When the animals take over the farm, they think it is the beginning of a better life. Their dream is a world where all animals are equal and all property is shared. But soon the pigs take over control and one of them, Napoleon, becomes leader of all animals. One by one the principles of the revolution are abandoned, till the animals have even less freedom and authority than before. ANIMAL FARM by George Orwell is one of the classic stories of modern English fiction, and is a powerful study of the use and abuse of political power.