Animal Farm Satire

Animal Farm, by George Orwell, is a fictional political satire. Animal farm is also an allegory. An allegory is a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. The book focuses mainly on the inhabitants of Manor Farm which is a grand farm in the countryside, this farm represents Russia in the time of the revolution. All of the animals and humans that live on this farm represent major classes or figures in the Russian revolution. Napoleon, representing Stalin, is a boar who lives on Manor farm. Napoleon is unfair, power hungry, and very sharp. Animalism, mirroring communism, is a strict way of government based on a list of seven commandments. Early on in the book the leader of all the animals, Old Major, dies. Then

Most of the other animals believe Napoleon. They think that he is always right and that he is a good and strong leader. But on the contrary a sufficient leader would not just use the luxuries of the farm for themselves but spread them around so everybody could use them. Napoleon also uses the luxuries on the farm by drinking all of the cow’s milk instead of spreading it equally into each animal’s food. Later he never told any of the other farm animals about the milks disappearance. Finally, Napoleon sent out an order that all of the windfall must be brought to the barn so it can be used by the pigs. He should have let each animal eat some of the windfall instead of keeping it for his own kind.

Just as Napoleon is unfair we is also power hungry. Napoleon is a megalomaniac because he kills his own animals to gain authority. He also kicks out his competition to stray both their followers instead of winning them over fairly. When Napoleon kills his own animals to get a point across he is being a bad leader. A good leader would be able to use their own words to get a point to his followers and not have to use his terror to do the talking. Napoleon also is power hungry when he kicks out Snowball so that he can be the only person in

Napoleon uses Squealer to put his best image out there to the public. Squealer often uses the threat that if you don't follow the rules, “Mr. Jones may come back.” (Pdf) This is very smart because squealer is very good at getting people to think what he wants. Finally, Napoleon acts sharp when he walks on two legs. This is acute because when one of the slogans of animalism is changed to, “Four legs good, two legs better!” this is setting himself and all of the other pigs on two hooves apart. He is showing them that the pigs are superior and more in charge than all of the other