The animals overthrow the farmer and run the farm themselves. "All animals are equal." But gradually, the pigs take more power, change the rules, and become indistinguishable from the humans they replaced. Orwell's 112-page masterpiece of political satire — the most efficient demolition of totalitarianism ever written.
Clean — political fable.
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Moods: Satirical Dark Allegorical Brief
Tropes: Animal Revolution Totalitarianism Allegory Power Corrupts
Directly — each character maps to a historical figure.
Fable form, adult content — accessible but devastating.
Different — shorter, funnier, and arguably more perfect.