Animal Farm Rhetorical Analysis

Animal Farm is an allegory of the Russian Revolution. The Russian Revolution resulted in the fall of the last czar Nicholas ll and the rise of communism. Animal Farm mirrors this with the animals revolting against Mr. Jones, the farm owner. Shortly after the animals take control, the society they created begins to deteriorate, similar to the communist regime in Russia. The rhetorical components of Animal Farm can be found in the characters. The first example is Mr. Jones who represents the czar and the current way of life before the revolution. Old Major represents a combination of Vladimir Lenin and Karl Marx. Old Major is the inspiration of the revolution. In the book, Old Major has a dream about equality. He challenges the animals and

Both the manifesto and the book are trying to unite the common workers and animals in order to make life better. Napoleon a pig represents Josef Stalin, a ruthless dictator. Snowball, a pig, who challenges Napoleon similar to Trotsky challenging Stalin. Both were forced to leave, Snowball leaves the farm similar to Trotsky leaving Russia. Boxer was a strong but ignorant horse who represented the proletariat or working class, who was ultimately betrayed by communism. Finally Squealer, a pig represents the Russian newspaper, Pravada, which uses the power of language to demonstrate its power. Squealer is able to make all the other animals believe that what Napoleon is doing is in the best interest of the animals. No matter how unfair the actions may seem. An example in the book is when Napoleon eliminates the public meetings. Squealer explains, “No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal. He would be only too happy to let you make your decisions for yourselves, but sometimes you might make the wrong decisions for yourselves, comrades and then where should we be?” Squeaker is stating that the animals would only make the wrong directions. Therefore, Napoleon is the only one who can make