"Animal Farm" is a book dealing with political satire in which animals take the place of humans. These animals in the story can talk, and are just as intelligent as humans. They learn to read, and each types of animal, is a different aspect of humanity. Example the Pigs = Politicians, Horses = Laborers, Sheep = Gullible People, etc. This book shows how a government that is set up to serve the people turns against them, just like communism did to the Russian people. Animalism symbolizes communism and the characters symbolize Russian leaders and people of importance. This is a tale with no happy ending. The Pigs symbolize the politicians, in a stereotypical sense. Some of them lie, cheat, and steal from the animals they are supposed to serve. They make promises that are never able to keep. The cammandments the pigs make ,the surrondings and the corruption, are all signs why there sort of government didn't work well
             Old Major, a pig who is very old; has seen the lifestyle the animals live and is dissatisfied with it. He creates a government ideology called animalism, which represents communism. He is the Karl Marx of this world. Napoleon He is a large, fierce looking Berkshire boar, who is not much of a talker. He uses animalism only to increase his power and the dogs to terrorize the other animals. Napoleon symbolizes the dictator Joseph Stalin in this world. Snowball is also a pig, and fights with Napoleon over the power on the farm. He represents Leon Trotsky in this story. He is a very energetic, eloquent speaking, brilliant leader who organizes the defense of the farm. Napoleon's jealousy of Snowball makes him want to try to kill him. Snowball flees the area, and every misfortune from there on in Animal Farm is blamed on him. Squealer is a short, fat, twinkle eyed pig, which is a brilliant talker. He justifies the horrible actions of Napoleon and most of the animals buy into it. He h!
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