How would you deal with being underfed, overworked, naive, unequal and absolutely controlled? Would you feel like all your work is done for the benefit of someone else? What if you were trapped by an absolute and supreme leader? The animals at Manor Farm know all these feelings. They want a community for animals, by animals, where all are equal and work is done for the good of the animals. Old Major, a wise old pig, shares this vision of a perfect society for animals, free from human oppression. He brings together the animals from the Manor Farm for a meeting in the big barn. He and the others talk about his dream of a better life for all, and says that it can only be achieved when Mr. Jones, the owner of Manor Farm, is overthrown, thus ending his era of cruelty, d slavery and mistreatment. He tells them about a dream he had in which all the animals live together without any humans to oppress or control them. He tells the animals that they must work to obtain such a paradise and teaches them a song called "The Beasts of England", in which his dream vision is described in lyrics. The animals welcome Major's vision with great enthusiasm. But before this utopia can be created, Old Major dies. Three young pigs – Snowball, Napoleon and Squealer – formulate its main principles in a philosophy called Animalism. These fairly civilized beasts design a political system to fight against their oppression and intend to overthrow human domination in society. Late at night, the animals manage to defeat farmer Mr. Jones in a battle, driving him off his land. They renamed the property Animal Farm and dedicated themselves to making Major's dream come true. The workhorse Boxer devotes himself to the cause with particular zeal, devoting his great strength to middle of paper ...... than to the leaders before them, as they also corrupt their own ideals. This doesn't just happen in countries, but it can also happen in schools when some kids just take over and think they can do whatever they want. This also happens in groups when one person tells everyone what to do and does nothing themselves. This is a good book with lots of good take-home messages. The old donkey, Benjamin seems to know what is going to happen. He thinks that “life will go on as it always does – badly”. You can look around and see people who “always seem to get their way” like Napoleon the Pig. I think we need to be careful when choosing our leaders because this book shows how people become more of who they already are. The book is an incredibly expansive metaphor that informs us of our most important asset, our freedom, which is relevant in our lives today..