Animal Farm by George Orwell

Dear Readers,
After the awful, awful fantasy I decided it was time for some real literature. Animal Farm was a very good idea.
I finished this book in less than 24 hours. It is like 114 pages or something really close to that. It is really short, and it goes by really fast. This book is a really unintimidating classic Classic come with the reputation. They are suppose to be hard to read and hard to understand, but Animal Farm defied those stereotypes. It was a very quick read, and you didn't have to understand all of the symbols to enjoy and understand the book.
So the jist of the plot is animals on a farm in England overthrowing their master. It is not a very hard plot to follow. There are not many twist and turns, characters with hard names, or far off places that make no sense. It is a rather simple book to read.
But what makes it extraordinary is the symbols. Now if you have kept up with me from the beginning you know I am not a big symbol girl. I absolutely hate it when other people tell me what to get from a book, so I will keep this brief.
Besides being about animals who learn to talk, read, walk, and run a farm, the book is about the corruptive forces of power. Once a  person or pig has a taste of power they long for more. They want all they can get. After Farmer Jones is over thrown there are promises of a wonderful life with full bellies and backs that are not over worked. Plans are made for happiness and easy lives. The pigs start to take charge, but after they start they can't stop. The easy and peaceful life the animals wishes for is a distant dream over shadowed by the harsh reality of the power hungry pigs.
This book is not just shinning a light on how awful pigs can be. The pigs are meant to represent humans, as a matter of fact every animal on the farm is. I am not going to make a worksheet so you can clearly identify each different part of society represented by the animals, I believe that you can figure it out. I do find it strange how Mr. Orwell decided the represent society with animals. Is he saying something about the human race? Is he using pigs as leader, horse as the mindless workers, donkey as wise but stubborn for a reason? I cannot pretend to know everything Mr. Orwell had in mind for this book, but as you read you can clearly see a statement being made. I will not tell you everything he is trying to say; go read the book and find out for yourself. Hopefully you find as much meaning and wisdom in this short simple book as I did.
Lindsey