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Essay Number Two: Animal Farm The book Animal Farm is a satire on the Russian revolution, and therefore full of symbolism. The characters and buildings in this story represent more than farm structures or just plain animals. They represent the infrastructure of the rise of communism, not only in Russia but everywhere. In animal farm there were 3 basic classes of animals. The Pigs and the Dogs were at the top class which was the bureaucrats …

…the hard work done by the working class of animals. During the construction the disasters were blamed on the scapegoat Snowball. Also in the times of hardship propaganda was brainwashed into the minds of the working class by Squealer. Throughout the revolution and communism no one has benefit from change except the bureaucrats and leaders. After a while no one remembers how life was before the revolution and nothing is different apart from the leadership.