Animal Farm

Conniving Pigs.

Animal Farm.

By George Orwell.

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, inc. 128 pages.

This story starts off on a farm in England, where animals on that farm were poorly treated. The owner of the farm, Mr. Jones, had no idea what was about to happen to him. There was a very wise pig named Major who put a spark into the animals to rebel against Mr. Jones, so that they may govern themselves equally in a socialistic manner. Throughout the book the reader sees how a good idea can be subtly changed into a completely different idea in the hands of corrupt leaders.

One night after working hard in the field the animals came back to their stalls and waited to be fed, but Mr. Jones was drunk and had forgotten about them. This was the last straw, so the animals started the rebellion. They took over the farm in one night, and renamed it Animal Farm. In the beginning of the rebellion the animals were considered to be equal, but the pigs had other plans. They began placing themselves in higher ranking authority over the other animals. This happened