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George Orwell's novel Animal Farm does an excellent job of portraying every aspect of the Russian Revolution of 1917. Animal Farm is a satire that uses its characters to symbolize leaders of the Russian Revolution. The animals of "Manor Farm", which symbolizes Russia, overthrow their human master after years of mistreatment. Led by the pigs, the farm animals continue to do their work. Only now they do it with more pride knowing that they are working for themselves, as opposed to working for their human master, Farmer Jones. Slowly over time the pigs gain power and take advantage of the other animals. They gain so much power that they become just as power hungry and corrupt as their human master.
Orwell is a genius and he has cleverly hidden the aspects of the Russian Revolution in such a way, that everything fits into the picture like a jigsaw puzzle. Using the symbolism that is in the book with similarities found in the Russian Revolution very easily......

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