Characterisation of Animal Farm - Final Foilo Peice

The book “Animal Farm” is a very famous political allegory written by George Orwell and first published in 1945. The characters, setting and plot of Animal Farm are an allegory of the Russian revolution of 1917 and the subsequent years of Stalins’ totalitarian regime. In this short novel, the author tells a story where animals are used to characterize human behaviour.

In this essay, I will discuss and explain the role of two chosen characters and also compare their behaviour with the human types they represent.

The book is about the animals of “Manor Farm”, later called Animal Farm, who want their freedom. They rebel against Jones (the owner of the farm) and throw him out. At first Jones tries to get his farm back, but he soon gives up. The animals are so happy, to start with. Then the animals want to adopt a leader. There are only two animals (both pigs) that really want to be leader and they are Snowball and Napoleon. At first they try to work together co-o...