It is an allegory of the Russian Revolution of 1917. The farmer represents the T...

		TopHand on Feb 5, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about... It is an allegory of the Russian Revolution of 1917. The farmer represents the Tsarist autocracy. In a Tsarist autocracy all power and wealth is controlled by the Tsar (Farmer Jones). This is actually a long way from capitalism. In the end the pigs form what is referred to as an oligarchy.

It is more than that, however, both in authorial intent and without it.