The animal farm by George Orwell

The Animal Farm by George Orwell

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Animal Farm, by George Orwell, is a story about the fight for equality through political change, set on a British farm, the ironic novel is based on the Russian Revolution. using animal characters to symbolize the dangers of a government that attempts to assert total control over the lives of its citizens. Old Major, a highly respected big, which represents a communist leader. Snowball is a pig and one of the leaders among the pigs that is young and represents an abstract idea of naivety. Napoleon is a stubborn pig who represents a communist tyrant. Mr. Jones is a man who owns the land that is taken over by his animals, He represents a corrupt government. Boxer is a large male horse who is respected for his character and work ethic. He represents the uneducated and exploited working class, who take propaganda to heart and believe in the government’s cause without question. The book opens with Old Major calling a meeting for all the animals in the big barn. He announces that humans are the reason that animals in England are "enslaved". he suggests overthrowing mankind in a great Rebellion. Then he declares that “All men are enemies. All animals are comrades Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend. No animal shall wear clothes. No animal shall sleep in a bed. No animal shall drink alcohol. No animal shall kill any other animal. All animals are equal"

The novel clearly represents the Russian Revolution, but it

Also delivers a lot of other

discrete messages, for example: when the story progresses, and the pigs take over the farm they become more and more similar to their previse owner if not\ worse, and how easily power and

corruption can be twisted. what's interesting is we get to see the whole process in Wich information is twisted to alter the perception of reality and manipulated into their own advantage.