Imagine a world where every person is equal: everyone has the same goods, everyone respects each other, no one kills anyone else, and no authority rises above others to give dictated commands. Sounds wonderful, right? George Orwell's disturbing book Animal Farm shows, however, how nearly impossible it is to turn that idea into reality. In this fairy tale, a group of oppressed farm animals rebel against the tyrannical bonds of their evil master, Farmer Jones, drive him off the farm, and attempt to create a society based on the idea listed above. But instead of having this incredible society, the pigs decide to create one where they are the ultimate authority. This book highlights the dangers of trying to establish an equal society according to the ideas of communism and also features touching symbolic characters that show historical figures in a new light. Although the two words are not mentioned in Animal Farm, communism and totalitarianism are two things that are explored immensely in this book. Communism is defined by Webster's Unabridged Encyclopedic Dictionary of the English Language as: "a theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, beneficial ownership being vested in the community as a whole or in the state." Furthermore, totalitarianism is defined as “absolute control by the state or a government branch of a highly centralized institution.” In starting their rebellion, the animals undoubtedly aimed for ideal communism, where all animals were treated equally and had all things in common. They wanted all farm animals to have equal opportunities and an equal voice. In fact, their legislative system that they initiated in the beginning included in the 7th Commandment the words: “All…half of the paper…Animal Farm proves to be a symbolic and comprehensive book. In its pages we can see the contrast between a seemingly communist state where everyone is equal and equal, and how this ultimately only leads to the establishment of a total dictatorial totalitarianism, where everything is controlled by an elite group. Although Animal Farm was founded with the idea that every animal was equal, in the end, the voices of the meddling pigs were the only ones audible. Secondly, the book strongly symbolizes the key figures who appeared in the story. It shows how Karl Marx influenced the communist movement in the character of Old Major, and it also shows the type of government that lights the fuse for a revolution in the temperate Farmer Jones. Although dark and threatening, Animal Farm paints a very brutal but truthful view of the dangers when a society approaches the ideas of communism..