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'''''Animal Farm''''' is a book written by [[George Orwell]] in 1946. The story is a [[Satire|satirical]] [[allegory]] of the [[Russian Revolution]], particularly directed against [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin's]] Russia. The story's concept of "animalism" is used by Orwell to portray a generic view of [[socialism]], similar to that first expounded by [[Karl Marx]] (''Old Major''), who Orwell believed was naive in thinking that his philosophy would actually work.  Orwell, although agreeing with the overall concept of equality through socialism, was critical of Marx because he didn't take into account the greed and jealousy which would eventually undermine the entire philosophy.  This idea was shown through ''Napoleon'' and the other pigs, who, through persuasion and force became the dominant authority on the farm. When Napoleon outlaws the "Beasts of England", he is demonstrating the formal power of the state, and that socialism is no longer just a generic belief in equality made by everyday common animals, but is a greedy force for oppression run by the government.

'''''Animal Farm''''' is a book written by [[George Orwell]] in 1946. The story is a [[Satire|satirical]] [[allegory]] of the [[Russian Revolution]], particularly directed against [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin's]] Russia. The story's concept of "animalism" is used by Orwell to portray a generic view of [[socialism]], similar to that first expounded by [[Karl Marx]] (''Old Major''), who Orwell believed was naive in thinking that his philosophy would actually work.  Orwell, although agreeing with the overall concept of equality through socialism, was critical of Marx because he didn't take into account the greed and jealousy which would eventually undermine the entire philosophy.  This idea was shown through ''Napoleon'' and the other pigs, who, through persuasion and force became the dominant authority on the farm. When Napoleon outlaws the "Beasts of England" anthem, he is demonstrating the ruthlessness of a state in which the initial ideal of socialism as a way to ensure equality among animals has been heavily distorted into a force of oppression.

==Characters==

==Characters==

'''Mollie''': A female horse who is vain and shallow. Her low intelligence is seen in whatever she does, and she is easily led astray by flattery.  

'''Mollie''': A female horse who is vain and shallow. Her low intelligence is seen in whatever she does, and she is easily led astray by flattery.  

'''Snowball''': A pig who struggled with Napoleon for power. Possibly the most intelligent animal on the farm, he envisioned the windmill and much of the governance structure of the farm.  

'''Snowball''': A pig who struggled with Napoleon for power. Possibly the most intelligent animal on the farm, he envisioned the windmill and much of the governance structure of the farm.

'''Napoleon''': Another pig whose lust for power will stop at nothing. While taking a stand against Snowball's ideas every time they come up, Napoleon rarely presents any of his own.

'''Napoleon''': Another pig whose lust for power will stop at nothing. While taking a stand against Snowball's ideas every time they come up, Napoleon rarely presents any of his own.