Animal Farm

Animal Farm is a satire and fable (brief story), published in1945, which reflects events such as the Stalin era and the Russian revolution. It is also allegorical. The book shows how new movements overthrow a corrupt and undemocratic government or organisation, only to become corrupt themselves as they give in to the traps of power and begin to use violent methods to keep it. The animals fight for animalism to create a classless society, but we later see this can’t be achieved. The novel therefore points to the force of tendency towards class stratification in many communities and the threat that it poses to democracy and freedom. Each character in the story is a representative as a political leader. We see that the humans become insurgencies as they realise the farm has political, social and economical value. We also see the use of propagandas language which works well and mindsets are changed. Propagandas language is used to manipulate the naive working class and political jargon is used to hide the truth. Animal Farm was written to show the folly of man in politics and the working of politics.
I learn that people unite easily but unity can be undermined easily. Once a person is manipulated they can’t think for themselves therefore education is important. The allegorical nature of oppression is that those in power will always take advantage. There is a deeper meaning to everything and people will alter interpretations to suit the movement. No society is perfect and capitalism is the main state. Patriotism can divert attention