What is a satire? The term satire refers to any work in prose or verse that uses wit to ridicule or expose vice or folly, in which ancient Greek poets are remembered for the deadly power of their satires. Although satire is a part of such Greek work as the plays of Aristophanes and the animal fables of Aesop, the Romans claimed to have instituted verse satire as a literary form. There are many different definitions for this unique word, however George had his own. His definition hides beneath the word of his masterpiece, The Animal Farm. A simple story of a dramatic change in one farmers life, or is it?
             The story takes place in a quite little village, in Mr. Jones' farm, which was called the Manor Farm. In this farm there were different kinds of animals that lived there for many years. The owner Mr. Jones was not the ideal caretaker for these animals, he would get drunk and forget to feed them. So one-day-Old Major, who was a twenty-year-old Middle White boar, called all the animals for a meeting. Animals such as a little mouse to a big working horse came to the meet with Old Major. Old Major was the head speaker and ruler of the farm. Everybody that is a animal listened and respected Old Major.
             Old Major as you see in his name was a very old pig. Right before his death he gathered the whole farm. He adjourned the meeting with "I have vision of animals ruling over humans." He turns to the chickens and says "Hey aren't you tired of having your eggs taken away from you before they hatch and see your little babies grow?" Then looking upward to the cows he speaks "Hey look at this they steal your milk and expect for you to work harder so you can feed your little calf's." After a deep breath he continues on. We need to take what's right and wrong into our own hands and get our freedom.
             Three days later Old Major dies peacefully in his sleep,
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