Animal Farm Themes

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There are many key themes in animal farm,and this is because of the context. The book was written in 1945, the year the war ended, and therefore, it is clear that the theme of the book has the aim of giving a clear view of communism. The book serves as a cautionary tale of the effects of communism, and many characters in the book represent key historic figures. Some of the characters are specific, like Napoleon representing Stalin, who is very secretive, yet he thinks that specific things are made for him, and him only. Whilst other characters such as Boxer, represent the real causalities of communism, the normal people who had to live through it. Boxer was a quiet but respected character, who by the end of the book dies. This is a very clever technique used by Orwell because he maintains the fairy tale clarity the story has, yet he indubitably interprets they key factors of the communist rule that Stalin had.