Examples Of Political Satire In Animal Farm

The 1945 book Animal Farm by George Orwell is a political satire describing communist Russia as if it was a farm run by its own animals. There are many examples involving the allegory and personification of the animals in this novel. The story follows from the very ideas of rebellion through to the corruption at the hands of a pig called Napoleon, who takes the role of a dictator and starts to act as if he were human. The message to Orwell's classic is to explain that though a great idea in theory, communism is difficult and hurtful in practice.
In chapter one they hint at the initial beginning to the Russian people being against the tsar. Like the people, the animals already did not like the tsar, in this case, farmer Jones, however in his actions against them, brung his subjects to the brink of rebellion. When the animals were being noisy and awoke Jones he “Let fly a charge of number six bullets into the dark” (Pg. 14) This is an illusion to when a group of Proletarians went to Tsar …show more content…
Much like the royal family or any “superior” group of people, the group that is considered below them cannot really interact with them. “It was laid down the rule that when a pig and any other animal meant on a path, the other animal must stand aside.” (pg.114) This rule brings back into public eye the concept of a superior species of animals, though the pigs had been treating themselves as such in private, it is now fully visible. The pigs are being treated as royalty and Napoleon is very closely to this declares himselfpresident, as pretty much all the pigs are his family, they have gone back to being as farmer Jones.
Animal Farm shows how ideas are sometimes better as plans and that once in the wrong hands they can ruin a great plan. It represents history in an interesting and intelligent way that is accessible to more people and easier to get through than a history