"Animal Farm" is a political allegory by George Orwell, depicting a group of farm animals who overthrow their human farmer in hopes of creating an egalitarian society. Led by the pigs, particularly Napoleon and Snowball, the animals initially celebrate their newfound freedom. However, as the pigs begin to assume power and privilege, the ideals of their revolution are corrupted. The farm becomes a totalitarian regime as the pigs manipulate language and educate the other animals to maintain control. Ultimately, the story illustrates the dangers of power and the ease with which noble ideals can be subverted into oppression. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book features in the following series: Penguin, Penguin Study Notes .

There are 112 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 1999 by Penguin Books Ltd .