Animal farm is a social, but chiefly political, satire. This book appears to address totalitarian governments in the whole, but IÕve heard Mr. Orwell was specifically referring to the 1917 Russian Revolution. This book is written in somewhat of a fable form, from the point of view of the animals as they watch their leaders warp and gradually destroy the ideology of the "animalism" revolution. I would say this story counts as allegory, as the symbolism could be interpreted as an extended metaphor. Not their character in the story, but who in history they represent individualizes each animal on the farm.

The satire does not give any evidence to the storyÕs time period. But, because of the fairly primitive farming methods (lack of machines), IÕm assuming the time period is somewhere near the beginning of the 20th century. As the book takes place on a farm, the location probably lies somewhere is the west (US).

Observing the leaders of the animals slowly raise themselves to tyranny is interesting. As the book wears on, y

Controversial as it may be, I feel the authorÕs purpose was to point out and satire the many angles of totalitarian government and the Russian Revolution. He wanted to show the great irony the flawed government brought (eventually, the ever-growing group of pigs strengthen control and treat themselves to the extent where you can't tell the pigsÕ faces from the humansÕ; the governors embraced that which they had once despised). I suppose he felt that around the time of the first atom bomb was a good time to release such a tale (dry laugh).

I feel this story was perfectly tuned and doesnÕt need to be improved. The shrewd nature is bold. IÕm glad someone had the courage to look at our lives in a generally considered "upside-down" way (and show it to the public!).

Yes, I feel the characters are chosen wisely, as they represent those important in the isolated historical period. The wealthy, the peasants, the leaders, tyrants, neighboring countries-they all are mentioned through the animals. ThereÕs no way they wouldnÕt seem fictional, as what happens in the book was and is impossible. But they do portray groups of people strongly and

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