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 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 believed that Stalin (and Napoleon) destroyed what could have been a good society based on Democratic socialism. For example: while Napoleon thought he was doing good by tricking everybody into thinking every mistake was Snowball's fault, he was just causing more problems than had already existed. In the information that I found, Stalin felt Trotsky had succeeded during the days of storm and stress but was unfit for the office politics, but I think that Stalin wanted all of the power to himself. It was the same thing with Napoleon; he turned on his comrade Snowball and turned everybody against him only because he wanted all of the power and food and none of the mistakes blamed on himself. I agree with Orwell's comparison. He pointed out some of Stalin's actions in the character of Napoleon and made it very clear who he was trying to represent. Orwell also made it very clear that he strongly disbelieved in Stalin and Trotsky's beliefs, for the fact that the animal that represented them were pigs. .
Stalin and Napoleon both used propaganda to help themselves gain power. ... Napoleon also used propaganda in the same ways that Stalin did. ... Napoleon also uses slogans like Stalin did. ... Both Stalin and Napoleon used propaganda to negatively influence the people they ruled. ... Both Stalin and Napoleon led their citizens to believe they had hearts of gold....
It's a book very similar to the time period of Stalin. ... The secret police had a ruler, Stalin, as for the dogs did, who was Napoleon, a pig. ... Four pigs came up to Napoleon and the dogs, to confess their crimes. ... None of this would had happened when Jones, the origonal owner of the farm was in charge, before Napoleon. ... You would think that the DOgs in the book were Stalins secret police. ...
Technology Vs. Nature The concept of technology vs. nature refers to the advance and use of technology to help man conquer nature. ... Historically, the concept of technology vs. nature is significant in that it helps to characterize mankind and has proved to be a driving force behind many events of mankind's history. ... Congress of Vienna The Congress of Vienna was a congress of European leaders who were gathered to reestablish international order after Napoleon's defeat in 1815. ...
With the help of two smart pigs, Snowball and Napoleon, the animals were able to defeat their enemy and take over Animal Farm. The struggle for preeminence between Snowball and Napoleon emerges in the rivalry between good and evil. ... Snowball and Napoleon can be compared to the real world characters of Trotsky and Stalin. ... The conflict might also be expressed as order vs. chaos or the more generalized good vs. evil. ...
The viewers turning on the set for America vs. ... Another prominent speaker was Squealor, who was chosen by the leader Napoleon to give his speeches. ... The struggle for preeminence between Leon Trotsky and Stalin emerges in the rivalry between the pigs Snowball and Napoleon. In both the historical and fictional cases, the idealistic but politically less powerful figure (Trotsky and Snowball) is expelled from the revolutionary state by the malicious and violent usurper of power (Stalin and Napoleon). The purges and show trials with which Stalin eliminated his enemies and solidified his polit...
