Animal

A detailed Summary of Animal

George Orwell's Animal Farm is a political satire of a

totalitarian society ruled by a mighty dictatorship, in all

probability an allegory for the events surrounding the Russian

Revolution of 1917. The animals of "Manor Farm" overthrow their

human master after a long history of mistreatment. Led by the

pigs, the farm animals continue to do their work, only with more

pride, knowing that they are working for themselves, as opposed to

working for humans. Little by little, the pigs become dominant,

gaining more power and advantage over the other animals, so much so

that they become as corrupt and power-hungry as their predecessors,

the humans. The theme in Animal Farm maintains that in every

society there are leaders who, if given the opportunity, will

The book begins in the barnyard of Mr. Jones' "Manor Farm".

The animals congregate at a meeting led by the prize white boar,

Major. Major points out to the assembled animals that no animal in

England is free. He further explains that the products of their

labor is stolen by man, who alone benefits. Man, in turn, gives

they accepted such a blatant disregard of their law about

family. Unfortunately, as with the pigs, power corrupted and the

traitor, Snowball, from their midst. Slowly, Napoleon gets a

The book ends with the pigs sitting at a table, eating with

After the battle, Napoleon drives Snowball off the farm telling

differently, which Napoleon arranged. In defiance of the original

Approximate Word count = 766
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: Novels

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