The book Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, is a satire the Russian Revolution from 1917 to 1953. Its intent was to criticize Stalin and Stalinism. It is an allegorical fable, in which animals resemble the Bolshevik party members. Napoleon and Snowball (the leading pigs) represent Stalin and Lenin respectively. After a speech from Old Major (an old pig, which stated Man was evil and in the future all animals would be free), the animals start a Revolution on Manor Farm. They overthrow the owner; Mr. Jones (represents the Tsar). The animals set up a list of commandments, with the general rule of “All animals are equal.” At first, all animals are equal, but soon the different species and classes become disproportionate, and quickly afterwards the commandment changed to “All animals are equal but some are more equal than others.” The book describes the changes that can happen in a society due to the corruption of power when everybody should be equal. I have chosen to discuss......
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