Animal Farm

In the book Animal Farm Orwell used animals as characters, instead of humans, to tell a parallel story of the Russian Revolution.

A big reason, in my opinion, the Orwell may have used animals, is because the use of actual humans to parody the revolution may have greatly offended many. Humans may have taken it as a more direct insult to their race, and the book would very likely not have been as successful.

Even though Orwell used animals, he applied very human-like qualities to them that allowed them to be related to. Humans could identify themselves with different animals, and could even forget the fact that they are actually animals. The story was very well conveyed, and the themes of the story were well represented and debated throughout the book.