George Orwell’s Animal Farm is an allegorical novel that reflects events, which occurred during the Russian Revolution. In the novel there are two main characters, Snowball and Napoleon who represent a communist leadership. Moreover, these two pigs (symbolizing Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky) engage in a political struggle for power and control of leadership. Snowball and Napoleon share several similarities however, it is their differences, which cause them to become polar opposite characters. Struggling to outdo one another, both characters reveal their personalities and ideas for Animal farm, which seem to oppose every time. Due to their contrast in ideas, it is implied there can be only one leader. Despite contrasting ideas,
Two individuals may seem similar in appearance and outward self but it’s the inner character and diverse qualities of a person that distinguishes between two people. Many have the notion to think that since two people have the same outward identity then both will get along and be the best of friends, however, this is where the dilemma arises. George Orwell, an author of Animal Farm writes a tale about two pigs by the name of Snowball and Napoleon and how their bond destroys through disagreements and jealously towards each other which later on builds an eruption on the farm. Animal Farm is an allegory of the Russian Revolution that occurred between 1905 and lasted up to 1917 due to the controversies that occurred between the Bolsheviks
‘Animal Farm’ is a novel based on the Russian Revolution, about a group of animals wanting to rebel against man. Snowball a smart, fair and strong leader gets ruled over by Napoleon, an unfair and selfish leader. This was the first error in the rebellion. Snowball would have defiantly made a better leader than Napoleon. The reasons for this are that he educated the animals, had future economic plans and knew how to keep a fair and smart community.
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.
There are several themes in Animal Farm, some including: Leadership and corruption, control of naïve working class, lies and deception, and dreams and hopes. The main themes in Animal Farm leadership and corruption. Animal Farm portrays the history of the Russian Revolution by retelling the development of communism. In the novel, by overthrowing Mr. Jones, the animals give the power to the pigs who take complete control of the farm. The struggle for superiority between Leon Trotsky, a Russian revolutionary, and Stalin, a Soviet statesman, is portrayed by the rivalry between the pigs, Napoleon and Snowball. In both cases, the less powerful one, Trotsky and Snowball, is eliminated by the more superior one, Stalin and Napoleon. Stalin's rule
The novel Animal Farm, by George Orwell, was an allegory about the Russian Revolution in which the author used a farm and it’s members to symbolize major characters and their actions. In this composition, I will reveal to you many of Joseph Stalin’s important contributions and how they relate to the actions of Napoleon from Animal Farm. I will break this topic down into the following three parts, their rise to power, how they maintain power, and how they use and abuse their authority.
Geroge Orwell through the novel Animal Farm describes the movement of the Soviet Union and its downfall through various farm animals. The three main characters, Snowball, Napoleon and Squelar initially hold strong views and ideas about a utopian society based on equality free from humans. As the rebellion unfolds, Snowball and Napoleon take leadership declaring a set of rules under the name “Animalism”. “1) Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. 2) Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend. 3) No animal shall wear clothes. 4) No animal shall sleep in a bed. 5) No animal shall drink alcohol. 6) No animal shall kill any other animal. 7) All animals are equal.” George Orwell uses satirical tone to mock the humans, advocating for animal solidarity creating what was deemed a harmonious society. As Snowball and Napolean start to gain power and rule over others, they become wrong minded, becoming controlled with this power that they possess. This leads to the change to the principles of “Animalism”, “All animals are equal but some are more equal than others”. The rule is a mockery of the term ‘equal’ epitomizing how the pigs have manipulated the rules throughout the text. Irony is used to show that there would be no hierarchy if all animals are equal. However, the pig’s actions have relied on this idea manipulating the views and ideas of others. Furthermore, George juxtaposes the pigs to Mr Jones who had previously ruled over the animals and was overwhelmed with the power he
Having power can have someone change the rules. An example of this can be when your playing football and suddenly change the rules so the other team can lose. This is seen in the novel Animal farm when the characters are related to the russian revolution of 1971. They are compared with Czar Nicholas II, Leon Trotsky, and Joseph Stalin. In Animal Farm it shows the comparison between the characters and the events that happened in the Russian Revolution of 1917 because some act selfishly for themselves and others are helpful to the group.
Language. Something that everyone has loved from the beginning of time. But sadly, our love for language has changed the way of history and point of views. So let’s take a look on how horrible language has changed our history. So the Russian Revolution and Joseph Stalin, one of the most tragic events in history.
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 book, 2 pigs, Napoleon and Snowball fight for absolute power on their farm. They follow the ideals of animalism (adapted from Karl Marx’s communism by Orwell) and use propaganda tactics to overthrow Mr. Jones, the owner of the farm. Orwell uses Napoleon from the allegory to show that language can be used as an instrument to abuse power.
Whose the great leader of animal farm? Animal farm is an allegorical novel based on the Russian Revolution about a group of animals wanting to rebel against an evil tyrant. Two of the pigs in the novel take leadership roles, and have very different leadership characteristics. The animal character, Snowball, is symbolic of the Russian leader Trotsky, while Napoleon is a symbol of the Russian leader Stalin. In the beginning, they both want to get out from under the tyrannical rule of Mr.Jones.
In Animal Farm, and in the Soviet Union, both regimes after the revolution stuck pretty closely with the ideals of Communism (Animalism as it was called to the inhabitants of Animal Farm). Unfortunately, things quickly collapsed. In the beginning, the animals worked together and they lived a life they had never before lived. None of the animals went to the slaughterhouse, and each got adequate amounts of food. Napoleon and Snowball represented the Soviet Union’s Lenin and Trotsky, respectively. Napoleon was “leader” of the revolution, but was still a comrade like all the other animals. Snowball was enthusiastic about Animalism and stuck to the ideals. After a while, Napoleon had a change of heart, and did not seem to like Snowball’s enthusiasm. He was convicted of being a traitor and driven off the farm by Napoleon’s guard dogs. This is the same thing that happened to Trotsky in the Soviet Union. After Stalin came to power, Trotsky was no longer wanted, was declared a traitor, and lived the remainder of his life in exile. The Soviet Union erased all records of Trotsky’s affiliation with the Communist Party. The same thing happened to Snowball. His heroics at the Battle of Cowshed were played down and eventually reversed, and he was the scapegoat of all things that went wrong
Orwell uses all of this in Animal Farm. The different characters represent different people in his novel. Major, the old boar, represents Lenin and the Marxist ideals, whereas Napoleon and Snowball are the Stalin and Trotsky of the book. The other groups of non-Communists found their way into Orwell's story by way of Pilkington and Frederick, the human neighbors to Animal Farm, whereas the paranoia that Stalin felt is shown in Napoleon by his use of the adult dogs he had raised from pups (a parallel to Stalin's Secret Police) to kill any rebels after the putting on of animal show trials. This is shown in Animal Farm:
Snowball and Napoleon fight over the windmill, and all the animals listening can’t decide on who to believe, and tend to believe whoever is speaking. This ridicules humans and how they usually believe what they are hearing at the time, even if they don’t fully understand it Napoleon, the dictator, represents Joseph Stalin, who was also a dictator. Both did not prioritize their subject’s needs, and most lived in fear and poverty. As in the book, the pigs all had huge
In George Orwell's tale Animal Farm, he tells a story of what would happen if the animals on a farm would raise up against the farmers. After the revolution two pigs Snowball and Napoleon rise up to lead and defend the now free Farm; but as the farm continues to grow there could only be room for one leader. In the book, there are three characters Napoleon, who can seen as the brain and the supreme comrade of the farm. Squealer who can be seen as a body and Napoleons voice as he tells the animals what is right and wrong. Boxer is a tool for he is the hardest working animals on the farm but not the smartest. These three help conven one of the central themes of the book. The power of intelligence and that the smartest animals will rule, control, and manipulate the dumb animals.