Animal Farm

Orwell's 1945 fable about the power struggles among animals on a farm parallels the situation in Russia at the time as O... (more)

Orwell's 1945 fable about the power struggles among animals on a farm parallels the situation in Russia at the time as Orwell saw it; the characters include the ruthless pig Stalin, his idealistic Trotsky-like adversary, and the simple, kindly horse who represents the common man. All animals are equals but some animals are more equal than others. George Orwell's classic satire of the Russian Revolution is the account of the bold struggle, initiated by the animals, that transforms Mr. Jones's Manor Farm into Animal Farm, a wholly democratic society built on the credo that all animals are created equal. Out of their cleverness, the pigs Napoleon, Squealer, and Snowball emerge as leaders of the new community in a subtle evolution that proves disastrous. The climax is the brutal betrayal of the faithful horse Boxer, when totalitarian rule is re-established with the bloodstained postscript to the founding slogan: but some animals are more equal than others. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. (less)

"A beautiful graphic adaptation of George Orwell's timeless and timely allegorical novel"-- (more)

"A beautiful graphic adaptation of George Orwell's timeless and timely allegorical novel"-- (less)

At once an allegory for both utopia and totalitarianism, Animal Farm is a story that expresses a dismal view of humans a... (more)

At once an allegory for both utopia and totalitarianism, Animal Farm is a story that expresses a dismal view of humans and their attempts to create a just society without compassion, history, and nonviolence. Orwell's book is decidedly anti-utopian and yet an unforgettable morality tale that entertains as it teaches. (less)

A group of farm animals successfully revolt against their cruel human owner, only to be enslaved anew by the unscrupulou... (more)

A group of farm animals successfully revolt against their cruel human owner, only to be enslaved anew by the unscrupulous pig Napolean, whose slogan is "all animals are equal but some animals more equal than others." (less)