How Does Orwell Use Satire In Animal Farm

George Orwell’s 1945 novella, ‘Animal Farm’ satirically magnifies the flaws of communism and totalitarianism through a fable composition allegorically surrounding the Russian Revolution. The novella is an exposé of the perversion of political ideals and the corruption of power allegorically uncovering the myth of Soviet Socialism. Political satire in Animal Farm, through the humorous allegory, confronts the political ideology and the misuse of power in the 1917 communistic society of Russia, and to the modern audience, a beacon exemplifying the corruption of power. Orwell's satirical purpose, manifested through the passage wherein Napoleon deceives the animals, sheds light on the falsity of utopian societies, reimbursing the historical importance through a metaphor attacking the totalitarian rule of Communist Russia. Animal Farm is an animal allegory which involves the careful critique constructed to comment on the

Orwell uses powerfully satirical devices to communicate to the reader, the importance of the passage to the book. Snowball was contributory to the farm’s success, but once deemed an adversary by Napoleon, Squealer embarks on the tasks of rewriting the narrative constructing Snowball as an agent of Jones, manipulating the animals into believing that “Snowball was in a league with Jones from the very start… in reality he was trying to lure us to our doom.” Here, Orwell satirically demonstrates the turning point in the book, focusing on the propaganda used to influence the unsuspecting animals and demonstrating the corruption of power. On a further level, the irony is exploited by Orwell to make a satirical point on the animal’s vulnerability to manipulation and the authoritative figures, who by means of corruption, gain power. Therefore, Orwell uses satirical devices to highlight the transformation that takes place in the book as the pigs gain