Orwell uses allegory to help express his concerns regarding his twentieth century context in a way that is clearly understood by his audience. Using a variety of allegorical devices in his satire, Animal Farm, Orwell creates an insightful allegory that explores the consequences of communism through the Russian Revolution. It is an extended metaphor which symbolizes notions that can be religious, political, moral or ... to be and was the luxury life, when really they were just being suppressed from the truth to keep them content with what they have. When Napoleon felt threatened by Snowball...

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