A group of animals on Manor Farm rebel against their human owner, Mr. Jones, after being inspired by the pig Old Major’s vision of animal freedom and equality. They successfully drive Jones away and rename the farm “Animal Farm,” establishing a new society based on the principles of Animalism.
At first, the animals try to live equally under shared rules called the Seven Commandments, with pigs Snowball and Napoleon becoming the main leaders. However, after the revolution, power gradually becomes concentrated in Napoleon’s hands. Eventually, the ideals of the rebellion are betrayed, and Animal Farm becomes a dictatorship that is no better than the human rule it replaced.