Political Symbolism in Animal

There is much symbolism in George Orwell’s political satire Animal Farm. There is a great deal more to this fairy tale than just what can be gleaned from a surface reading. The interactions between the characters reflect the attitudes of the people of Orwell’s time. Each character in the book represents a different segment of the population, and the characters’ reactions to the events in the book highlight the flaws of the political …showed first 75 words of 517 total…

…showed last 75 words of 517 total…reliance on religion. Each of the characters in Animal Farm has its own symbolism, and each charzcter is representative of the various groups living within a totalitarian state. Orwell’s classic novel is more than just a fairy tale, and he leaves the reader with disconcerting thoughts about the nature of the political system described. People should come away from reading Animal Farm knowing that what happened on Manor Farm is happening across the globe.