Animal Farm
George Orwell’s classic satire of the Russian Revolution is an intimate part of our contemporary culture. It is the account of the bold struggle, initiated by the animals, that transforms Mr. Jones’ farm into Animal Farm. Out of the conflict, a wholly-democratic society emerges. Its the credo? “All Animals Are Created Equal.”
Out of their cleverness, the pigs Napoleon, Squealer, and Snowball emerge as leaders of the new community in a subtle evolution that proves disastrous. Eventually, totalitarian rule comes crashing back. In the end, the bloodstained amendment to the founding slogan reads: “But some Animals Are More Equal Than Others…”
- About the author: Eric Arthur Blair (pen name George Orwell) was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. His work remains known for lucid prose, social criticism, and opposition to totalitarianism.
