Animal Farm's Selling Points Pt 2

         This novel is crucial because it brings a different perspective on history. Not many books nowadays are capable of accomplishing such feats. Most novels only speak of one side of the story and not from the opposing side’s perspective as well. For example, in Western society, we have often heard of how to the reign of Stalin caused massive bloodshed and unnecessary deaths. However, to the Russians, they still idolize Joseph Stalin today. Their people believe that he united the people as one and led them to victory during World War Two. However, the exact same people believe that the amount of terror and disaster he caused amongst the citizens were completely unnerving. These conflicting and mismatched ideas seem to be the popular opinion amongst Easterners, but to us in the West, this seems preposterous and absurd. In the end, it falls upon one’s perspective of the event and his or her’s cultural influence.

Animal Farm is valuable to us as readers since it outlines some of the basic concepts of propaganda. An example of this that is used in Animal Farm is the endless speeches and twisting words of Squealer to suit the pigs’ needs. Nowadays, the media, school, and the government constantly bombards with all kinds of information and rumors. This book caused us to think about how much we should trust the knowledge we read or hear every day. After much discussion, we agree with the saying: take things with a pinch of salt.

Our selling points matter because it is what makes our book stand out from others. Most of our selling points that we have are not seen in the other five books that are a part of our Literary Circles. Similarly, Animal Farm’s unique and quirky theme sets it apart from other novels. In reality, selling points are important since they assist the author in publicizing his works in order to gain a profit.  Selling points are just one of the ways to receive more attention for literature. Other ways include reviews and marketing by bookstores and publishers. Thus, effective selling points are the foundation for paving the way to being a renowned title, as Animal Farm as become.