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"Animal Farm" is a novel based on the Russian Revolution, where instead of humans, animals are the main characters. As "Animal Farm" is a satire on the Russian Revolution, each character in the novel represents key figures involved in the revolution. The events happened in the novel also symbolize the happenings of the Russian Revolution. The story started off with the days of Mr. Jones's management on the farm, the animals suffered from his cruelty. …

…animal farm is to symbolize what the Russian Revolution brought at the end. The characters in the "Animal Farm" are animals, but they represent humans. They have aspects of human nature, and they have qualities that humans have. Moreover it is designed to satirize the Russian Revolution because the events are very alike, where it starts with a bright future and ends in a corruption under a tyranny and return to where it initially opposes.