... Stalin in this world. Snowball He is a pig that fights with Napoleon over the power on the farm. He is a very energetic, eloquent speaking, brilliant leader who organizes the defense of the farm. Napoleons jealousness of him makes him try to kill Snowball. Snowball flees the area and every misfortune in Animal Farm after that is blamed on him. He represents Leon Trotsky in this ... story. Squealor He is a short, fat, twinkle eyed pig who is a brilliant talker. He justifies the horrible actions of Napoleon and most of the animals buy into it. He has a sly, persuasive air to ... multiple...

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... this chapter the decline from ideal democracy to dictatorship is completed. Show how Orwell illustrates this to the reader in the context of both animal farm and the wider world" In this chapter of animal farm we can see that Napoleon has been totally corrupted by power. Napoleon manages though to maintain his position through the suffering of others with the aid of his bodyguard dogs ... root out those animals that in his view do not conform and are likely to start rebellious thoughts, regardless of their contributions to animal farm. Boxer can not contemplate that he is worth nothing ...

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... to them. He can best 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 much power because o...

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... training puppies to be his guard dogs. Eventually, he tries to kill Snowball, who escapes and is not seen again, and rules over the Animal Farm with an iron fist. This is very similar to Joseph Stalin. Like Napoleon, Stalin acted viciously to dissenters of his command as shown in this excerpt from the bibliographical reference Joseph Stalin; "Numerous political opponents, like a Bolshevik ... him from power. Then they change the laws, one of which abolishes the death penalty (Russian Revolution in Dates). Napoleon then removes Snowball from power, like Stalin did to Trotsky (Joseph Stal...

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... 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 of Animal Farm, unlike those of Othello or Nineteen Eighty-Four, is always pellucidly open, often derisively so-we never fear Napoleon as we do Iago and Big Brother (Reilly 64). "Napoleon was a large, rather fierce-looking boar, the only ... Berkshire on the farm, not much of a talker, but with a reputation of getting his own ... relate to the forces Stalin hired to protect himself. The pigs and dogs were treated royally by Napoleon, howeve...

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... Napolean, the power hungry boar, portrays the corrupt Joesph Stalin and Snowball, the idealistic pig, personifies Leon Trotsky, the clever partner of Stalin. However, Animal Farm is not simply a satire on the Russian Revolution. The novel is replete with messages and lessons regarding blind conformity and the misuse of power, that ... the windfall apples were to be collected and brought to the harness room for the use of the pigs." When the other animals complain, Napoleon dangles the possibility of Jones" return in an attempt to keep them in fear and to pay obeisance to him and the pig...

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... Jones. The major conflicts in the novel include the animals versus Mr. Jones, Snowball versus Napoleon and the common animals versus the pigs. Mr. Jones is an often drunk farmer who runs the Manor Farm before the animals stage their rebellion and rename it Animal Farm. He often indulges himself while his animals lack food, leading up to the most significant conflict ... attempt to spread Animalism worldwide and help the infrastructure of the farm. Napoleon being a corrupt opportunist, focused mainly on aims on perfecting the Animalism beliefs on Animal Farm. During the novel, Napoleon be...

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... facts just as Squealer told the animals 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 ... him to be slaughtered for money, just like proletariats were ignored and killed by Stalin. The two main leaders of Animal Farm are Snowball and Napoleon, the pigs who symbolize t...

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... next week's work and to discuss any decisions previously made (Orwell pg. 43). This example shows how Snowball was more inclined to work toward improving the Animal Farm, rather than just looking out for himself like Napoleon and the pigs. Snowball is genuine in his leadership to the extent that he organized reading and writing classes, so all the animals could make informed ... his goals and principles. He never considered the idea that his popularity with the animals and his disagreements with Napoleon would cause Napoleon to act against him. As a result, he was not prepared when Napo...

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... the equivalent of Tsar Nicholas Alexandrovich Romanov of Russia (Nicolas II) in the real world. In the story, the animal cause a rebellion against Farmer Jones which is caused by his ignorance and mismanagement of the farm. This is similar to the cause of the Russian Revolution as Russia had lost the most amount of men during ... humans 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 whe...

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... George Orwell served as an allegory for the Russian Revolution of 1917. "Manor Farm" (which is later re-named "Animal Farm") represented Russia during the Russian Revolution. The surrounding farms in the novel can be compared to countries ... Lenin, Snowball was similar to Leon Trotsky, and Napoleon was reminiscent of Joseph Stalin. Mr. Jones is similar to the Russian leader Czar Nicholas who treated his people similar to how Farmer Jones treated his animals. The animal rebellion on the farm was started because Mr. Jones never took care of ... fit his own needs. For example, at one time ...

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... Revolution is the Great Purge, collective system, and the destruction of religion. I feel that because of totalitarianism, Russia and Animal Farm did not become the utopia people or animals had hoped for. Instead, it corrupted the rulers and destroyed many innocent lives. In Animal Farm Napoleon ruled through fear, as did Stalin in his time. They both also ruled through deception by twisting things around ... so that they look good. Lastly, both lived in luxury while their people suffered in famine. In the book Animal Farm, a pig named Napoleon used a government called totalitarianism t...

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... government corruption by electing individuals to roles of power because it is power itself that corrupts. I. Napoleon, based on Joseph Stalin, is the pig who becomes the leader of Animal Farm after the Rebellion. Napoleon uses military form to overawe the other animals and strengthen his power. Napoleon uses his skill, cunning, and power to be more treacherous and dominant than his rival, ... creation of its principles, sure access to important necessitates, or the attempts to establish the farm. He never shows interest in the strength of Animal Farm itself, only in the strength of his p...

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... was created by Stalin. Joseph Stalin used propaganda to boost himself into power, as did Napoleon Similarly, Napoleon uses propaganda in Animal Farm to manipulate and control the lives of the animals. Napoleon uses fear when he uses the dogs to make the animals on the farm fear him (Orwell 35). Napoleon wants the animals to be afraid of him so that they will not attempt to ... his side the animals would not even try to harm him. Another example is when Napoleon has his dogs kill the four pigs that were at times rebellious and questioned his authority. Napoleon wanted to show that he cou...

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... with that of the pigs in Orwell's novel. Brander, one of the novel's critics, has said, "Animal Farm is a satirical beast fable which has been heralded as Orwell's lightest, gayest work."" Napoleon, the totalitarian pig, was clearly developed to portray the role Joseph Stalin had in the Russian Revolution. ... are the other animals, and state holidays or rituals. Its location along with a number of hostile neighboring farms supports its symbolism as a political body. Animal Farm, basically relates to the many themes of, that in every society, there are leaders who, if given the opportuni...

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... corrupted by a brutal dictator and communist government. All of the characters in Animal Farm represent actual people and things that are present during the revolution. The novel begins as a pig named Old Major tells the rest of the animals on the farm about a dream that he had. He tells the animals that the reason ... free to rule themselves and be equal. The speech made by Old Major inspires the animals to rebel. Not long after his speech Old Major dies and Napoleon and Snowball rise as the leaders of the rebellion. The animals successfully over throw Mr. Jones and establish a new gov...

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... fact also what happened to Stalin's main rival, Leon Trotsky. The actions that took place are portrayed similarly in "Animal Farm," as Napoleon used his dogs to chase Snowball from the farm. In this case, Napoleon's guard dogs represent Stalin's secret police. Stalin/Napoleon viewed Trotsky/Snowball as a threat, he was scared that Trotsky/Snowball might try to steal his power away from him ... animals start to rebuild the windmill. The animals' source of food had quickly become scarce under the reign of Napoleon, and "starvation seemed to stare them in the face." During the Russian Revo...

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... on the fear of what 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 ... a country dislike Trotsky through a series of lies and eventually Trotsky is fleeing the country much as Snowball does in Animal Farm. Near the end of Orwell's story the other animals stumble upon Napoleon acting as a human. Or in Orwell's eyes, Stalin acting as a Communist. Someth...

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... 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 positive from the revolution. He alm...

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... Stalin and the character Napoleon used purges to consolidate political power. The so-called "second Bolshevik Revolution" was used by Stalin to eliminate political enemies (108). Even the most devout communists were killed or jailed simply because they, "might oppose the party or refuse to do its bidding," (109). This is paralleled in Animal Farm when Napoleon suddenly forces Snowball out ... of the farm and for no apparent reason animals were killed for being counterrevolutionary. For example, Napoleon killed, "the same four pigs who had protested when Napoleon abolished the Sunday Meet...

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... the Russian Revolution have many similarities and ideas. The characters, settings, and the plots are close if not exactly the same. In addition "Animal Farm" is a satire and allegory of the Russian Revolution , and it seems that George Orwell meant for it to be that way. Karl ... non-aggresion pact with Hitler. Not long afterwards Hitler broke the agreement and attacked Russia. This takes us up to the time of the writing of "Animal Farm". As you can see almost every event in the novel can be traced directly to an event in Russia during the period from 1900-1943, such ... of "Nicholas t...

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Animal Farm Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, is a masterpiece mocking communism. Animalism, which represents communism, was a revolution that didn't work. Animalism was supposed to make life better for ... equal than others"(133). That single commandment made the pigs more powerful. Animalism no longer existed. At the beginning of the story, there were two leaders, Snowball and Napoleon, that were sharing power. Snowball was good with words, honest, good at arguing, was inventive, and believed in technology. He stayed in touch with the animals, and ... wanted to make things better for...

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... buildings in Petrograd, and he arrested the members of the Provisional Government (Perry 661). Similar to Trotsky, Napoleon, the head of the pigs and Animal Farm, cast out the animals who disagreed with his beliefs and then began living in the house. The events ... than before ("George Orwell"). This resulted in the animals and the workers rebelling again. The socialism displayed in Orwell's Animal Farm is equivalent to the Russian Revolution. The idea of socialism is that everyone is equal and should prosper together. These ... No animal shall wear clothes. 4. No animal shall drink alc...

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... 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 ... much harder and never thought of his or her own needs. The pigeons acted as message carriers spreading propaganda between farms, spreading Napoleon's words from farm to farm, or in the actual Russian Revolution, country to country. T...

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... communism does not work. Although not likely intentional, George Orwell, in his novel Animal Farm, portrays events in Russia during the revolution. By looking at the actions of the pigs, Orwell shows that a communist system does not work. Trotsky and Stalin can be compared to Snowball and Napoleon. "Snowball and Napoleon were by far the most active in the debates. But these two were ... from the sheep"(66). Just when the animals are going to vote for the windmill, Napoleon springs his trap. He calls for "nine enormous dogs wearing brass-studded collars"(67). The dogs are similar to the ...

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