Similarities between Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution

Mr. Jones, the farmer that owns Manor farm, represents the Russian emperor prior to the Bolshevik revolution, Tsar Nicholas II. The animals are the civilians in Russia that are living in poverty and harsh conditions. Old Major represents Vladimir Lenin who started the Bolshevik revolution inspired by Marxist philosophy that the lower class should overthrow the ruling class that oppresses them, regain control of production, and

2. Keeping in mind the Russian Revolution, whom do the animals collectively represent? Thinking of the allegory,

1. I think this story is an allegory because all of the animals are the workers on the farm. instead of people being in the story they have animals that have to speak to each other and work. Here is an example “There were many more creatures on the farm now, though the increase was not so great as had been expected in earlier years. Many animals had been born to whom the Rebellion was only a dim tradition, passed on by word of mouth, and others had been bought who had never heard mention of such a thing before their arrival.

From our discussion, we were able to derive many different characteristics from each character and their allegorical meanings in the Russian Revolution. Napoleon represents a leader named Stalin (in the Russian Revolution) who started off with a balance of power but eventually started to go off the edge and use the power to his advantage. My partners backed up their claim by proving that Napoleon modeled a dictator who had slightly better work ethics than Jones. However, Napoleon had very bad morals and often breaks his own commandments while using lots of force. Squealer represents a helping-hand of power to the dictator (Napoleon). Squealer utilizes his persuasive and manipulative speaking skills enough to help the dictator control the animals. My group provided evidence for this by referencing a quote from the novel which states, “Surely there is no one among you that wants to see Jones come back”. This quote demonstrates Squealer’s use of questions and persuasive phrases with a one-sided answer. These questions have obvious answers and allow Squealer to blatantly prove his point and convince, as well as captivate, his audience. Finally, Benjamin represents a wise individual, who seeks to stay out of the rebellion for his own good. Although Benjamin did not appear very often in the book as of yet, he demonstrated a rather restricted individual and stayed behind the lines. He knows that Napoleon is

a. Animal Farm is an allegory, which is a story in which concrete and specific characters and situations stand for other characters and situations in order to make a point of them. The main plot of Animal Farm stands for the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the early years of the Soviet Union in which animalism is actually communism. Each character stands for a certain figure, or group of people in the Russian Revolution. Most of them stand for important political figures.

Squealer: A small, fat, white pig who spreads the ideas of Napoleon among the other animals. He twists the truth and also he is like a second hand to Napoleon.

Have you heard the statement, every action has a reaction? Animal Farm by George Orwell is an Allegorical novel. The story takes places on a farm which is maintained by the animals before the animals kicked out Mr. Jones. There were animals that are perpetrators and bystanders which caused victims. First of all, Perpetrators are people who commit a crime or an immoral act.

In the novel, the dogs that Napoleon trains, portrays as “soldiers,” or an “army” for they obey Napoleon’s orders. An example would be that “He (Napoleon) ordered the hens’ rations to be stopped, and decreed any animal giving so much as a grain of corn to a hen should be punished by death. The dogs saw to it that these orders were carried out” (Orwell, 53). This shows that the dogs have discipline and obedience by serving their leader, which is representation of soldiers. Similarly, during the Cultural Revolution, there were young Chinese people who were teenagers and in their 20’s, who supported the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) led by Mao, and were called the Red Guards. (Cultural Revolution in China) Dorothy Perkins also addresses that “The Red Guards served as ‘soldiers’ of the Cultural Revolution,” and that they followed Mao’s orders to oppose capitalism. (Red Guards) In the article “Cultural Revolution” from World History: The Modern Era published by ABC-CLIO states that Mao Zedong relied a lot on Red Guards to continue the fight against capitalism. Both leaders depended on their armies, as the dogs, and Red Guards also served their leader, showing another parallel from both the novel and

George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a satirical allegory through which he presents his cynical view of human nature. He uses the animal fable effectively to expose the issues of injustice, exploitation and inequality in human society.

George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” is a novella about the rebellion of farm animals against their owner. It was a satirical, dystopian book, commenting on Soviet Russia at the time (Wikipedia). The book is a great journey into the mind of farm animals that have had enough of being abused. A classic story such as this can only be described as a fairy tale, but for adults.

Animal Farm is a novella written by George Orwell in 1945. This particular story by George Orwell reflects on the events leading up to and during Stalin era in Russia. During the time he wrote, the work of Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto was being followed by the Russian leaders, and some of Marx’s ideas can be found in the way George Orwell’s character, Old Major, expresses the way animal’s future should be.

As soon as the revolution starts, Boxer is more devoted than ever to the farm. At the Battle of the Cowshed, Boxer is trying to prove his loyalty to the farm by defending the animals against a stable boy with kicking him with his hoof. “I will work harder.”(Orwell 25)The quote reveals his hard work and devotion to other animals and the farm. Though Boxer is very strong, he is also very naïve. The pigs bossed him around, being blindly loyal to Napoleon. “Napoleon is always right”(Orwell 48) When he says this, it demonstrates that he does not understand that the pigs are using him. He believes that everything Napoleon says is just. While others are trying to learn how to read Boxer does not feel the need he only wants to work harder for the good of the animal farm. Unfortunately, at the end of the book, he is so worn down that he cannot work anymore, so the pigs make the decision to send him to be slaughtered. At this point Boxer realizes that pigs have used him and was not loyal to the animals like he was. Boxer represents the Russian working-class in the Soviet

Animal Farm is an allegory of the period in Russian history between 1917 and 1944. It is a satirical story written in the form of an animal fable. In writing Animal Farm as a fable, George Orwell is able to present his subject in simple symbolic terms by treating the development of communism as a story that is taking place on a single farm with talking animals. The characters of Animal Farm represent figures in Russian history during the Russian Revolution. Places, objects, and events of the Russian Revolution are also symbolized in Animal Farm.

During Napoleons rule he made use of huge dogs to take out anybody who opposed his tyranny, much like Stalin had used a secret police called the NKVD to take out his opposition Leon “Snowball” Trotsky.

The story of “Animal Farm” interpreted the events of the Russian revolution and the political standings within the Soviet Union by comparing it to how farm animals would act if they had power. It is considered an allegory because it is a story that is trying to reveal a hidden message. Within the book, Manor Farm is a metaphor for Russia. Tsar Nicholas II was portrayed as Mr. Jones. Tsar Nicholas II was the last emperor of Russia before the revolution took place. The leader of the Bolshevik Party, V.I.Lenin was portrayed as old major. An ally of Lenin was Leon Trotsky which was portrayed as Snowball. Napolean, the pig, was a comparison of Joseph Stalin. Napolean’s