Animal Farm is a novel parodying the Russian Revolution, and the resulting Soviet Union. For the unaware, George Orwell originally wrote it as a nonfictional look at the real nature of Mother Russia, detailing some of Josef Stalin’s more objectionable acts. But once he found out that Britain still needed the Soviets’ help against the Nazis, he decided to wait until the US delivered a package or two to Japan at the end of the war and until August 17 of 1945 when it became a real issue. In the meantime, George tweaked the book to inform the public about the dangers of Stalin’s regime, while making sure that the Soviets don’t realize what he’s talking about. How did Orwell do this? By making Communist leaders pigs and the Soviet civilians other …show more content…
Stalin/Napoleon guides everyone to his side. Notable detractors include Leon Trotsky, who believed that Communism took a turn for the worst when Stalin took power, and had only a small amount of friends. Mr. Trotsky is represented in the book as Snowball, a pig who grows rather uneasy with Napoleon’s rule. And why shouldn’t he? Look at the natural signs of a dictator. Stalin had propaganda spreading around like disease reminding the USSR’s citizens of how bad life was under the czars, a secret police which further enforced his rule, manipulating people to suit his own needs, orders exile/assassination of political rivals, including Trotsky, and silences any further thoughts of rebellion. Now look at Napoleon. He has his minion Squealer make every complaint towards him sound like the detractor wanting Mr. Jones to come back with guns and whips and make Snowball look Pro-human, has dogs brutally murder animals for small things, gets himself and the other pigs out of doing work and all the good food, and double crosses neighboring farms, drive Snowball off of the property, and sends Boxer, one of his most devoted workers off to be turned into glue. He even silences …show more content…
On the surface this book looks like something you’d throw at your daughter to keep her busy, but in reality, it is a masterful representation of Stalinist Russia, regarded as one of the best works to satirize Josef’s rule over his people, and one that millions of teachers all over the world use to teach their students about the Soviet regime. Many parallels are present within the book, including the ones I mentioned here. Not to mention it’s a fun read, especially if you’re interested in Soviet
The 1945 novel 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell is an allegory for the Russian Revolution specifically for a variety of themes, such as lies and deceit, manipulation, and dreams and hopes. The novel shows great similarities to the Russian Revolution through these themes. In Animal Farm, Orwell portrays a society that is somewhat messed up that promises things that which people betray, which is rather quite alike our society where one is higher up than another and to be intimidated is very often. Lies and deceit, manipulation and hopes and dreams are themes that are portrayed and displayed in Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution.
Appearing for a brief time in Animal Farm, Snowball represents Trotsky, the Marxist revolutionary and Lenin’s right hand man. After the death of Lenin, Trotsky was eligible to succeed Lenin and was “the favorite candidate because he was best known” (English). Able to execute brilliant speeches, Trotsky proved to be an undoubtedly promising candidate that, Unlike Stalin, showed concern for the future of the Soviet Union and longed to spread the Revolution to other nations. Likewise, Snowball’s intentions are pure and for the benefit of the working class. Both Trotsky and Snowball demonstrate great determination to further the prosperity of
...ly a dystopian historical allegory, which represents the history of the Soviet Union. Orwell has achieved this by drawing parallels from the events which occur in the Soviet Union and incorporating those events in his novella through the characters mirroring historical figures. For instance, Napoleon symbolises Stalin, and Snowball, Trotsky.
Evidence: Stalin took control of the people by cunningly convincing them that what they wanted was what he was offering. Just as Napoleon had done when he gathered the animals in the barn and implanted the idea of Animalism, (Orwell,
For example, Leon Trotsky and other government officials were held liable for causing hatred by the citizens of the Soviet. The intelligent and strategic use of propaganda endorsed the strength of Stalin and transformed him from and evil dictator to a Messiah for the people of the
This famous piece of literature, Animal Farm, was written by George Orwell himself around 1917 to 1945 after WWII because peasant farmers wanted to have a better life in general. In the book, Napoleon shortly becomes the leader after the rebellion. Just as Stalin had done, Napoleon used military force on the animals and intimidated them. Snowball represents Trotsky because he is a forward-thinking politician that wants to improve and help out with the windmill, but is chased out by vicious dogs Napoleon sends before he can do so. Like Stalin, the pigs build up and gain their power by manipulating the animals with propaganda techniques.
One of Orwell's main reasons for writing Animal Farm was to show how the Russian (or Bolshevik Revolutionaries) Revolution of 1917 had resulted in turning a benevolent ideal of equality into a government of an even more oppressive, totalitarian, and dominating to the people, than the aristocratic one it had recently ousted. Many of the main characters (animals) and synapses of Orwell's parody, run parallel to the event of the Bolshevik Revolution: In Orwell’s novel, The Farm is a representation of Russia and its people, and the most important characters such as Old Major, Snowball, and Napoleon parody the central figures that shaped it into the nation it came to be.
Napoleon has an obvious relationship with the famous Russian dictator, Joseph Stalin. Joseph Stalin was the dictator of the Soviet Union who was known from the mid 1920’s to 1953. Just like Napoleon, he was a cold, heartless dictator who would kill anyone who did not agree with what he had, to say just like Napoleon in the book Animal Farm. Napoleon used lots of violence in order to keep and maintain his leading position in Animal Farm. An example of this can be seen when Napoleon is training the puppies, but he is not doing it not for their own education, but instead so that they could protect him and eliminate anyone who stands in his way.
Just as during the revolution, when at first Stalin was fair and just but as he was given power he turns into a corrupt man with dictatorship qualities. He became more selfish and sinister. When securing his power base he engineered the permanent exile of Trotsky. This compares to the book, when Napoleon and his ‘nine sturdy puppies’ chased Snowball out of the farm. Napoleon then proceeds to portray his true nature of an assassin.
The characters and events that George Orwell put in his novel Animal Farm, can be linked to the similar events and people associated with the Russian Revolution. People like Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky can be compared and represented by the 2 pigs, Napoleon and Snowball, in Orwell’s Animal Farm. By writing this novel, Orwell attempted to expose the truth behind the totalitarian-type government in Russia at that time. However, he did this in a discreet way by using animals to symbolize the different people that played a role in the Revolution.
George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm is a great example of allegory and political satire. The novel was written to criticize totalitarian regimes and particularly Stalin's corrupt rule in Russia. In the first chapter, Orwell gives his reasons for writing the story and what he hopes it will accomplish. It also gives reference to the farm and how it relates to the conflicts of the Russian revolution. The characters, settings, and the plot were written to describe the social upheaval during that period of time and also to prove that the good nature of true communism can be turned into something atrocious by an idea as simple as greed.
Animal Farm is an excellent allegory of the period in Russian history between 1917 and 1944. George Orwell symbolizes the characters, places, objects, and events of the Russian revolution superbly. His symbols not only parallel those of the Russian revolution, but any revolution throughout history. The fable Animal Farm relates not only to the Russian Revolution, but also to any revolution where an absolute dictator emerges.
...s the real Joseph Stalin wanted, Napoleon in the story want to rule and want to obtain as much power as he can. The main theme of this is corruption of absolute power as Napoleon gains full powers. This book is based upon Joseph Stalin and how he gains power, which he later abuses.
Using threats and harsh punishments, he becomes a dictator, just like Stalin. In the novel Animal Farm, George Orwell uses political satires that correlate with the ruling of Stalin in Russia and his inhumane ways of controlling the country. Animal Farm was a metaphor for the Russian Revolution. The animals on the farm overthrew the farmer who treated them unfairly, and they began their own government. As time went on the pigs made themselves rulers, the main pig in charge being Napoleon.
The effectiveness of propaganda is evident through the rise of a despotic and tyrannical government in Animal Farm. Used as a successful, manipulative tool in the story, Animal Farm depicts the dangers of propaganda to an ignorant and gullible society. Orwell’s story describes the actions that brought about the eventual collapse of an ideal utopian society. Orwell demonstrates the inhumanity and corruption of the Soviet system through the actions of Napoleon and Squealer. Animal Farm is a satire of the Russian Revolution, one that accurately describes the political actions of the Soviet government. Through his novel, Orwell warns the readers of the dangers of propaganda used skillfully.