What is George Orwell's message in the novel Animal Farm?

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classic novella is a cautionary tale about the dangers of consolidating
political power in a communist state and a warning against authoritarian regimes and dictators.
Orwell's novella allegorically represents the events that transpired before, during, and after
the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, when Joseph Stalin usurped power and oppressed the entire
Soviet Union. Similarly,usurps power in the novella shortly after the Battle of the Cowshed and
develops into a tyrannical ruler, who oppresses his subjects by forcing them to work long hours
while continually reducing their food rations. Orwell's message warns readers about allowing
shrewd, selfish politicians to consolidate power and gradually take away civil rights and
liberties. He also warns readers about the various methods of manipulation and propaganda used
by authoritarian regimes to oppress and control the populace.acts as Napoleon's mouthpiece and
cleverly manipulates the animals using various rhetorical devices and propaganda strategies to
deceive the animals into believing and supporting Napoleon's selfish, oppressive political
agenda. Orwell's novella also emphasizes the dangers of government corruption and illustrates
how maniacal leaders and debased politicians can establish and create an oppressive, terrifying
society, where the majority of the population lives in fear.