t the type of conflict that I normally perceived. Most literature at the climax, it would be the protagonist who wins over the antagonist. After all, I felt confused and questioned. Is Napoleon supposed to be an antagonist or what? I thought the author didn’t consider who was the antagonist or the protagonist. I felt sad for Snowball who failed to win the debate, and get kicked out. I would have thought Snowball would have been the protagonist after all for he never thought of a strategy to expel Napoleon. I was curious to see if Napoleon would break the Seven Commandments and become a ruthless dictator like Stalin.

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