... from 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 to the others, and teaches them ... 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 togethe...

• Word Count: 1885
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... as a presidential spin doctor (DeNiro) teams with a Hollywood producer (Hoffman) to manufacture a fake war. Believe it or not, these two characters are the closest physical representation of the president in Wag the Dog. Their actions and comments shape our view of the president who they represent. ... was a strong enough speaker to flip around the whole situation and make the other animals seem like the bad guys for even accusing the pigs of doing such a horrible thing. From Squealor's ability to do such things, he is able to take control of any situation, giving ... the human oppres...

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... farmer who successfully overthrow him with a plan to live independently which backfires on them and ends them up under the even more dictatorial rule of the pigs. The novel, though, was actually meant by Orwell to be a satire of Russia during its revolutionary period from the Czar Nicholas II to Trotsky ... of quality of life for the whole had begun. PARALLELS Since Orwell's intention was to draw direct parallels between actual history and the fictional characters and events in Animal Farm, it comes to reason that there are quite a few to be named. Many authors and literary critics have...

• Word Count: 1752
• Approx Pages: 7
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... Mr. Jones" principles and harsh mistreatment of the animals proves to the reader that communism is not a form of equality but rather inequality. It is clear to see that the pigs and dogs take most of the power for themselves, seeing themselves as the best administrators of the "government". Eventually, however, the power corrupts them and having gained this sense of ... . It is therefore clear to us as the reader that Orwell used Animal Farm as an allegory of the Russian Revolution and as a result many of the characters described are in actual fact symbolising real characters that played...

• Word Count: 1258
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