Examples Of Stalin In Animal Farm By George Orwell

In the Novel animal farm by George Orwell he tells a story about a farm that is taken over by animals, an allegory of the Russian revolution. In this essay I will show how Napoleon represents Stalin and what he did during the Russian revolution.

Animal Farm is a written allegory story by George Orwell. The novel is about what happened during the political time of Russia; the Bolshevik Revolution and show the betrayal of Joseph Stalin. This novel shows a lot of symbolism throughout and the main one is how Napoleon and Joseph Stalin are similar.

You need to do something! Do not think somebody else will do something about it, take matters into your own hands. If something is not going the way you want it to then you need to stand up and you need to make a change. Evil is all around and to keep evil from controlling the world we need to do something to about it. In the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell we see multiple examples about how if we do nothing evil will always win. For example at the Manor farm the animals want more freedom and to have a better life where they are not overworked, so they decide to rebel against the “evil” Mr jones and take over farm. When this happens the humans decide they need to do something about it and the chose to fight back against the animals. Finally, when the animals do not fight back it results in their good friend boxer being taken to the slaughter house, if they had fought back they could have helped save their friend.

George Orwell’s Animal Farm is reflective of Russia during Joseph Stalin’s tyrannical ruling. The story’s antagonist Napoleon leads the Rebellion with Snowball. Once Napoleon overthrows Snowball, he deceives and manipulates the other animals with promise of a life free of restraint and human influence. After gaining their trust, Napoleon capitalizes on the animals’ vulnerabilities and uses his power to better the circumstances of the pigs rather than all animals. Although he initially presents himself as a democratic head, his leadership tactics are that of a dictator. Through examining the syntax and diction characteristic of Orwell’s writing, one can gain a better understanding of the novel’s sociopolitical theme.

It’s impossible to read the book “Animal Farm” without comparing it to the Russian Revolution occur in Russia in 1917. After reading the book I decided to learn more about the consequences of the Russian Revolution and mainly research about Stalin, represented in the book as Napoleon, the leader of Animal Farm and my favourite character. Because I was so intrigued by Napoleon’s character I decided in this book task to contrast him with the Soviet dictator Stalin.

In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, he criticizes the way the government worked through a story. He criticizes government officials and how they become corrupt. In the story, Orwell’s character Napoleon is meant to represent Joseph Stalin, who was possibly one of the most corrupt political figures. Throughout the story, Napoleon became more and more corrupt, much like Stalin did during his reign.

ven though Animal Farm uses animals for characters, those characters represent historical figures from the Russian Revolution. Old Major from Animal Farm is a representation of Karl marx because they both realized that they were being treated miserably and wanted to make difference. In the Russian Revolution it stated, “ Marx, like other socialist thinkers of the 19th century, denounced the cruel injustices of industrial capitalist society as he saw it”(6). The Russian Revolution also explained, “He had a vision of ending the exploitation of man and establishing a class society in which all people would be equal”(6). In Animal Farm Orwell describes Old Major declaring many statements, “The life of an animal is misery and slavery that is the

“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men”(Lord Acton). The novella Animal Farm is a story based off of the Russian Revolution. In the story the main character, Napoleon, represents Joseph Stalin during the time of the Russian revolution. Both of them take advantage of the people/animals who are starting the revolution to take power for themselves. When past power corrupts, Napoleon takes over just like Stalin did using propaganda and a secret police.

The book called Animal Farm demonstrates that the story is an allegory for the Russian Revolution. The story explains about power and how is the society being ruled. At first, it has been nice, until there is power and nobody is actually equal to each other. Mostly, the animals or people do not accept anything like that, but the society has changed and it will never be the same. Therefore, the book, Animal Farm, and history, Russian Revolution, have similar connections of what do the animals and people have a role to play.

“Animal Farm”, by George Orwell, uses propaganda several times. For example, “After much thought Snowball declared that the Seven Commandments could in effect be reduced to a single maxim, namely: ‘Four legs good, two legs bad.’” (Orwell 17) This quote is an important piece of propaganda because it reminds the animals that all animals are good and all humans are bad.

How Propaganda and Fear Tactics Expose Human Nature George Orwell’s Animal Farm is an intriguing fable based on life in a totalitarian society. This type of government promises peace and controls all of society, including the daily lives of the citizens. There were many countries who believed this way of life to be the finest. Joseph Stalin, a brutal Russian dictator, was one of many who strived for “peace and power”. A self-described prodigious man, Stalin was a major leader who was instrumental in the rise of communism.

Animal Farm is an allegory for the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the early years of the Soviet Union. Animalism refers to communism. Manor Farm an allegory for Russia, and the farmer Mr. Jones is the Russian Czar. Old Major seems to stand for Vladimir Lenin, and the pig named Snowball represents the revolutionary Leon Trotsky. Napoleon stands for Stalin, while the dogs are his secret police, and the horse Boxer stands for the working class. The use of an allegory as a retorical device is better then explaining an actual non-fictional event then it would be to lay out the historical evidence. It gives insight to the historical events through the use of nonfiction charters and shows how quickly an idea of creating equality with a group of peoples

There are many similarities between the characters in the novel “Animal Farm” and between the people who lead to the Russian Revolution. For example, Joseph Stalin and Napoleon are alike in several ways. After Old Major’s death, Napoleon and Snowball take over the farm and become the leaders. Similarly, Joseph Stalin becomes the leader along with Leon Trotsky after the Russian Revolution (Kim, 2012). In addition, Napoleon is not as smart and intelligent compared to Snowball.

In the novel, Animal Farm by George Orwell, the use of allegory and symbolism depicts the abuse of power which emphasizes the villainy of the character. Orwell’s use of allegory to characterize the villain, Napoleon, as Joseph Stalin emphasizes the use of power in both the fictional world and reality. The use of symbolism, like the windmill and commandments, show the change in characters over time and how a leader is able to manipulate their citizens with power. Napoleons dynamic characterization and innocence depicted in the beginning of the novel illustrates how power is abused when given to one specific group, who are considered the elite in the population.

The Russian Revolution and George Orwell's Animal Farm 'Animal Farm' can be read in two different ways. The first is as a child's book about animals that can walk and talk, but the second is to understand what message the book is trying give. To understand this message you need to understand about the Russian revolution 1917. In the book 'Animalism' is created and in the revolution communist leaders gain power. The book directly links a person from the revolution to a character in the book.