It is about a group of animals who overthrow the farmer and take over "Manor Farm." The story tells about these animals as they establish life on their own and as free animals. As the story progresses, the pigs, especially Napoleon, take power and dominance over all the animals. "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." It's actually a really good book. Check out spark notes for a more detailed summary.
"Animal Farm" is an allegorical novel whose characters and plot had historical equivalents .
Animal Farm is an allegorical exploration of communism - or more particularly its failings.
Animal Farm was intended as an allegorical novel. It does, however, contain symbolism within it to explain and support the allegory.
Snowball (an allegorical character for Trotsky) is the animal hated by the others in George Orwell's Animal Farm. Snowball was framed for being a traitor by Napoleon (an allegorical character for Stalin) and chased off of the farm. Napoleon would then blame any misfortune that occurred on the farm as an act of sabotage by Snowball.
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"Animal Farm" by George Orwell is an example of political satire, as it uses humor, irony, and exaggeration to criticize and expose the flaws of the political system during the time it was written. It is also considered an allegory, as the story and characters symbolize real-life political events and figures.
The name given to the school of thought in Animal Farm was Animalism. It was based on the principles of equality and rebellion against human oppression, as depicted in George Orwell's allegorical novella.
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"Animal Farm" by George Orwell was published in London.
Excellent question. It is definitely cross-genre, but is usually accepted as Science Fiction because of the Utopian / Dystopian view of the future (albeit allegorical), and because George Orwell is often put in the Science Fiction section for other works. This novel also won a Hugo award, which is a traditionally Science-Fiction genre prize. It could be put under classics, or if the bookstore or library has a satire section, that is another traditional categorization. No clear-cut "this is it" answer here.
In Animal Farm, the flag of Animal Farm consists of a green field with a hoof and a horn. The Hoof and Horn Flag is allegorical to the Hammer and Sickle of the Soviet Union.
Animal farm the book represents the Russian 1917 revolution. The animals represent russians. The farm represents Russia.