Animal Farm
Animal Farm by 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 surrounding Russia. In this novel the animals are trying to overthrow the humans after years of being mistreated. The animals, led by the pigs, decide to start a revolution. Slowly over time the animals gained power. The pigs in this novel end up taking advantage of the other animals. This was much like the Russian leaders during The Russian Revolution. Many characters in this book symbolized Russian 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 because Mr. Jones never took care of the animals. He always treated the animals unfairly. The animals became sick of Mr. Jones and they rebelled against him and defeated hi
For example, at one time a commandment read, "No animal shall drink alcohol", but soon after Napoleon drank and almost died, the commandment was changed to "No animal shall drink to excess. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plow, and he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Lenin was the leader and teacher of the working class in Russia. The Czar made his people very mad with the way he used his power. Old Major explained to all of the animals in one of his speeches: Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. Old Major's role compares to Vladimir Lenin from the Russian Revolution. " What he meant was that pigs were high above all the other animals. He was trying to show events in the Russian Revolution but from the point of view of animals. It is essential to recognize the allegorical value of the novel because it explains how the author came up with his ideas in the novel. Old Major gave many speeches and taught songs to the farm animals about hope for the future. Trotsky, like Snowball, was mainly concerned with spreading his ideas, while Stalin, like Napoleon, was more interested in solidifying his domination over others. Although Old Major died before the revolution actually started, he wit!hout doubt was the reason the Revolution occurred. It is obvious that when writing "Animal Farm" George Orwell had the Russian Revolution on his mind. I say this because had he not supported the Revolution, he would not have written a novel that depicted a Revolution.
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