The dystopian novel "Animal Farm," published in August 1945, is an allegory of the Russian Revolution. ... 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. ... The novel, Animal Farm, was Orwell's response. ... In "Animal Farm" Orwell closely followed Napoleon's rise to power and illustrated to the reader how Napoleon used ...

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He thought Communism was wrong, and used The Farm, The Barn, and The windmill to express his opinions. ... In Animal farm Orwell uses his symbolic farm to represent the communist system. ... The barn at Manor Farm is where all on the democracy issue among the animals come up. ... Napoleon, based on Joseph Stalin, is the pig who becomes the leader of Animal Farm after the Rebellion. ... He never shows interest in the strength of Animal Farm itself, only in the strength of his power over it. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate