... 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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... 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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... much power corrupts those who possess it; just as Joseph Stalin committed sins against Russia when he gained power, the main character, Napoleon, committed sins against Animal Farm. The worst are able to come on top. Old Major was a prized boar that belonged to farmer Jones. The fact that ... compares to Lenin and whose ideas were to lead 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...

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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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... 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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... 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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... 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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... behalf of the populus, a great example of this representation would be the leader Napoleon in Animal Farm who takes charge of the farm after the animal rebellion, and organises tasks and jobs for each animal to complete. Napoleon also creates the seven commandments which shows his authority to make rules and decisions, ... the perfect example of his authority is the quote "Napoleon announced that he had decided on a ... who have acquired power, these people are often consumed by greed and power that they become corrupt. In Animal Farm Napoleon is a key example of this. He seems at fir...

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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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... corrupts, inequality, and the use of propaganda are shown. Orwell has used allegory to develop the link between the animals and the Russian political system. By intentionally allegorising Napoleon (the main leader of animal farm), Orwell has represented Stalin, the Communist leader of Russia. Through this, the development of Stalin's government can be seen. During the start of the revolution, the animals ... are equal; they all work together gathering hay. However, as Napoleon becomes increasingly more powerful, his actions slowly descend into tyranny. This is shown when Napoleon execute...

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All of the characters in Animal farm have counterparts in real life. This book was based on the Russian Revolution, and all the important populace of the revolution are symbolized. Some ... Revolution his counterpart would be Trotsky. Trotsky believed and wanted the same things as Lenin, and wanted to continue what Lenin had started. Then comes Napoleon. Napoleon was selfish and greedy. He did not want to share the power or the decision making with any other individual. This was the same for Stalin. At ... influence the people by exaggerating and re-writing history and sometimes telling plain ...

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... all oppressed African Americans in the south during the 1930's. In the novel Animal Farm, George Orwell uses characterization to symbolize certain figures and events of historical communist Russia, and conveys these aspects into a beast fable. " Napoleon was a large, rather fierce looking Berkshire boar, the only Berkshire boar on the farm, not much of a talker, but with a reputation of getting his own way." ... (Orwell 35) According to Encarta Encyclopedia Stalin was a Georgian revolutionary which is compared to Napoleon. In fact Napoleon was the only Berkshire boar on the farm and Sta...

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Wednesday, 11th June 2003 The symbolism in Animal Farm Animal Farm has been described as a satire on the Russian revolution , as a result, many symbolisms can be found in this book. However, Orwell also associates certain real characters with the characters of the book. This is proved by Snowball and Napoleon, characters which represent Leon Trotsky and Stalin, respectively. However, this are not the only symbolisms. Throughout ... communism and even criticizes "Marx's over-simplified view of a socialist, "utopian" society."" Further more, towards the end, he even emphazises this by describin...

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... In George Orwell's novel Animal Farm, Joseph Stalin, the Russian political leader, was compared to the character of Napoleon, the pig. I agree with this comparison because after researching I found out that many of the steps Stalin took to take over were the same as Napoleon's. When Jones (Czar Nicholas II) was overthrown everybody thought that it would be for the best, but it just ... led to more chaos in Russia as well as on Animal Farm. After the death of Old Major and the defeat of Jones, Napoleon led everybody to think that what he was doing to ... benefit himself was benefiting t...

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... laments that the 1917 Russian Revolution resulted in a government more totalitarian and oppressive than the one it overthrew. Manor Farm represents Russia, and Old Major, Snowball, and Napoleon represent the prominent figures of the Russian Revolution namely Marx/ Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin respectively. "Animal Farm" is primarily a condemnation of Stalinism and his misuse of power to suit his own needs. Joseph Stalin ... to making a fair and egalitarian society but the events following the Russian Revolution proved that what he said was not true. In "Animal Farm" Orwell closely followed...

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... animals are. Squealer uses rhetoric to manipulate and confuse the animals. He changes the Battle of the Cowshed, switching the hero from Snowball to Napoleon. By explaining the battle so vividly, Squealer convinces the other animals that Napoleon led the charge against snowball and Jones. Using Squealer as their main tool of correction and benefit the ruling class can make anything a reality ... was the perfect opportunity to alter them any way they need. The animals believe the pigs to be the intelligent ones and therefore always right. Even Boxer is convinced that, "Napoleon is always...

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