... up with the Bolshevik revolutionaries. This was an underground group of people that followed the communist writings of Karl Marx and was led by Lenin. He now assumed the name Stalin which is the Russian word for "steel" combined with "Lenin". In 1917, the Russian Revolution took place. This was when the government led by the Tsars ... , could have become twisted into the dismal state it was in by the late 1930s. The novel, Animal Farm, was Orwell's response. According to Orwell, Stalin was the main person, who was a threat to true Socialism. Stalin claimed to be committed to making a fai...

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... 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 ... Major and the defeat of Jones, Napoleon led everybody to think that what he was doing to benefit himself was benefiting the whole farm. Stalin led everybody to think that communism was for the best, when it really only benefited him and his leaders. According to my research, it was believ...

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... can achieve. Although this achievement often comes at a terrible loss, as seen when boxer the hardest working horse is killed while building this windmill. This too can be seen in Stalin's revolution, where their industry was built up by the working class but had not thought of the human life in took. Therefore, through the windmill, inequalities because of class stratification ... where the pigs and Stalin are on top are clearly highlighted. The windmills construction highlights the development of the Communist power over the working class, and shows what this power can achieve. In Ani...

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... interpretation of the Communist leaders as pigs, since pigs are regarded as filthy and unclean animals. The two pigs represent Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky. Stalin's part being played by Napoleon and Trotsky's by Snowball. Many of the events that occur in the story are based on actual Soviet events ... 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. Something the Soviets had not initially anticipated. Further along, Napoleon begins to interact with rival farms fo...

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... 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 never in ... item of debate is the windmill. Napoleon "lifted his leg, urinated over the plans"(65) and left. Napoleon is not a speaker, like Stalin. And just like Stalin, he has garnered support behind the lines. When Snowball talks he is "occasionally interrupted by bleating from the sheep"(66). Just when the ani...

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... began, but they were still responsible for getting the rebellions started. All three gave speeches about hopes and ideas of the future. Moses, a talkative raven, represents the Russian Orthodox Church. Stalin and Napoleon let religion into the lives of the animals and people for motivation and support. George Orwell uses Moses to show the disappearance and reappearance of the Russian Orthodox ... 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...

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... leader of the farm, but due to Napoleon's treachery, Snowball was run off the farm before his plans could take effect to build a windmill to generate the farm's power. Joseph Stalin, a Russian dictator, is the counterpart of Napoleon in the story. George Orwell obviously despised Communism and showed it in his descriptions of the society that was set up in the ... , an old boar that foretold the coming revolution, represents Lenin. He was merely a philosopher of the horrors to come. Though he believed the ideals of Communism, he did not share Stalin's viciousness and malicious spirit. Wh...

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... the farm are based on communist party leaders and the broad spectrum of the Soviet People, who were affected by Joseph Stalin. George Orwell created many characters in his book who are represented in Stalins time. The dogs in George Orwell's book represent Stalin's secret police caught and murdered people, just like the dogs in the book. The secret police had a ruler ... , Stalin, as for the dogs did, who was Napoleon, a pig. Both of the leaders lied a lot, to cover up for what they have ... done. They were gruesome. Murdering, lying, and doing it for all one person, their leaders. Stal...

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... , 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 ... Stalin was the only Georgian revolutionary following Marxism under Vladimir Lenin. In comparison to the quote of Napoleon, Stalin was large and fierce looking, and would strike fear into his adversaries and patrons. Though Stalin didn't speak much, when he did his words...

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... is evident that Orwell had three main targets for his novel: the brainwashed, unknowing public during the revolution, the ruthless power hungry leader Joseph Stalin, and the bamboozling media. The sheep in Animal Farm are the brainwashed and blind supporters of the totalitarian regime that exists on the farm ... and portray the innocent public during the Bolshevik revolution. It was during this time that the media deceived the public into thinking that Joseph Stalin was like a Messiah; a supreme being, who unbeknownst to them had in fact a desire for power and control so great he"d sacri...

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... 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 the novel, we find out that Napoleon is always surrounded and supported by the pigs ... . Pigs which might represent the communist party, Stalin's friends as well perhaps, as the Duma ( or Russian parliament). Moreover, as we have seen, the pigs have a different lifestyle from the other ... in the Russian society. We find out that it is indeed the pr...

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... are the best administrators of government. Eventually the power corrupts them, and they turn on their fellow animals, eliminating competitors through propaganda and bloodshed. This is of course a reference to Stalin, who murdered many of his own people in order to maintain his dictatorship of Russia. There are countless numbers of symbols relating to politics in the novel. Some of them ... 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, Napoleo...

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... by corresponding events in the novel to the actual events in Russian history. During the Russian revolution, Russian leader Joseph Stalin used secret police to 'get rid' of anyone who threatened his power. This is in 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 stea...

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... can be drawn between the IngSoc party and between governments of both the past and present. It is no coincidence that 1984 was written when Joseph Stalin's Socialist government was at its peak. The government in 1984, IngSoc, stands for English Socialism while the giant posters of Big Brother are very similar to ... those of Stalin. Socialism is a society in which equality and systematic order are the ideals. In 1984 everyone is equal, and like socialism their success is measured on ... their work not on their possessions. Both Big Brother and Stalin are similar in how they govern their...

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... leaders from the Russian Revolution. Mr. Jones was like Czar Nicholas, Old Major was compared to Vladimir 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 ... after Napoleon drank and almost died, the commandment was changed to "No animal shall drink to excess." Snowball, Leon Trotsky, Napoleon, and Joseph Stalin are perfect comparisons. Trotsky, like Snowball, was mainly c...

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... their governments has been illustrated, but it is noticeably absent from totalitarian dictatorships. In this type of system, a leader has acquired and exercises complete control of a region. For example, Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union from the 1920's until 1953. During this time the USSR experienced several hardships with the outcome of an estimated 20 million citizens dead, (Farah 566). After ... the fall of the great dictator Stalin, George Orwell took a controversial stance when he wrote a "fairy story" Animal Farm. Animals capture the Manor Farm from their incompetent owner an...

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... Lenin had started. Napoleon was a selfish and greedy pig. He did not want to share the power or the decision-making with any other individual. This was the same for Stalin. At first Napoleon and Snowball shared the decision-making and had debates about what course of action they would take. This worked for a while but Napoleon grew weary of long ... 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 hiding into Mexico, where he was eventually assassinated. Both St...

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... and what is in them. In Animal Farm, George Orwell includes two noticeable allusions. When Orwell has the animals create the principles of animalism, he is referencing the way Joseph Stalin created the principles of communism. Another example of an allusion in Animal Farm is when Napoleon makes a deal to sell the Fredrick farm a lot of timber for a large amount of ... Fredrick farm, Napoleon figures out the bank notes were forgeries. "The bank notes were forgeries! Fredrick had got the timber for nothing!" (106) Adolf Hitler lied to Joseph Stalin (like Fredrick lied to Napoleon) when he...

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... represents something from the Russian Revolution. There is a cruel leader that is revolted against and an even worse leader that comes to power afterwards. On the farm Napoleon represents Joseph Stalin, Squealer is propaganda, the dogs are the secret police, Boxer is the dedicated but tricked communist supporters and Benjamin is the skeptical people in and outside of Russia. Napoleon the ... pig is a very cruel leader, just like Stalin was and Napoleon always uses Squealer to persuade the animals to believe what he says. Boxer is a horse who always works his hardest and Benjamin is his ...

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... and impose their totalitarian views upon the citizens. Throughout history, we have been aware of the presence of totalitarian states such as: Nazi Germany under Hitler, the Soviet Union under Stalin, Fascist Italy under Mussolini, and the People's Republic of China under Zedong. Despite the differences amid totalitarian states, there are several characteristics that they have in common, the two most ... to be entirely dependant upon the party and the leader of the party. In Germany, Hitler led members of the National Socialist group, also known as the Nazis. Zedong and Stalin led the co...

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... struggle, and it is only so long until a new totalitarian government is established. The struggle for power between Napoleon and Snowball represents the same struggle between Leon Trotsky and Josef Stalin. In both the historical and fictional cases, the romantic but less powerful figure (Snowball and Trotsky) is excluded from the revolutionary state by the malicious and violent and violent upheaval ... of power (Napoleon and Stalin). Snowball emerges as a keen idealist who throws himself into the attempt to spread Animalism worldwide and help the infrastructure of the farm. Napoleon bei...

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... revolution. The Czar's who was represented as Mr. Jones in the book, was chased away by the people. The new political power soon became Joseph Stalin. The only lives that was bettered were those that Joseph Stalin were fond of. If a revolution was started in any country in the world. There is no doubt someone would seize that country and claim political ... ...

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... and impose their totalitarian views upon the citizens. Throughout history, we have been aware of the presence of totalitarian states such as: Nazi Germany under Hitler, the Soviet Union under Stalin, Fascist Italy under Mussolini, and the People's Republic of China under Zedong. Despite the differences amid totalitarian states, there are several characteristics that they have in common, the two most ... to be entirely dependant upon the party and the leader of the party. In Germany, Hitler led members of the National Socialist group, also known as the Nazis. Zedong and Stalin led the co...

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... , "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. Both Stalin and Napoleon took on extreme leadership roles, where the input of others was shunned and ignored. Napoleon emerges as the leader of Manor Farm after the rebellion ... ...

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... . I do believe it to be exaggerated and slanted though. Orwell had lived through both world wars and had seen some of Linen and Stalin's rule in Russia. I honestly can not believe all totalitarian societies are as bad as Stalin's rule or Hitler's Nazi Germany. I can believe some such societies can truly be benevolent in nature. Orwell instead focuses on this one side ... ...

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