... appeal to children, the content of Animal Farm goes beyond any magical or make-believe story. Orwell paints a vivid picture of a violent political revolution of farm animals against the farmer who owns all, works the animal population hard, feeds them little and sends their offspring to slaughter. Being ... Snowball, the idealistic pig, personifies Leon Trotsky, the clever partner of Stalin. However, Animal Farm is not simply a satire on the Russian Revolution. The novel is replete with messages and lessons regarding blind conformity and the misuse of power, that are not to be found in ...

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... writer, George Orwell. Known for his novels on critiquing political oppression, Orwell wrote Animal Farm in reference to the events leading up to the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia of 1917. Animal Farm is a send-up that uses its characters to symbolize leaders of the Russian Revolution. There is a substantial amount of conflicts that occur in this satirical story. Just like the historical Russian ... Revolution, the animals feel rebelled against and overwhelmed the wealthy and powerful class of capitalists and aristocrats, in this case the farmer, Mr. Jones. The major ... ...

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