George Orwell's Animal Farm

In the study of the book Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, a story very controversial to many, it sure describes a certain human society in some way. In fact, by studying and analysing the different elements of the story, one can determine that this so called ‘’children's book’’ defines one of the most known populations in eastern europe, during the twentieth century. As so, Russia, in its early 1900s, was represented through the characters as well as events and concepts presented in the novel. Such important Russian characters such as Lenin, Stalin and Trotsky were identified and attributed to animals. Different events, like the February Revolution or the mass murders of Stalin, were demonstrated throughout the book. Finally, the most

He informs everyone about the dangers of humans and how they control all of them, by relating to a previous dream he had the night before. He then proposes a concept of Animalism. The ideas and principles behind it, which are that all animals have equal rights, is very similar to the communist ideology, brought to Russia mainly by Karl Marx and then employed by Vladimir Lenin. With the speech presented, one can relate and associate the beliefs and actions of Old Major to the ones of Vladimir Lenin. For example, Lenin, in his ascend to power, gave many speeches in the streets, where he rallied mostly all workers and peasant which consisted of the majority of the population of Russia. He knew that if he had them all on his side, he could force the royal family to abdicate. Old Major’s cause is essentially equivalent. Animals in the farm were treated very poorly, just like Russian citizens back then, and he is trying to rally them to him. As Animalism imagines a world where all animals share in the prosperity of the farm, communism argues that a more communal way of life will allow all people to live a life of

One of the many allies of Lenin, that shared the same ideology of communism, is Leon Trotsky. His counterpart in Animal Farm is Snowball, who, like Trotsky, felt that a numerous series of rebellions was necessary to achieve the revolution's ultimate aims. Snowball's plans for the windmill and programs reflect Trotsky's intellectual character and ideas about the best ways to transform Marx's theories into practice. Trotsky was also the leader of Lenin's Red Army; it is not a coincidence that Snowball directs the army of animals as he was also the main commanding character in the battle of the Cowshed. With this many proofs, it is almost certain that Trotsky is represented in the book. Just like in movies, a protagonist always has an antagonist. Snowball’s dearest enemy, Napoleon, is described as a ‘’fierce-looking’’ pig who tends to always get things done his own way. To accomplish this, he sets up a method of propaganda to persuade the animals to follow his cause instead of Snowball’s. Napoleon uses the words of Old Major taught him about tyranny. While others see tyranny as a negative thing and work to go against it, he uses it to rise to power and establish a dictatorship. A good example of Napoleon being a dictator would be when he seized nine puppies in order to educate them into guard dogs or even executing animals without the farm knowing. The