Satire In George Orwell's Animal Farm

Up first, is one of George Orwell’s widely known novels, Animal Farm. As stated prior in the essay Animal farm is highly allegorical and is also a dystopian based novel. According to Orwell, and New Republic’s perspective on the novel, it is safe to assume that the book represents not only aspects of the Soviet Union but also the factors leading up to the Russian revolution. “It seems to me that the failure of this book arises from the fact that the satire deals not with something the author has experienced, but rather with stereotyped ideas about a country which he probably does not know very well” (New Republic, Par. 11). This quotation on Orwell’s book reflects the controversy that arose from his source of inspiration and the criticisms that followed the author. …show more content…
In the novel it is very satirical that Orwell would establish the Soviet leaders as pigs. There are two ways readers can analysis the authors’ choice in animalism. One way to interpret this choice is that pigs are naturally trusting, educated, sincere and brave animals while the other is that they are lazy, stubborn, self-indulged, easy to anger and materialistic. Understanding that each character represents part of a corrupt government and that Orwell is a satirical writer, assuming the second analysis is the correct choice. Old Major the pig who started it all represents Vladimir Lenin, the father of communism; his death resulted in the uprising of Stalin and his followers. Speaking of Joseph Stalin, the lovely dictator in the novel, Napoleon, embodies the characteristics of this corrupt Soviet