Animal farm is an allegorical novella that was written in the 1940’s. The story describes what it would be like for farm animals to over throw their farm. And, how they would handle their new life. However, with this new found since of freedom, one of the animals let it go to his head. This was the major factor in the animals’ slight downfall. Though, this is did help with conveying the “what if” hypothetical type story that this is. “The Commandments were written on the tarred wall in great white letters that could be read thirty yards away.” This story is an allegorical because it gives a detailed answer to the question, “what if the animals ever tried to over throw the farm?” It provides a tale about what they would do, and how they would do it while it teaches a lesson. One could say that the lesson could be to take care of your animals better. Though, I would believe that the lesson would be something along the lines of, with great power comes great responsibility. …show more content…
The humans seem to be drunks that do not take good care of the animals. They try to knock down the windmill that the animals create to generate power. The humans try multiple times within the story to take back the farm. However, they are always defeated by the animals. “It was fully realised that though the human beings had been defeated in the Battle of the Cowshed they might make another and more determined attempt to recapture the farm and reinstate Mr. Jones.” The way that this story is written is different than just writing about what was happening in the Communist party. There is some likeness to certain members with the way some of the characters are written. It never truly states what is happening in the actual world, or who these animals were modeled after. It gives the story an anonymous feel to it. And, it gives you a chance to get to know the characters before you start to dislike