Animal Farm is a satire on the Russian Revolution. You can look at this story as a fairy tale about the animals, or on a deeper level, as an account of the events in the Russian Revolution. I chose to learn more about the real meaning of Animal Farm, which Orwell indirectly explains throughout the story.

Animal Farm starts out with introducing us to life on the Manor Farm, and Old Major's opinion on the outcome of their future. Old Major is convinced that the animals are being treated unfairly, and has the incredible idea of planning a revolt against Mr. Jones, so the animals can experience true happiness. He gets the animals excited by teaching them "Beasts of England", a song about hope for the future.

The causes of the Russian Revolution were problems throughout Russia's history. For centuries, autocratic and repressive czarist regimes ruled the country and most of the population lived under severe economic and social conditions. Old Major represents Karl Marx, an old European revolutionary who praised the people who struggled against the Russian autocracy. His ideas on the torture of animals by Man represent Marxism.

The first step of the revolution was th

e corruption of Mr. Jones, the irresponsible farm owner who lacked leadership. When the animals are left unfed one night, they help themselves to the feeding bins so they will not starve. Mr. Jones tries to stop them but he can not overpower the animals, and soon Mr. Jones, his wife, and all his men are driven right out of the farm.

Mr. Jones is representing Czar Nicholas II. Believing firmly in his duty to preserve absolute power in the Russian monarchy, Nicholas opposed any compromise to those favoring more democracy in government, and had little talent for leadership himself. Nicholas was forced to abdicate the throne after the Russian Revolution.

There is much work that has to be done on Animal Farm, and it seems that the pigs, especially Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer, a propagandist, are doing more supervising than working. You can tell a lot about the animals from their working habits. Boxer is a strong, dedicated worker, and represents the working class whose labors go to make other people happy, while he himself gets nothing. Benjamin, the donkey, works in the same lethargic condition that he did with Mr. Jones. This shows that he really doesn't care about the outcome of the revolution, and in a way he represents the failure of Marxism and Communism. The cat always seems to disappear during working hours but seems to return during meals. The Cat represents the people who are only concerned for their own survival and personal gain. Moses, the raven, was Mr. Jones special pet, and told the others about a place called Sugarcandy Mountain, where they would go when t

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