Friday, December 26, 2014

What is Sugarcandy Mountain?

Moses, the tame raven, preaches about Sugarcandy Mountain
beyond the clouds. Sugarcandy Mountain is like a placed called Heaven. Moses claims that
animals go to Sugarcandy Mountain when they die. In Sugarcandy Mountain all is well.
Clover grows all year. In Sugarcandy Mountain, it is Sunday seven days a week. Also,
lump sugar and linseed cake grows on the hedges in Sugarcandy
Mountain.


In Animal Farm, Sugarcandy
Mountain represents peace beyond this world. All animals go there if they work hard.
Moses shares his beliefs as he represents organized religion in the book. The pigs allow
Moses to share his tale because it will sooth the animals and prevent
uprisings:



He
is tolerated by the pigs because he takes the animals' minds off their troubles by
preaching to them about a happy land called the Sugarcandy
Mountain.


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