... be based on the Czar Nicholas II. Both were irresponsible, sometimes cruel and kind. The pig who emerged as the leader of Animal Farm once the humans had fled the farm was Napoleon. Based on Joseph Stalin, both were not good speakers, cruel, selfish, and cared for nothing but power and would ... kill anyone who would get in their way. The pig who challenges Napoleon for control of Animal Farm after the rebellion was Snowball. Snowball would parallel Leon Trotsky. Trotsky and Snowball both wanted to make life better for others. Snowball gained to ... -horse Boxer whose incredible streng...

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... more like a human by sleeping in a bed, wearing clothing, drinking whiskey, walking upright, and he even engages in trades with the neighbors. The farm animals are now cold, hungry, overworked, and miserable. Boxer, the most loyal of all of the animals, is sold to a glue maker for money so Napoleon can buy some whiskey. At the end Napoleon sits down with Farmer Pilkington ... representing Stalin in Russia. Both were very mean looking, didn't talk very much but always got what they wanted through force. Snowball was a very enthusiastic leader who organized the defense of the farm. He gav...

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... corresponding to the actual events in Russian history. In the year 1937, Russian leader Joseph Stalin used secret police to get rid of rivals including his main rival, Leon Trotsky. Napolean uses his dogs to chase Snowball from Animal Farm. Napolean's guard dogs represent Stalin's secret police. Another example is when the animals start to rebuild the windmill and "starvation seemed to ... are the working animals. George Orwell has given us these outlooks about society and people through the community fabricated in Animal Farm. The future is modelled on the past and this includes the go...

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... , with very round cheeks, twinkling eyes, nimble movements and a shrill voice". Squealers characterization here is also portrayed using allegory. Squealer, being the parallel of the Russian propaganda machine, is known as the most persuasive pig on the farm. On page 24, Paragraph 2, we experience squealer speaking for the first time and it is obvious that he is always trying to persuade the ... animals that what is happening politically on the farm, is correct. Animal Farm is a form of fable, using the animals to co-exist as human beings in Russia during 1905 to 1924. Napoleon, who repre...

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... ideal is violated until it disappears altogether from the new society after the revolution. It tells how the animal captured the Manor Farm from its unconcerned master, change its name to Animal Farm and establish a community in which all animals are equal, how a power-starved pig brought into existence his own personal dictatorship ... were equal at first, but when one tried to rule with an iron hand, no one can argue. RELEVANCE: The story of the Animal Farm is about the Russian Revolution. All the characters in the story represent the people involved in that period. From Karl Marx, to...

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... , with very round cheeks, twinkling eyes, nimble movements and a shrill voice". Squealers characterization here is also portrayed using allegory. Squealer, being the parallel of the Russian propaganda machine, is known as the most persuasive pig on the farm. On page 24, Paragraph 2, we experience squealer speaking for the first time and it is obvious that he is always trying to persuade the ... animals that what is happening politically on the farm, is correct. Animal Farm is a form of fable, using the animals to co-exist as human beings in Russia during 1905 to 1924. Napoleon, who repre...

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... than others" (Chapter 10, page 112). This show the struggle of the animals against oppression and tyranny of the group of pigs in the farm. In the start of the story, the oppressor is Farmer Jones, which is the equivalent of Tsar Nicholas Alexandrovich Romanov of Russia (Nicolas II) in the real world. In the story, ... Karl Marx uses to instigate Communism. When the animals overrun Farmer Jones, the pigs volunteer to become the leaders of the farm with is the start of Animalism in the farm. The 7 commandments are a set of rules the animals followed to ensure there was peace and harmony a...

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... type to embody his views on the Russian Revolution, George Orwell satirizes and represents individuals and events in history in his dystopian novel Animal Farm. The use of allegory can be viewed as a simpler and easier approach to clearly conveying the author's intended messages. Historical events can be put into ... were just being suppressed from the truth to keep them content with what they have. When Napoleon felt threatened by Snowball Squealer convinced most of the farm that Snowball had been against the far the whole time so they shouldn't trust Snowball. In Soviet Russia Squealer...

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... ;, George Orwell gives us insights into our society that we would not generally notice, by creating a fictional world. Utilizing the form of an animal fable, "Animal Farm" tells the story of a group of barnyard animals that revolt against their human master in an attempt to create a utopian state. However, power and greed caused their society's tragic downfall, as they end up ... repeating the cycle of human tyranny. The plot of Animal Farm follows the Russian Revolution. This is achieved by corresponding events in the novel to the actual events in Russian history. During the Russian rev...

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... clearly developed to portray the role Joseph Stalin had in the Russian Revolution. Both Stalin and Napoleon took on extreme leadership roles, where the input of others was shunned and ignored. Napoleon emerges as the leader of Manor Farm after the rebellion, uses military forces, which are his nine loyal attack dogs, to intimidate or slaughter those who were disloyal, to consolidate his ... , man versus himself. When reading the novel, it is decisive that the pigs are becoming more like humans, but only after an examination of ourselves do we realize why they were the chosen animals. The...

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... . They will believe whatever they are told and repeat it. Their role in this communist society is self explanatory. Farmer Jones He is a human who is drunk and neglects the farm. He is later thrown out of the farm at the Animal Revolution. Humans in this story represent cruelty and evil. Setting This story takes place in England in the countryside on ... a farm. The name says basically where it is; On a Animal Farm. Plot After decades of the animals being suppressed they have a meeting in the barn. Mr. Jones, the drunken human owner of the farm, is sleeping soundly in his bed. The oldest...

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... the communist revolution. Napoleon was corrupted by his power. Napoleon abused and deceived others and finally became what he had rebelled against. Napoleon wronged the inhabitants of Animal Farm. Napoleon terrorized animals by killing many of them. He killed four pigs for communicating with Snowball and he killed three hens for confessing that Snowball came to them in their dreams. Napoleon also affected ... a government where all people are exactly equal. In the book the animals have a government set up and one of the commandments the animals have reads, "All Animals are Equal" By the...

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... the public would think about him criticizing Communism. He changed each Communist leader into an animal, and the Soviet Union as a country into a country-side farm. Much controversy came from Orwell's interpretation of the Communist leaders as pigs, since pigs are regarded as filthy and unclean animals. The two pigs represent Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky. Stalin's part being played by Napoleon ... as a human. Or in Orwell's eyes, Stalin acting as a Communist. Something the Soviets had not initially anticipated. Further along, Napoleon begins to interact with rival farms for the better...

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... and dishonesties that exist in dictatorial societies. Although Orwell's originally titled novel, "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story", combined with the use of animals as characters in the novel, may appeal to children, the content of Animal Farm goes beyond any magical or make-believe story. Orwell paints a vivid picture of a violent political revolution of farm animals against the farmer who owns all, works the animal population hard, feeds ... Old Major the pig, where all animals are equal and man is no more, is corrupted from the very beginning of the novel. Right after the animals rid the f...

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Personal Study "get rid of man" is a quote from "Animal Farm" written by George Orwell. The novel outlines what happened during the Russian Revolution. In my study I shall be focusing on how the novel relates to the Revolution ... achieves this firstly by word choice the main word describing this being "comrade" which is a word which the Russians used to address each other by during the times of the revolution. This saying is used a lot by the Animals but it is mainly used when people are talking to Napoleon this shows his power and authority over the ... all meant to be equal. The second w...

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... the decision-making and had debates about what course of action they would take. This worked for a while but Napoleon grew weary of long debates, and he thought he could make the decision by himself. As a result, he forced Snowball out of the farm and started to spread lies about Snowball to get the entire farm against him. Stalin did the same thing against Trotsky ... and forced Trotsky into hiding into Mexico, where he was eventually assassinated. Both Stalin and Napoleon ruined any hopes of equal and fare government and instead set up dictatorships. Other ... to be done. The ducks w...

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... shared the decision making and had debates about what course of action they would take. This worked for awhile. Then Napoleon grew weary of long debates, and he thought he could make the decision by himself. He then forced Snowball out of the farm and started to spread lies about Snowball to get the entire farm against him. Stalin did the same thing against Trotsky ... and forced Trotsky into hiding into Mexico, where he was eventually assassinated. Both Stalin and Napoleon ruined any hopes of equal and fare government and instead set up dictatorships. Then ... ducks were weak and did ...

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... point out to the animals that no animal in England was treated properly. Old Major gave many speeches and taught songs to the farm animals about hope for the future. Old Major explained to all of the animals in one of his speeches: Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he ... pairs are close to identical in personality as well as actions. It is essential to recognize the allegorical value of the novel because it explains how the author came up with his ideas in the novel. It is obvious that when writing "Animal Farm" Georg...

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... is a key element in the story because it lets the reader understand the necessity of a fair system of government. The whole story revolves around the rebellion and how the minds of the revolutionaries change when new conflicts are present. Animal Farm is a great novel that clearly demonstrates the tendencies of reestablishing class structures even in societies that allegedly stand for total equality. The expulsion ... (Napoleon and Stalin). Snowball emerges as a keen idealist who throws himself into the attempt to spread Animalism worldwide and help the infrastructure of the farm. Napoleo...

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... pigs became whom they rebelled against, their worst most hated enemy, the human. Old Major's dream and the hard work of the animals on the farm had all been lost in the greed of the pigs, much like Lenin's dreams for Russia were ruined. As Napoleon is entertaining his guest, Mr. Pilkington at ... a dinner, they forge an alliance together against the laboring classes of both the animals and humans. The name of the farm is changed back to Manor Farm, Napoleon claiming it is the correct name. As the animals stare through the window, they are unable to ... . The propaganda pig, Squealer, wh...

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... by the cruel and aggressive possessor of power (Stalin and Napoleon). Animal Farm is a stinging review of the history and expression of the Russian Revolution. Retelling the story of the appearance and development of Soviet communism in the form of an animal fable. In a sense the pigs are the government of the farm and the other animals are the citizens. Animal Farm also presents theme of hypocrisy. The pigs create the ... seven commandments for all the animals on the farm to ... needs and only want money for their benefit. The pig's greediness is evident through out the entire book. Th...

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... how many more young were produced, how fewer hours they worked, and how much more food they received. Boxer is represented in Animal Farm to symbolize the proletariats. Just like Boxer believes in the leadership of Napoleon because of Animal Farm the proletariats believed in Stalin because he was a, "communist." Boxer's favorite mottoes were, "I will work harder," and, "Napoleon is always ... killed by Stalin. The two main leaders of Animal Farm are Snowball and Napoleon, the pigs who symbolize two very significant leaders of the Russian Revolution. Snowball, is a young, smart, and skill...

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... and had lately grown rather stout, but he was still a majestic- looking pig, with wise and benevolent appearance in spite of the fact that his tushes had never been cut" (Orwell 16). Old Major is a favorite of all the animals on the farm, and his speeches were to lead to the animal revolution. Old Major can be easily compared to Karl Marx and ... ). Like Old Major, Marx and Lenin gave speeches to the hard working and poor. The working class of Russia, as compared to the animals at the farm, were a working class that received harsh treatment and little income for their work. The villain o...

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... animals those privileges that he is getting, and he slowly becomes human as the book progresses. All this is an allegory to Russian Revolution. All of the characters of the farm have a special role in Russian Revolution. The farm itself represents Russia, with its poor conditions and unjust leaders. Napoleon resembles the mad dictator known as Joseph Stalin, and Snowball, who was betrayed by ... Napoleon and banished from the farm (Russia), is an allegory of Trotsky. Old Major could be easily matched with Karl Marx, who is responsible for the "spark" of revolution. The rest of the anima...

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... animals these privileges that he is getting, and he slowly becomes human as the book progresses. All this is an allegory to Russian Revolution. All of the characters of the farm have a special role in Russian Revolution. The farm itself represents Russia, with its poor conditions and unjust leaders. Napoleon resembles the mad dictator known as Joseph Stalin, and Snowball, who was betrayed by ... Napoleon and banished from the farm (Russia), is an allegory of Trotsky. Old Major could be easily matched with Karl Marx, who is responsible for the "spark" of revolution. The rest of the anima...

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