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    1) The characters in Animal Farm represent figures and concepts from the Russian Revolution. Old Major represents Karl Marx as the founder of revolutionary ideas, while Snowball and Napoleon symbolize Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin respectively. 2) As the story progresses, Napoleon, like Stalin, consolidates power through force and propaganda, eliminating opponents. He uses Squealer, Moses, and the dogs to control the other animals through lies and fear. 3) In the end, the utopia promised by the revolution is not realized. Life for the animals becomes worse under Napoleon's dictatorship than it was under Mr. Jones, mirroring how life declined severely in the Soviet Union under Stalin.

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    1) The characters in Animal Farm represent figures and concepts from the Russian Revolution. Old Major represents Karl Marx as the founder of revolutionary ideas, while Snowball and Napoleon symbolize Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin respectively. 2) As the story progresses, Napoleon, like Stalin, consolidates power through force and propaganda, eliminating opponents. He uses Squealer, Moses, and the dogs to control the other animals through lies and fear. 3) In the end, the utopia promised by the revolution is not realized. Life for the animals becomes worse under Napoleon's dictatorship than it was under Mr. Jones, mirroring how life declined severely in the Soviet Union under Stalin.

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    1) The characters in Animal Farm represent figures and concepts from the Russian Revolution. Old Major represents Karl Marx as the founder of revolutionary ideas, while Snowball and Napoleon symbolize Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin respectively. 2) As the story progresses, Napoleon, like Stalin, consolidates power through force and propaganda, eliminating opponents. He uses Squealer, Moses, and the dogs to control the other animals through lies and fear. 3) In the end, the utopia promised by the revolution is not realized. Life for the animals becomes worse under Napoleon's dictatorship than it was under Mr. Jones, mirroring how life declined severely in the Soviet Union under Stalin.

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    1) The characters in Animal Farm represent figures and concepts from the Russian Revolution. Old Major represents Karl Marx as the founder of revolutionary ideas, while Snowball and Napoleon symbolize Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin respectively. 2) As the story progresses, Napoleon, like Stalin, consolidates power through force and propaganda, eliminating opponents. He uses Squealer, Moses, and the dogs to control the other animals through lies and fear. 3) In the end, the utopia promised by the revolution is not realized. Life for the animals becomes worse under Napoleon's dictatorship than it was under Mr. Jones, mirroring how life declined severely in the Soviet Union under Stalin.

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    The passage compares characters and events in George Orwell's Animal Farm to actual people and occurrences during the Russian Revolution and establishment of the Soviet Union under Lenin and Stalin.

    Many of the animal characters directly represent figures from the Russian Revolution period - Snowball represents Trotsky, Napoleon represents Stalin, etc. Their actions and rises to power also mirror what happened historically.

    Both Napoleon and Stalin consolidated power through force, intimidation, and killing opponents. They strayed from the original communist ideals and instead focused on maintaining their own authority through fear and propaganda.

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    Animal Farm - Comparison of characters to the


    Russian Revolution
    by George J. Lamont

    Animal Farm
    Comparison of characters to Russian Revolution

    Animal Farm Russian Revolution


    Mr. Jones Czar Nicholas II

    • irresponsible to his animals (lets them • a poor leader at best, compared to


    starve) western kings
    • sometimes cruel - beats them with whip • cruel - sometimes brutal with opponents

    • sometimes kind - mixes milk in animal • Sometimes kind - hired students as spies
    mash to make $
    Old Major Karl Marx

    • taught Animalism • invented Communism


    • workers do the work, rich keep the $, • "workers of the world unite", take over
    animals revolt gov't

    • dies before revolution • dies before Russian Revolution


    Animalism Communism

    • no owners, no rich, but no poor • same


    • workers get a better life, all animals • all people equal
    equal
    • gov't owns everything, people own gov't
    • everyone owns the farm
    Snowball Leon Trotsky

    • young, smart, good speaker, idealistic • other leader of "October Revolution"


    • really wants to make life better for all • pure communist, followed Marx
    • one of leaders of revolution • wanted to improve life for all in Russia

    • chased away into exile by Napoleon's • chased away by Lenin's KGB (Lenin's
    dogs secret police)
    Napoleon Joseph Stalin
    • not a good speaker, not educated like
    • not a good speaker, not as clever like
    Trotsky
    Snowball
    • same as Napoleon, didn't follow Marx's
    • cruel, brutal, selfish, devious, corrupt
    ideas
    • his ambition is for power, killed
    • cared for power, killed all that opposed
    opponents
    him
    • used dogs, moses, and Squealor to
    • used KGB, allowed church, and
    control animals
    propagandized
    Propaganda department of Lenin's
    Squealer
    government
    • big mouth, talks a lot
    • worked for Stalin to support his image
    • convinces animals to believe and
    • used any lie to convince the people to
    follow Napoleon
    follow Stalin
    • Changes and manipulates the
    • benefited from the fact that education
    commandments
    was controlled
    The Dogs KGB - Secret Police

    • a private army that used fear to force • not really police, but forced support for
    animals to work Stalin
    • killed or intimidated any opponent of • used force, often killed entire families
    Napoleon for disobedience

    • another part of Napoleon's strategy to • totally loyal, part of Lenin's power, even
    control animals over army
    Moses the Raven Religion

    • tells animals about SugarCandy • Marx said "Opiate of the people" a lie
    mountain - Heaven • used to make people not complain and
    • animals can go there if they work hard do their work
    • Snowball and Major were against him • Religion was tolerared because people
    • they though Heaven was a lie to make would work
    animals work
    • Napoleon let him stay because he • Stalin knew religion would stop violent
    taught animals to revolutions

    • work and not complain


    Mollie Vain, selfish people in Russia and world

    • was vain - loved her beauty and self • some people didn't care about revolution
    • didn't think about the animal farm • only though about themselves

    • went with anyone who gave her what • went to other countries that offered
    she wanted more for them
    Boxer Dedicated, but tricked communist
    supporters
    • strong, hard working horse, believes in
    • people believed Stalin because he was
    Animal Farm
    "Communist"
    • "Napoleon is always right", "I must
    • many stayed loyal after it was obvious
    work harder"
    Stalin a tyrant
    • gives his all, is betrayed by Napoleon,
    • betrayed by Stalin who ignored and
    who sells him
    killed them
    Skeptical people in Russia and outside
    Russia
    Benjamin
    • weren't sure revolution would change
    • old, wise donkey who is suspicious of
    anything
    revolution
    • realized that a crazy leader can call
    • thinks "nothing ever changes", is right
    himself communist
    • knew that communism wouldn't work
    • his suspicions are true, about Boxer and
    with power
    sign changes
    • hungry leaders
    Overall details about revolution Overall details of Russian Revolution

    • it was supposed to make life better for • supposed to fix problems from Czar
    all • life was even worse long after
    • life was worse at the end revolution
    • The leaders became the same as, or
    worse than, • Stalin made Czar look like a nice guy

    • the other farmers (humans) they


    rebelled against

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