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Animal Farm: A Political Satire of A Totalitarian Society Ruled By Dictatorship
George Orwell's Animal Farm is a political satire of a totalitarian
society ruled by a mighty dictatorship, in all probability an allegory for the
events surrounding the Russian Revolution of 1917. The animals of "Manor Farm"
overthrow their human master after a long history of mistreatment. Led by the
pigs, the farm animals continue to do their work, only with more pride, knowing
that they are working for themselves, as opposed to working for humans. Little
by little, the pigs becom....
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