George Orwell's Animal Farm is known as a satire, a fable and an allegory. Orwell includes many allegorical lessons in his novel; thus creating a novel that can be read on multiple levels. In his article Appreciating Animal Farm in the New Millennium, John Rodden argues that if the book's political and historical references are missed by the reader, the book may be completely misunderstood. The story is about three pigs who turn a bankrupt farm into a complete dictatorship where some animals are more equal than others. Animal Farm is a great example of allegory by comparing the farm to communist Russia, comparing pigs to the leaders of the Russian revolution, and comparing animalism to communism. To begin, Animal Farm is an allegorical lesson through its comparison of the farm to communist Russia. Orwell makes a point of showing us that the farm is no place to live, and an astute reader of the story can infer that this was comparable to the plight of ordinary people in communist Russia. In his article, Rodden says of Animal Farm: "...it's a political issue...