I. SubjectThe novel Animal Farm is about farm animals going on strike. Old Major, the main pig, calls a meeting about a dream he had. The owner of the Manor Farm, Mr Jones, was drunk and often abused them. Old Major died three days after holding the meeting, leaving Napoleon and Snowball to fight for control of the farm. When the rebellion occurred the animals took books from the house and learned to read and write. It was soon discovered that the pigs were the most intelligent creatures on the farm. They rename the farm Animal Farm. The humans have tried to take back Animal Farm, but fail. After the battle Napoleon and Snowball continued to struggle for power. During a meeting where the animals are to vote on a windmill project, Napoleon calls in his attack dogs and banishes Snowball. Napoleon breaks up the meetings and begins to spread propaganda that he is the most intelligent animal and therefore should make decisions. He began to make contact with the human world which disturbed the other animals. The pigs began to monopolize more and more resources and claim that they deserved them because they ran the farm. Many years pass and many of the original animals die. While Napoleon plays cards with a human peasant, the animals spy on him. He discussed recent changes to the farm, the most notable of which is the return to the name Manor Farm. He and the farmer began to argue, and the animals realized that they could not distinguish between humans and pigs.II. ThemeThe theme of Animal Farm is the dangers of a naive working class. Throughout the novel Napoleon breaks the seven commandments. The animals simply accepted him because he was the leader, instead of questioning him. “If Comrade Napoleon… in the center of the sheet… contains significant aspects of political life….continuing tradition” (Harmon 400). It is political because of the commentary on communism. This is sociological. “A form of problem novel that focuses on the nature, function, and effects of the society in which the characters live…were sociological”(4 A form of problem novel that focuses on the nature, function, and effects of society in which the characters live... were sociological (487). It is sociological because it analyzes the social position of the characters and the reaction to what their leaders did. Works Cited Harmon, William, C. Hugh Holman and William Flint Thrall. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2006. Print.Orwell, George, Russell Baker, and CM Woodhouse Animal Farm: A Fairy Tale New York, NY: New American Library Division of Penguin Putnam, 1996. Print.