... chase out Mr. and Mrs. Jones, the animals immediately rejoice. The pigs gain control of the farm. They soon forget the real meaning of "Animalism" and the other animals cannot tell the difference between the humans and the pigs. Animal Farm was a best seller, making Orwell financially solvent for the ... in a similar way; the animals are tired of their low standard of living. Old Major is the first animal to talk of rebellion and "Animalism." The old wise pig spreads his ideas throughout the animals, and they listen to him in belief. The people of the revolution looked up to ... agains...

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... people or in this case to their animals. Old Major represents Karl Marx who instigates the Communist manifesto. In the story, Old Major which instigates rebellion of Animalism with the manifesto "the life of an animal is misery and slavery" (Chapter 1, page 3) this is the same to the manifesto in with ... to support their lavish and luxurious lifestyle. After the pigs start dealing with humans, they start walking on only their hind legs. This makes the Napoleon feel like he is above all the other animals and he became power corrupt just like Stalin did when he took over the Soviet Union...

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... simplicity of Animal Farm, Orwell displays the techniques Stalin used to bend the original aims of the revolution to his will. Exactly like the pig Napoleon, Stalin rose to power by eradicating his opponents. He eventually became the same tsar everyone wanted removed. All the people gained was a new tyrant ... Mr. Jones (Czar Nicholas.) They call their dream of equality and freedom, their new future Animalism (Communism.) All is well for a time until two pigs, Napoleon (Stalin) and Snowball (Trotsky), struggle for control over the farm. Napoleon raises a whole litter of puppies, unknown ...

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... Old Major inspired the animals to revolt against Mr. Jones and humans by telling them of his dream of a perfect world which he called "Animalism". Old Major's speech carries on through the first eight pages. Old Major was like Karl Marx. Karl Marx was like Old Major because he ... against him. Stalin did the same thing against Trotsky and forced Trotsky into hiding in Mexico, where he was eventually assassinated. Both Stalin and Napoleon ruined any hopes of a Utopian society and instead set up dictatorships. Then comes the final important pig, Squealer. Squealer is an interesting charact...

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... them being major symbols and others being minor. The major symbols bring the book's symbolic tale together. Old Major represents Karl Marx, the father of "animalism". Napoleon represents Stalin, a ruthless leader who used propaganda (Squealer) and violence (the Dogs) to get his way. Snowball represents Trotsky, the archrival of Stalin ... in Russia. He is exiled for being in opposition to his rival, Napoleon (Stalin). Benjamin symbolizes the older generation, the critics of any new rebellion. He is the only animal who doesn't seem to have expected anything ... from the revolution. He ...

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