Comparison of animals in animal farm to figures of the Russian revolution
The USA adaptation of the classic work Animal farm was entertaining and historically representative. The characters in the movie were all representing key elements in the Russian Revolution from start to end. The owner of the farm Mr. Jones is Czar Nicholas II who was the Czar of Russia before the revolution. Nicholas was a very poor leader, and was cruel to opponents much like Mr. Jones dealt with things. Old Major was representative of Karl Marx. Old Major taught the animals Animalism just as Marx taught communism. He meant to have the workers revolt because they do all the work and the rich keep the money, and both died before the revolution.
The entire belief system of animalism was just like the communist system. All people were equal there were no owners and no rich and no poor either. All of the animals owned the farm just as all people owned the communist government and the government owned everything. Snowball was supposed to be Leon Trotsky both were young, smart and good speakers. Both Snowball and Trotsky followed the teachings of both Marx and Old Major. Snowball wanted to improve life on the farm just as Trotsky was trying to improve lif
Squealer was supposed to be the propaganda department of the Russian government. Squealer convinced the animals to follow Napoleon and changed the commandments. Russia's propaganda department rallied the people and changed the teaching's of Marx to fit it's own agenda. Boxer was representative of dedicated but tricked communist supporters. Boxer worked hard and believed in the animal farm just as dedicated Russians followed Stalin because he was communist. Boxer's attitude was Napoleon was always right and that he must work harder, just as the dedicated communists stayed loyal after it was obvious that Stalin was a tyrant. Boxer gave his whole life to the cause set forth by Old Major who sold him, and communist workers worked every day for their cause only to have their loyalty rewarded by Stalin killing them. Benjamin was a donkey that was suspicious of the whole revolution and thinks that nothing ever changes. Skeptical people in and out of Russia were sure the revolution wouldn't change things in Russia and that a crazy leader could call themselves communist. It turns out that Benjamin's suspicions are true about Napoleon and about him changing the ori
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