... (Ex.: Pigs- Politicians; Horses- Laborers; Sheep- Gullible People; etc. ) This book shows how a government that is set up to serve the people turns against them, just like communism did to the Russian people. Animalism symbolizes communism and the characters symbolize Russian leaders and people of importance. This is a tale with no happy ... is a mare who abandons Animal Farm for sugar and ribbons at the human inn. She represents the nobles of Russia that abandoned the people after the Russian Revolution. The Dogs These animals are the military force and secret police of this totalitaria...

• Word Count: 1186
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... to their own benefit. A great accomplishment of the novel is the hardships of the working class. Rather, the story is told from the view of the common animals as a whole. Gullible, loyal, and hardworking, these creatures give Orwell a chance to sketch how situations of oppression arise not only from the motives and tactics of the oppressors but also from the simplicity ... the overthrowing of the state and the power of the public. The continuous ideological disputes and competition of power presented by Napoleon and Snowball depict the ongoing battle for ruling a people and the hypocris...

• Word Count: 853
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate