The Animal Farm, an ironic parable-novel of the Soviets communism system, is the
most remarkable satire by George Orwell. The book was chosen by Time Magazine as
one of the 100 best English-language novels, and won a Retrospective Hugo Award in
1996. The author adopted a form of parable to dig at human’s politics. The story,
which is based on a series of revolutions by the animals, criticizes the totalitarianism
during the Stalin administration before World War II. It also intents to disclose the
facts of the Soviets communism’s scathing autarchy. In the meanwhile, it satirizes
England, France and other countries, which have diplomatic relations with Soviets.
After reading the Animal Farm, readers might think it is a general and funny story.
However, having further analyzed the author’s writing motive, we realize how
ingeniously the author put the Communism into this fairytale-like novel. With the
author’s deliberate arrangement, this novel not only presents a complete society under
the Communism, but also directs readers to explore the implied meanings while they
enjoy the fun of the interesting plots?