Write an essay of at least 200 words discussing the topics you selected during your web search. A web search will help you understand the characters, setting, and plot because Orwell based "Animal Farm" on the historical events in Russia between 1917 and 1943, the cause and outcome of the Spanish Civil War, and the political parties that were in control of these countries at the time. narrow each of these three broad topics to one specific area that’s part of each larger topic.