George Orwell's Animal Farm

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In the novel Animal Farm, by George Orwell, farm animals rebel against a tyrannical farmer in order to create a more perfect and four-legged society. Two pigs, Napoleon and Snowball rise above the rest as the farm’s foremost leaders. When Snowball is chased off the farm by dogs, Napoleon, who has taken leadership of Animal Farm, and his right hand, a pig named Squealer, begin to spread rumors of cowardice, traitorous behavior, and sabotage by Snowball. These claims was further pushed upon the less astute animals by the windmill being knocked down in the night, the destruction of trees and eggs, and the pigs twisting heroic events in order to disrupt the animals memories of Snowball. Using fabricated and natural events to put blame upon Snowball,