ought for the Trotskyist government in Spain he knew how oppressive Stalin's regime had become. Animal form became his work of art, not just art but propaganda. It was his statement against a governmental system that he believed was oppressive. "Every line I have written since 1936 has been directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism". (Orwell Preface to 1956 Animal Farm)
             Orwell's characters are probably some of the most interesting aspects of the novel. Each character helps play a central part in establishing the farms mirror image of communist government. Old Major the founder of animalism. Is very similar to Karl Marx. Both Old Major and Marx. Old major died before the animal revolution just as Marx died before Russian revolution. The similarities are amazing. Change very few things in Old Majors speech and it could come from the mouth of Marx himself. Mr. Jones clearly resembles Czar Nicholas II; Jones was irresponsible to his animals. While Nicholas II was poor cruel leader. However both Nicholas and Jones could sometimes be kind. Mr. Jones often mixed mil
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