Animal Farm Study

Animalism (AF)

No owners, no rich, but no poor

Workers get a better life, All animals equal Everyone owns the farm

*Allegory\= Communism (RR)\####Communism (RR) \=

Same

All people equal

Gov't owns everything, people own gov't

*In Animal Farm\= Animalism\####Mr. Jones (AF)

Owns the Manor farm

Irresponsible to his animals (lets them starve, is a

drunkard)

Sometimes cruel - beats them with whip Sometimes kind - mixes milk in animal mash

*Allegory for Czar Nicholas II (RR)\####Czar Nicholas II (RR)

A poor leader at best, compared to western kings

Cruel - sometimes brutal with opponents

Sometimes kind - hired students as spies to make

money

*In Animal Farm \= Mr. Jones\####Old Major (AF)

Is a wise and benevolent prize board

Is highly respected by the animals

Is a visionary dreamer and philosopher

Is the author of Beasts of England taught Animalism

Workers do the work, rich keep the $, animals

revolt dies before revolution, three days after

revealing his dream

*Allegory \= Karl Marx (RR)\####Karl Marx (RR)

Invented Communism

"workers of the world unite", take over gov't

Dies before Russian Revolution

Could also represent Lenin

*In Animal Farm \=Old Major\####Snowball (AF)

Young, smart, good speaker, idealistic

Great planner and organizer

Considered by others to have depth of character

Tries to implement old Major's ideas

Really wants to make life better for all

One of leaders of revolution

Chased away into exile by Napoleon's dogs

*Allegory\=Leon Trosky (RR)\####Leon Trotsky (RR)

Other leader of "October Revolution"

Pure communist, followed Marx

Wanted to improve life for all in Russia

Chased away by Lenin's KGB(Lenin's secret police)

*In Animal Farm \= Snowball\####Napoleon (AF)

Large, fierce-looking board

Not a good speaker, not as clever like Snowball, but is used to getting his own way cruel, brutal, selfish, devious, corrupt, secretive, cunning

His ambition is for power, killed opponents

Used dogs, Moses, and Squealer to control animals

*Allegory\= Joseph Stalin (RR)\####Joesph Stalin (RR)

Not a good speaker, not educated like Trotsky

Same as Napoleon, didn't follow Marx's ideas

Cared for power, killed all that opposed him

Used KGB, allowed church, and propagandized

*In Animal Farm\= Napoleon\####Squealer (AF)

Small, fat pig with twinkling eyes and round cheeks, who moves nimbly and has a shrill voice

Is a brilliant and persuasive talker

Is Napoleon's spokesman and propagandist

Big mouth, talks a lot

Convinces animals to believe & follow Napoleon

Changes and manipulates the commandments

*Allegory\= Propaganda dept. of Lenin's gov' t (RR)\####Propaganda department of Lenin's Government (RR)

Worked for Stalin to support his image

Used any lie to convince the people to follow

Stalin

Benefited from the fact that education was

controlled

*In Animal Farm \= Squealer\####The Dogs (AF)

A private army that used fear to force animals to work

Killed or intimidated any opponent of Napoleon

Another part of Napoleon's strategy to control animals

*Allegory \= KGB-Secret Police (RR)\####KGB-Secret Police (RR)

Not really police, but forced support for Stalin

used force, often killed entire families for disobedience

Totally loyal, part of Lenin's power, even over army

*In Animal Farm \= The Dogs\####Mollie (AF)

Vain, white mare - loved her beauty and self

Didn't think about the animal farm

Went with anyone who gave her what she wanted

Only animal to leave the farm willingly

*Allegory \= Vain/Selfish People in Russia & World\####Vain, Selfish people in Russia and world (RR)

White Russians who opposed Red Army during civil war

Some people didn't care about revolution

Only thought about themselves

Went to other countries that offered more for them

*In Animal Farm \= Mollie\####Moses the Raven (AF)

Was Mr. Jones's pet who flees with him but is

later welcomed back by the pigs

Given beer by the pigs, even though he does

not work

Tells animals about SugarCandy mountain →

Heaven... animals can go there if they work hard Snowball and Major were against him

They thought Heaven was a lie to make animals work

Napoleon let him stay because he taught

animals to

Work and not complain

*Allegory \= Religion/Russian Orthodox Church\####Religion/Russian Orthodox Church (RR)

Marx said "Opiate of the people" a lie

Used to make people not complain and do their work

Religion was tolerated because people would work

Stalin knew religion would stop violent

revolutions