George Orwell's Animal Farm is a political allegory that uses a group of farm animals to represent the events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the early years of the Soviet Union. The story illustrates how power can corrupt and how revolutionary ideals can be betrayed. The animals, led by Napoleon the pig, overthrow their human farmer, only to find themselves under a new oppressive regime. Through its characters and events, the novella critiques totalitarianism and explores themes of inequality, propaganda, and the cyclical nature of power. The famous phrase "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others" encapsulates the hypocrisy of the ruling class.