Explain the significance and meaning of the opening scene in Animal Farm.

In the
opening scene of the novella, Mr. Jones stumbles to bed in a drunken stupor while the animals on
the farm gather in the barn to listen to the revered boar, , elaborate on his strange dream. Old
Major proceeds to lament about the terrible conditions on the farm and blames humans for their
laborious, oppressed lives. He then argues that is imperative to remove Man from the scene in
order to improve their existence and encourages the animals to rebel against their human
masters. Old Major then tells the animals about his magnificent dream, where the animals
establish and rule over their own egalitarian society without the negative influence of
humans.

The opening scene in the novella is significant and serves as theof
the story. The reader learns that the animals suffer from severe oppression at the hands of Mr.
Jones and their thoughts of rebellion are justified. Allegorically, old Major represents
Vladimir Lenin while Mr. Jones represents Czar Nicholas II. The...