Explain how Animal Farm is a political satire.

is both a politicaland an . In an allegory, everything has both a
literal and symbolic meaning. 's novel parallels the Russian Revolution in order to comment on
the way power corrupts and to warn against totalitarianism (as he also does this in the
political novel ).

In Animal Farm,
the animals rebel against humans and take over the farm. They claim that all animals are equal,
but it isn't long before the pigs assert their authority over other animals. The pig's
corruption is meant to reflect Stalin's reign over the Soviet Union in the 20th century. Once
Napoleon has power, he and his pig friends start to think of themselves as above the other
animals, even...