George Orwell's Animal Farm

Elie Wiesel in Night and Snowball from Animal Farm are very similar characters because they were victimized by tyrants and used as scapegoats, but they are also unique and individual characters because Elie knew he was being taken advantage of and Snowball did not. Animal Farm is written by George Orwell, and it is about a farm of animals that take over the farm. Napoleon, a large pig, slowly takes away food and supplies from the other animals until he starts walking on two feet and becomes a “human.” Because of him Snowball is expelled from the farm and acts as a scapegoat for everything that goes wrong on the farm. Night is an autobiography written by Elie Wiesel, and in it Elie tells the story of he was taken from his home and put into a concentration camp under the control of Adolf Hitler.

After the attack on Jones, (The Czar) Snowball becomes the leader and changes the name of Manor farm to Animal Farm, which represents the good of the change that has been made. Snowball portrays Lenin who is the first leader of Russia to rule under the new doctrine of communism. Snowball comes up with many great ideas about how to make animal farm prosper even though he is a little corrupt as well. One of the ideas is the construction of a windmill to improve the efficiency. Napoleon, representing Stalin, opposes the idea and after betraying Snowball by convincing the other animals that he is a spy, has him run off of the farm by the dogs that represent the KGB. Napoleon puts the animals hard to work building the very same windmill he opposed at first. This should have given him away as a corrupt leader in the beginning.

Many characters in “Animal Farm” represent either individuals or groups of people that really existed during the Russian Revolution. The first character introduced in the novel is the farmer Mr. Jones. He is representative of Czar Nicholas II, the leader of Russia before the revolution. He was, like Mr. Jones, not a cruel ruler but rather irresponsible. Snowball and Napoleon are representations of, respectively, Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin. Like the pigs, these two men

The rise and fall of Lenin by Stalin is portrayed in Napoleon’s actions toward Snowball. Even though Lenin had some good intentions towards the people of Europe he was still slightly corrupt and susceptible to being overthrown. Stalin took advantage of this. He soon took his position and began his corrupt rule with the people tricked into believing he was a better leader and had the peoples’ issues at heart. After the attack on Jones, (The Czar) Snowball becomes the leader and changes the name of Manor farm to Animal Farm, which represents the good of the change that has been made. Snowball portrays Lenin who is the first leader of Russia to rule under the new doctrine of communism. Snowball comes up with many great ideas about how to make animal farm prosper even though he is a little corrupt as well. One of the ideas is the construction of a windmill to improve the efficiency. Napoleon, representing Stalin, opposes the idea and after betraying Snowball by convincing the other animals that he is a spy, has him run off of the farm by the dogs that represent the KGB. Napoleon puts the animals hard to work building the very same windmill he opposed at first. This should have given him away as a corrupt leader in the beginning.

In Animal Farm, George Orwell writes an allegory about animals on a farm that represent the historical figures in the Russian Revolution. This book portrays how Russia suffered from poverty and a tyrannical ruler, named Tsar Nicholas II. After Tsar was out of reign, Karl Marx invented communism. Just as the animals created Animalism, so that all animals would be equal, Marx’s goal was to make everyone equal, even those who are in poverty. Orwell is trying to demonstrate that people and animals are manipulated by their leaders who ruined the ideal of communism, through the dishonesty of the pigs, the changing of their national anthem, and lying about Boxer's death.

Orwell uses stereotyped animals to create the desired image of his characters. For example, pigs are used to represent the authority figures such as Snowball and Napoleon, and also the Communist Party Loyalists. Pigs have connotations with being disgusting and repulsive, and the term ‘pig’ is often used to describe a person who is heartily disliked.

Animal Farm 1. Mr. Jones is the original farmer of animal farm. 2.Mr. Jones lost a lawsuit which caused his to drink and get all depressed. 3.The reason why the animals rebelled is because he would drink excessively. 4.

George Orwell has represented various social groups from Russian History in Animal Farm in order to attack the ruling powers of Stalin’s Russia. Groups like the pigs and Mr. Jones were portrayed as cruel totalitarian leaders, and the other animals are portrayed as naïve and unaware of their own oppression.

Although Orwell has Animal Farm in a third person narrative, he approaches the story as if the readers had the same mindset as the animals. Orwell has

George Orwell's novel, Animal Farm, was his very first piece of political writing. On the surface, this novel is about a group of miserable and mistreated farm animals that overthrow their neglectful owner; they take control of the farm. However, it too is a political allegory mainly focusing on the Russian Revolution. Orwell wrote Animal Farm in response to what had occurred in the Russian Revolution. Seeing how the people were being manipulated over for their freedom, he decided to write about these events through farm animals. The author's purpose for writing this novel is to warn his audience that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutly. Orwell's intent in fusing political purpose and artistic purpose into one whole, was truly

"Of the golden future time.. Soon or late the day is coming, Tyrant Man shall be o'erthrown, and the fruitful fields of England shall be trod by beast alone. Rings shall vanish from our noses, and the harness from our back, bit and spur shall rust forever, cruel whips no more shall crack." This song gave the animals hope that one day life on the farm would be better. Animal Farm is a mockery of a free society and the needs for change. When the pendulum of power swings drastically in either direction "absolute power tends to corrupt." The animals traded the rule of Mr. Jones for the pigs whom they believed would treat them more fairly, but once the pigs gained total control they lost sight of their goal to make life on the farm better for everyone.

The book ‘Animal Farm’ is a novel written by George Orwell (published in the year 1945) and shows the historical connection to the Russian Revolution. The novel and the Russian revolution are two similar events, the book animal farm shows that the farm is Russia and old Major, Snowball and Napoleon represent the dominant figures of the Russian revolution. The pigs in the book have more power and the sheep, chickens, etc., are the peasants in the novel and in the Russian revolution they are like the peasants at the time. The main points in animal farm is that it shows the theme of justice, power differences, class systems and the corruption of power. George Orwell uses allegory in the book ‘Animal Farm’ to represent the Russian revolution.

In the political satire Animal Farm by George Orwell, it presents a story of farm animals in a society parallel to the communist rule in the Soviet Union. The farm is ruled by pigs that are regarded as the cleverest animals and the two leaders are Snowball and Napoleon. They approach politics differently, with Snowball being the idealist and Napoleon being the Machiavellian. Later in the story, Napoleon sought for power for himself and chased Snowball off of the farm. Under his rule, the farm became in state poorer than what it originally was before with the humans. Napoleon’s tactics to control the farm are ruthless; he used his position in power, fear, and propaganda to maintain his authority over the animals.

George Orwell believes “What you get over and over again is a movement of the proletariat which is promptly characterized and betrayed by astute people at the top and then the growth of a new governing class. The one thing that never arrives is equality” (Letemendia 1). Orwell simply loathes revolution and thinks it is unfair to the majority, for the people. He thinks that while individuals change, the people in power are always corrupt and they will corrupt any attempt at change. He communicates his views on revolution through symbolism from the pigs to the cruel Russian leaders. In Animal Farm Orwell demonstrates that no good comes out of revolutions when he shows that absolute power corrupts absolutely through characterization of the animals.

In the novel, George Orwell illustrates what happens when those in power become so power hungry that they no longer advocate for the society they are meant to lead but rather for themselves. The parallels in Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution are evident from the start when Farmer Jones is chased out of the farm just like Czar Nicholas II is overthrown from power. Those involved in the coup believe that what they are doing is the right thing and it will better the lives of everyone, therefore, they conspire to overthrow their leader. They soon realize that there is no such thing a classless society and they have only traded one tyrant leader for another.