Animal Farm by George Orwell

The book Animal Farm has a symbolic storyline that does not actually represent the manifest content on the surface of the story; it actually symbolizes modern government and modern government figures. The characters' actions are with the thought of greed, the animals rebel, and the Seven Commandments of the story are laws of a new government. Animal Farm is a typical traditional short story, which gives it extraordinary manifest content, a traditional plot line, and …

…member in the animal society and the human society. Mr. Jones represents a weak, overthrown society. Moses, the raven, represents the onlooker and outcast of society who waits for an essential moment to make an impact with his qualities of leadership. Boxer, the horse, represents the common man and the worker. Finally, Snowball and Napoleon, the pigs, represent opposing parties who always quarrel and will never agree. Basically, the story itself represents a chaotic government.