Animal Farm Parallelisms

Old Major

Represents Karl Marx/Vladimir Lenin in Animal Farm.

Napoleon

Represents Joseph Stalin in Animal Farm.

Snowball

Represents Leon Trotsky in Animal Farm.

Squealer

Represents Soviet Propaganda, specifically Pravda.

Boxer

Represents the Proletariat or Working Class.

Mollie

Represents the Bourgeoisie or Upper Class.

Mr. Jones

Represents Czar Nicholas II.

The Dogs

Represents NKVD (Secret Police) in Animal Farm.

The Sheep

Represents the Manipulated Masses.

Benjamin

Represents Intellectual Skeptics.

Frederick

Represents Adolf Hitler (Germany).

Pilkington

Represents Western Leaders like Churchill and Roosevelt.

The Windmill

Represents Soviet Five-Year Plans.

Dystopia

A society where the desire for perfection leads to oppression.

Fable

A moral story using animals to illustrate human flaws.

Irony

A contrast between expectation and reality.

Mr. Jones’ Overthrow

Parallel to Czar Nicholas II's abdication in 1917.

Battle of the Cowshed

Parallel to the Russian Civil War (Red vs. White Army).

Snowball’s Exile

Parallel to Trotsky’s exile by Stalin.

Napoleon’s Rise to Power

Parallel to Stalin’s dictatorship.

Execution of Animals

Parallel to Stalin’s Great Purge (1936-1938).

Windmill Construction

Parallel to Soviet Five-Year Plans.

Frederick’s Fake Banknotes

Historically parallels Hitler’s Betrayal of Stalin (Operation Barbarossa).