Something I noticed...

When I looked back in the book, I was simply flipping through, looking for ideas. On one page it mentioned a "glorious summer harvest." This gave me nothing to think about, but I flipped further through and noticed the mention of a cold, bitter winter. After looking through the book some more, I noticed that the events in Animal farm are divided into seasons. In March, you have the rebellion, the very beginnings of freedom on Manor farm. This is followed by a beautiful summer in which the animals are free and have never been happier. In Autumn, the animals have another fruitful harvest, but the first signs of trouble appear as Snowball and Napoleon fight. Towards the end of Autumn, Napoleon takes control. This is followed by a bitter winter of hard work and little food, as the pigs slowly become more human-like. I wonder if this is Orwell saying that the communist revolution in Russia likewise happened in cycles. A glorious summer, followed by a fruitful (yet troubling) Autumn and ending with a terrible winter as the commoners lost their freedom.