Animal Farm is a novel about pigs who lead a rebellion, overthrow their farmer, and then take control of the farm. The setting of the story is Manor Farm in England with Mr. Jones, the farmer. The main characters include Old Major, Snowball and Napoleon. Each of these pigs helped lead the animals into rebellion. Major was the first to start the movement and the other two were the main leaders who carried it forward after his death. When the animals grew tired of Mr. Jones' harsh and intense working conditions, they planned to dethrone him by kicking him out. of his farm. After the successful rebellion, the animals set their own rules and regulations to follow. The pigs taught themselves to read and write and reworked Major's system into an elaborate strategy called Animalism. They formed their new and improved living environment to gather and carry out their chores. Napoleon soon becomes irritated with Snowball because he wanted to build a windmill and doesn't. Napoleon thinks that getting food and water is more important, so he sends nine ferocious dogs to chase Snowball off the farm. Napoleon was now in complete control. Soon after, the pigs began to take all the harvested apples and all the milk from the cows for themselves. They begin to live in the old house of the farmer, who disobeyed the original rules, called "The Seven Commandments", as well as drinking alcohol, sleeping in beds and wearing clothes. Napoleon also began trading with humans in exchange for food and alcohol. The pigs would have meetings and parties, at which they would get drunk, with the humans to discuss their ideas and plans. The animals tried to make what Major imagined a reality, but in the end they became just as evil and... middle of paper... the actual idea of ​​socialism and the effects it has on society. Napoleon was the dictator and had complete control over the entire farm. This novel can also have the subgenre of political novel. A political novel is “a novel in which aspects of political life are essential ingredients” (428). George Orwell based his novel partly on his thoughts on the Russian Revolution. He disliked the idea of ​​one person being in total control and used the novel to depict a group of citizens being led or manipulated into a dictated life. Works Cited Orwell, George. Animal farm. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1983. Print.Moran, Daniel, and George Orwell. CliffsNotes, Animal Farm. New York, NY: Wiley Pub., 2001. Print.Harmon, William, C. Hugh Holman, and William Flint Thrall. A literature manual. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2000. Print.