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Animal Farm is a novel written by George Orwell in the 1940s. George Orwell was the pen name of Eric
Under these rules the farm runs mostly for some time and there is peace and harmony. Snowbell
Animal Farm is a novel written by George Orwell in the 1940s. George Orwell was the pen name of Eric
Arthur Blaire, who was an English novelist and Essayist of the 20th century. Animal farm is regarded as
his masterpiece. Although this is a little book, It holds profoundly deep meaning and symbolism in its
pages. The book is a political satire and Orwell based it on the Russian revolution of 1917, as the events
and symbols depicted in the book are quite similar to those of the revolution. Animal Farm is a story
about a Farm owned by a drunkard, Jones, who is very cruel to his animals and all the animals are in
pathetic condition. This is why the animals hold a meeting one day, in which an old, ailing pig, Major,
tells all the other animals of the miseries that they have all suffered at the hands of the human. Major
tells them that everything that the animals produce is snatched by Jones and they receive nothing in
return. So it is time to take the reins of the farm in their own hands and kick Jones out of there. In the
end, Major cautions them by saying: ‘when you do get rid of Jones, don’t be like him.’ After some time,
Major dies and animals mutiny against Jones. The revolt is successful and Jones runs away from the
farm. Even though Jones returns, he is defeated once again and the animals assume total control of the
farm, naming it Animal Farm. The animals led by a pig called Snowbell organize a meeting where they all
decide to continue living on the farm and not occupy Jones’ house, all except another pig called
Napoleon, who disagrees with them but is ignored. The animals under the new leadership of Snowbell
formulate some rules to live on the farm:
- Never sleep on Jones’ bed
- Never drink alcohol
- Never fight fellow animals
- Two-legged ones are the enemy
- Treat all animals as equals.