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Animal Farm satirizes the Russian Revolution and amplifies the flaws of communism and totalitarianism in the composition of a fairy tale. The book “Animal Farm” was published in 1945 by George Orwell. Orwell writes to show the result of the equality of all people…”but some are more equal than others.” Through a third-person perspective Orwell clearly describes the naive loyalty of individuals towards leaders and the deceptive manipulation by dominant positions. Orwell puts communism and totalitarianism under a microscope and exposes the realistic results produced by these societies, while satirizing it with a fairy-tale tale of talking animals and tyrannical pigs. Animal Farm can be classified as a fairy tale or a satire. The story tells the story of the farm being overrun by animals and renamed Animal Farm. The animals founded their new homestead on equality, free from human control or oppression. However, the pigs take over the farm and quickly become dominant and increasingly human-like. At the end of the book the pigs declare their intention to ally themselves with humans against all working classes of both the human and animal groups. And their equality decree which stated, “all animals are equal,” was distorted by the pigs to say, “all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” Animal Farm is said to be a fairy tale due to its surreal qualities such as talking animals. However, it can also be called a satire as Orwell uses humor to encourage reforms and maximize the flaws of communism and totalitarianism. Communism and totalitarianism are poor forms of government and, like the book Animal Farm, show many flaws. Merriam Webster's dictionary defines communism as “a way… middle of paper… king expelled by their successor Stalin (Napoleon). Another symbol used by Orwell was through the faithful horse, Boxer. He possesses all the qualities of the exploited working class, such as hard work, determination and loyalty. He was also exorbitantly naive, fully trusting that his authorities had honorable intentions, completely blind to the corruption of the leadership. It represents the invisible work of individuals during the political drama carried out by elite politicians. Animal Farm is a fairy tale with a much deeper topic than the Russian Revolution hidden in the satire. It presents the unjust “equality” promised through communism. The book satirizes the manipulation of dictatorship and citizens' brazenly innocent trust in their leaders. Orwell recounts communism and totalitarianism through an outside perspective, revealing the many flaws of such societies.