... 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 conflicts in the novel ... are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."" ...

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... simply left hanging . Sometimes the man died hanging there" Allegory is found in most texts when examining concepts of power and Orwell's clever satire of Animal Farm is no different. Animal Farm has many parallels with the Russian Government, during the Russian Revolution and the years following 1917-1943. Orwell associates characters in the book with real political leaders, and uses animals, objects and events to ... symbolise events of the Russian Government, an example of this would be the "destruction of the windmill" which symbolises the failure of the five year plan, or the battl...

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