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Theme Of Loyalty In Animal Farm

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In the novel Animal Farm, many different themes are portrayed as the novel progresses. One major theme that stuck out to me was loyalty. This theme was portrayed a number of times, and had a huge impact on the storyline itself. The animals are so dedicated and loyal to anything they set their minds to. Throughout the novel we come to see that mostly all the animals carry the signs and characteristics of loyalty for the rebellion, themselves, and their leader. Animal Farm is an allegory that represents the Russian Revolution and communism. It retells the struggles and how Soviet communism developes in the form of an animal fable. The groups of animals and the main characters mirror the most significant groups and main people in the Russian Revolution. The two most remarkable and noteworthy people in the Russian Revolution are Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky both being represented through Napoleon and Snowball and both being pigs. The pigs represent the communist leaders in Russia. The animals all follow the orders said by their leader. Boxer is a noble horse who is very hardworking. He represents the middle class and all the undermined hard work that goes unnoticed in the midst of the revolution. Squealer represents the propaganda that goes on throughout the political drama. He manipulates the other animals to believe and think the way he wants them to. Much like what the propagandists carried out during the revolution. Moses, the raven who pursues the action much like a spy,

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