Animal Farm: An Allegory For The Evils Of The Russian Revolution

a. George Orwell's “Animal Farm” is an allegory for the evils of the Russian Revolution. The message that he is sending is that the violent revolutions that aimed towards ending totalitarianism regimes eventually fell back into totalitarianism. Each of the characters and events in the book represent certain people and events of the Russian Revolution. Mr. Jones represented the Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II, who was overthrown. The animals who rebelled against Mr. Jones represent the Russian people who overthrew Tsar Nicholas II. Napoleon the pig represents Joseph Stalin, and Orwell uses Napoleon to mimic Stalin and his actions. For example, Stalin starved millions of Ukrainian farmers for resisting collectivism, and Napoleon the pig starved nine hens to death for refusing to give up their eggs.“With one accord, though nothing the kind had been planned beforehand, they flung themselves upon their tormentors. Jones and his men found themselves being butted and kicked from all sides... After only a moment or two they gave up trying to defend themselves and took to their heels.” “But just at this moment Napoleon stood up, and casting a peculiar sidelong look at Snowball uttered a high-pitched whimper of a kind no one had ever heard him utter before. At this there was a terrible braying sound outside, and nine enormous dogs wearing brass studded collars came bounding into the barn. They dashed straight for Snowball, who only sprang from his place just in time
George Orwell uses Squealer the pig to construct his rhetoric because through Squealer he shows how language reflects power. If it wasn't for Squealer bending the truth, Napoleon wouldn't be able to maintain the power that he acquired. Squealer bends the truth and rewrites history to make the pigs look like heroes so that the animals have no choice but to believe Squealer's rhetoric. Squealer shows how powerful words can be and is successful in keeping Napoleon in power through language and