after his death‚ the animals rise up in revolt and oust the men from power. Early on everything goes well and Old Major’s dream seems to be coming true. The pig Snowball largely takes on the intellectual and political leadership of the farm and seems to share Old Major’s principle of genuine concern for the animals of the farm. While Snowball is respected by most of the
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nonexistent. Animal Farm‚ deals with similar themes. It uses animals on an English farm to tell the history of Soviet communism. -Certain animals are based directly on Communist Party leaders: the pigs Napoleon and Snowball‚ for example‚ are figurations of Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky‚ respectively. Orwell uses the form of the fable for a number of aesthetic and political reasons. To better understand these‚ it is helpful to know at least the rudiments of Soviet history under Communist Party rule
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and the Russian Revolution. The first propaganda technique is fear and it is used to scare the animals of Animal Farm. Napoleon uses fear by holding purges in which he accuses the animals of treason and kills anyone who confesses to working with Snowball. In the same way‚ Joseph Stalin uses fear by holding executions in which he accuses his enemies for crimes and forces them to admit to false confessions and then executes them (Background information…” 4). The executions are called the Great Terror
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kill and intimidate any animal who opposes Napoleon. An Rupert 2 example of the comparison between the dogs and the Secret Police in Animal Farm is shown when Snowball is forced to leave the farm. Napoleon sees Snowball as a threat to his chances of winning the vote of not working on the windmill‚ so he orders his dogs to chase Snowball off the farm. After this event has passed‚ Napoleon makes a few changes to the operation of the farm. Many of the animals disagree with his changes and a few began
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One of the more interesting forms of symbolism that Orwell uses is Animal Farm’s flag. Directly after the animals of Animal Farm overthrow the humans‚ Orwell creates the scene of the society’s new flag‚ “Snowball had found in the harness-room an old green tablecloth of Mrs. Jones’s and had painted on it a hoof and a horn in white” (Orwell‚ 1956). Ironically‚ the hoof and horn of Animal Farm’s flag is very similar to the hammer and sickle that can be seen
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milk and the pigs’ and more specifically Napoleon’s character begins to advance into a manipulative person or pig. As the novel progresses even more Napoleon’s status changes immensely. “Napoleon stood up and‚ casting a peculiar sidelong look at Snowball‚ uttered a high-pitched whimper
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Napoleon leading the farm from the beginning of the revolution. Snowball (pig) – Snowball represents Leon Trotsky‚ who was the other leader of the revolution. He was a pure communist who followed Marx‚ and wanted to improve life in Russia. When Joseph Stalin (Napoleon) rose to power‚ Trotsky becomes one of Stalin’s biggest enemies and was eventually expelled. In Animal Farm‚ Snowball was exiled from the farm by Napoleon’s dogs‚ just like Trotsky had been. Mr. Jones - Mr Jones is a farmer‚ and the owner
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Nicholas II and the Romanov’s respectively. Mr. Jones is the “evil tyrant” that the animals loathe and eventually rebel against. This rebellion is viewed as obvious allegory for the Bolshevik/Russian Revolution of 1917 in which Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky overthrew the oppressive government which was recognized as an autocratic monarchy. The character of Mr. Jones is an allegory for Tsar Nicholas II while the animals of Manor Farm are seen as allegory for the Bolsheviks/Marxists of early 20th century
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Title: Animal Farm Author: George Orwell Genre: Fiction Setting: A farm in England during the Russian revolution. Characters: Major (pig) respected by all Snowball (pig) good speaker (Trotsky) Napoleon (pig) leader (Stalin) Squealer (pig) persuasive Boxer (horse) hardworking Clover (horse) motherly Benjamin (donkey) Mollie (horse) self centered Mr. Jones - harsh‚ usually drunk Mr. Pilkington- neighboring farmer Theme: This book shows that when there’s too
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Animal Farm‚ written by George Orwell in 1945‚ portrays the Russian Revolution by using animals on a farm as symbols of political figures‚ such as Lenin and Stalin‚ and historical events as well. Orwell often wrote books such as Animal farm so that he can reflect and share his concern on the political and social circumstances of his day@. After the animals were treated brutally‚ they decided to revolt and rule the farm on their own. This resulted in them being in the hands of Napoleon‚ who was one
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