The animals on Mr. Jones' farm stage a successful revolution and take the place over. Their hopes, their plans, and their achievements form the subject of Animal Farm. In the first flush of enthusiasm, there is set up a great commandment, All animals are equal. But unfortunately, leadership devolves almost automatically on the pigs, who are on a higher intellectual level than the rest. The revolution begins to go wrong, yet at every step, excellent excuses are always forthcoming for each perversion of the original doctrine.
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