George Orwell's "Animal Farm" tells of a group of animals and their struggle against the tyranny of the human beings. Soon after they succeed in taking their farm for which they slaved for, they set their own form of government in which all animals would be free and treated equal amongst themselves. But these founding morals soon dissolve, as the new system corrupts and then they find themselves in the same position as before, only this time the pigs are the tyrants.

The book first starts out on a farm owned by Mr. Jones, a cruel man who cares for no one but himself. He mistreats and overworks his animals to the breaking point. One night, an old boar name Major tells them of a miraculous rebellion against the humans, where animals could be free and prosper for themselves. Then, only a few days later, the animals succeed in driving Jones and his men off the premises. Soon after, they work hard to form a governing system they called "Animalism." But this system soon goes corrupt as the tyrant pig namedsNapoleon, an offspring of the boar named Major, takes rule over his animals comrades and the whole farm. Unfortunately many could not do much about this travesty with their limited mental capacities. So, they continue to be manipulated by their so-called "hero-leader," Napoleon as puppets would be by their puppet master.

I found this an exhilarating story of modern day corruption and totalitarianism. After upon reading this book, I almost found myself viewing politics and public relations from a whole new perspective. What I mean is, in the book the animals rebel for freedom from the tyranny of the humans, almost as the Colonials did back in the Revolutionary War from the tyrant King George of England. What if our own United States becomes as the Animal Farm did; a ruthless warlord with an iron fist enslaving lower classes with unmerciful violence and fear. Can or will there ever be true freedom?