All Animal Are Equal, But Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others?

A quote from George Orwell’s book Animal Farm states “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” This quote shines a light on what Orwell was trying to explain in this novel. George Orwell who was a staunch anti-communist, took his beliefs and funneled them into his book Animal Farm. While this book may seem simple at first, it is actually a very complex book, it not only uses symbolism to tie in major figures of the Communist revolution in Russia, but it also has very important themes that help the story develop and these themes show the true meaning behind the book. To really comprehend what this book is about we have to understand the characters in this story and the symbolism attached to them, along the major themes and plotlines in this book. There is an abundance of symbolism in the book Animal Farm, so much so that after reading the story, not only do the animals have some sort of symbolism, but the settings as

The book begins with the all the farm animals congregating in the barn, to listen to what Old Major, had to say. Of course the animals all gathered around him because he was a very influential animal on the farm. In this scene he begins to talk about how he is tired of the humans using the animals to their benefits. He believes that animals should govern themselves, and should all be equal, he calls his ideology “Animalism” which is a direct reference to communism. He relates his cause to every animal in the farm, in one instance he asked the chickens “how many eggs have you laid in this last year, and how many of those eggs hatched into chickens?” (Orwell, 29) he uses their downfalls, and plays with their heart strings, to pull the animals together behind his