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
m at the Battle of Cowshed. This is like Czar Nicholas, who treated his people similar to how Farmer Jones treated his animals. The Czar made his people very mad with the way he used his power. Finally his people rebelled against him, imprisoned him, and he was eventually killed during the Civil War in Russia. Mr. Jones eventually died also, but it was not due to a war, it was due to him not taking care of himself. 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. It is obvious that when writing "Animal Farm" George Orwell had the Russian Revolution on his mind. He was trying to show events in the Russian Revolution but from the point of view of animals. I believe that what Orwell was trying to say about actual people in politics was that political leaders, if given the opportunity, would likely abuse their power. This theme is evident in the novel through the character of Napoleon. Napoleon constantly abused his position throughout the novel. He always tried to make rules to fit his own needs, he even changed the 7 Commandments to one commandment, which was, "All animals are equal, but some animals are more e
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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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