Joseph Stalin Symbolism In Animal Farm

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Animal Farm uses animal’s personalities and actions to represent the political figures and events during the Russian Revolution. Napoleon signifies Joseph Stalin because both of them betrayed commonly agreed upon principles and deceived their followers to gain power. Moses and Sugarcandy Mountain represent the Russian Orthodox Church. Napoleon and the animals thought Moses and his stories of Sugarcandy Mountain was foolish and the animals rejected his preaching, just as Joseph Stalin and his followers reject the Russian Orthodox Church. Boxer symbolises the common people during the Russian Revolution. The common people helped establish the Soviet Union but they were forsaken by communists. The betrayal of the working class is similar to Napoleon