Animal Farm Research Paper

Theme: Animal Farm: The theme in animal farm is Revolution and Corruption. Animal Farm depicts a revolution and its outcome. The character Old Major gives the animals of Manor Farm a new perspective on their life’s under Mr. Jones’ rule, which leads to a revolution and the expulsion of Mr. Jones from Manor Farm later renamed Animal Farm. Then the pigs take over because of their superior intelligence. One pig in particular, Napoleon, becomes leader of the pigs and in turn the farm. The farther along the story progresses the more corrupt Napoleon and the pigs become. They start keeping most of the food for themselves and only giving the working animals enough to stay alive. Napoleon was leader and thus had power but he continued gaining power
Old Major is Karl Marx the father of communism/totalitarianism, Snowball is Leon Trotsky a political figure who opposed Joseph Stalin and was eventually exiled from the Soviet Union, much like Snowball was exiled from Animal Farm. Napoleon is Joseph Stalin. Joseph Stalin was a Russian leader who helped found the Soviet Union. Napoleon is also an allusion to Napoleon Bonaparte because the pig Napoleon gained absolute control as did the human Napoleon. Squealer is propaganda because whenever something happens especially when it makes Napoleon look bad, squealer spins it so Napoleon is always the hero and because the animals aren’t intelligent they accept it as truth. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are Tsar Nicholas Ⅱ and his family. Tsar Nicholas Ⅱ was the Tsar of Russia until the Russian Revolution occurred and kicked him out of power, like when the animals rebelled and kicked out Mr. and Mrs. Jones in Animal Farm. Boxer and Clover the horses represent the working class and the working class of the female kind because in Animal Farm Boxer and Clover are always working and don’t get more food better living conditions or anything for all their hard work much like the Russians in poverty under the rule of Stalin. Mr. Pilkington represents the U.S. and the U.K. and his rival/neighbor Mr. Frederick represents Hitler/Germany. Napoleon has contact and relations with both farm owners but never at
Also the use of animals would allow children to be able to read the story and would be able to understand it. He followed a pattern that dates back all the way to Aesop. Orwell wanted to express his condemnation of the rise of the Soviets and the evils within the Communist Party. Orwell wrote the book during WWⅡ but it wasn’t published until the war ended in Europe. By using allegory he could present the attitudes and actions of these characters without directly identifying them. Orwell was trying to teach the readers about communism/totalitarianism and how the workers of these types of governments suffer the most from cut rations and poor living conditions. Allusion: Animal Farm: The type of allusions Orwell includes in Animal Farm is the animals and humans represent different people/countries from the Russian Revolution to the setting up of the Soviet Union. Examples are the Battle of Cowshed is an allusion to the Russian Revolution. Napoleon cutting back on food rations and not improving the living conditions is an allusion to Stalin’s reign over the Soviet Union. The raven Moses is an allusion to religion during the Soviet