From Shmoop Literature on Symbols and Allegory in Animal Farm
http://www.shmoop.com/literary-device/literature/george-orwell/animal-farm/symbols-imagery-allegory.html
So the "canonical interpretation" of Animal Farm is that it is a parable of the Russian Revolution of the twentieth century. Orwell created each animal to represent either a person or a class of people, and many of the events (e.g., the windmill stuff) parallel actual events in history. The following are generally accepted notions:
Mollie was a horse in Animal Farm.
The first animal to die on the farm (while it's still known as "Manor Farm") is Old Major. The first animal to die after the farm was renamed "Animal Farm" is a sheep in the Battle of the Cowshed.
Well i wouldn't GET a FARM ANIMAL but if i did i would get the cow. they r the best farm animal. =)
Benjamin - Animal Farm - was created in 1945.
The muscle in Animal Farm is Boxer.
After first being named Manor Farm, then Animal Farm, the farm eventually ends up being named The Manor Farm.
Animal Farm was created on 1945-08-17.
Pilkington - Animal Farm - was created in 1945.
Anthems in Animal Farm was created in 1945.
Napoleon represents Lenin in Animal Farm.
Benjamin is a donkey in George Orwell's "Animal Farm."
Old Major is a pig in the novel "Animal Farm."