like regular animals to a child‚ but upon closer examination and historical reference these are actually representatives for Communist leaders‚ such as Joseph Stalin‚ Leon Trotsky‚ and others. Critic Bernard Grofman puts it best‚ “No reader can fully enjoy the book without knowing‚ for example‚ that the pig Snowball represents Trotsky and the pig Napoleon represents Stalin” (Grofman 5). This book was not just a fictional story but a complete and utter attack on totalitarianism. The story Animal Farm
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Russian (or Bolshevik) Revolution of 1917. Many of the characters and events of Orwell’s novel parallel those of the Russian Revolution. Manor Farm is a model of Russia‚ and Mr. Jones‚ Old Major‚ Snowball‚ and Napoleon represent the dominant figures of the Russian Revolution like Nicholas‚ Lenin and Trotsky. Mr. Jones represents Tsar Nicholas II‚ the last Russian Emperor. His rule was marked by his insistence that he was the un-contestable ruler of the nation. During his reign‚ the Russian people
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Animal Farm is not just a novel for entertainment; it is a historical satire: a satire on European History. George Orwell was concerned with the spread of communism throughout Europe and the world and the oppression that took place under it. He hoped to bring awareness to the problem‚ and did so with his novel‚ Animal Farm. He wrote Animal Farm to parallel the events in European history concerning the Bolshevik Revolution and the communists ’ rise to power. He used a wide variety of characters
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groups of people involved in the revolution‚ Napoleon represents Joseph Stalin‚ Snowball represents Leon Trotsky‚ and so on (Animal Farm). Very soon after the animal’s revolution the pigs of the farm take power. They create seven commandments which are considered “unalterable
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proves to be an allegory to the Russian Revolution. The events in the book are very closely related to the actual events from The Russian Revolution. Also‚ the animals (main-characters) are historically referring to the Communist leaders such as Leon Trotsky‚ Joseph Stalin‚ Karl Marx‚ and others. The book starts out with Old Major speaking to his fellow animals (representing the people during the Revolution). Old Major represents either V.I. Lenin or Karl Marx. Either way‚ he is representing the
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Animal Farm Comparison Essay Snowball is a young‚ smart‚ good speaker‚ who is also idealistic. Leon Trotsky is the other leader of the “October Revolution.” Snowball really wanted to make life better for all while Leon Trotsky was a pure communist and followed Marx. Napoleon was not a good speaker or as clever as Snowball. Joseph Stalin was not a good speaker either and was not educated like Trotsky was. Napoleon was cruel‚ brutal‚ selfish‚ devious and corrupt‚ but Joseph Stalin was the exact
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1. Old Major: As the father of Animalism‚ Old Major is an obvious counterpart for Karl Marx‚ or‚ in some cases‚ Vladimir Lenin (Old Major’s skull was publicly shown in a similar way as Lenin’s remains were). Orwell did not mention Napoleon or Snowball at all during the speech Old Major gave on Animalism‚ showing how out-of-touch they actually were with him. It seems that the pigs took Old Major’s ideas and twisted them to their own belief. This could mirror how Stalin (Napoleon) ignored what Old
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Russian Revolution of 1917 as one that resulted in a government more oppressive‚ totalitarian‚ and deadly than the one it overthrew. There is an abundance of characters in his book that corresponds to those of the Russian Revolution: Old Major‚ Snowball‚ and Napoleon represent the ruling figures of the Russian Revolution ("CliffNotes"). By 1917 most Russians had lost faith in the leadership of Tsar Nicholas II. The first part of the Russian Revolution of 1917 was Russia’s terrible involvement in
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pigs‚ being the smartest of the animals‚ took over and planned a Revolution. The animals overthrew Mr. Jones and ran him out of the farm and as a result the pigs were in charge. Napoleon and Snowball were the two smartest pigs and constantly battled it out for ultimate power. Napoleon finally won and Snowball was exiled from the farm. With Napoleon in charge the farm atmosphere
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are subject to it”-Aung San Suu Kyi. In this book Napoleon and Snowball represent actual historical figures of Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky. They had started as allies at the beginning of the Russian Revolution‚ like how Napoleon and Snowball were friends when Old Major was alive. After the Russian Revolution Stalin was able to intimidate Trotsky into exile and had him assassinated. This was like when Napoleon drove Snowball away with his vicious dogs. George Orwell also showed allegory in
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