Animal Parallelism

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Parallelism in Animal Farm

Character Parallels

1. Old Major → Karl Marx / Vladimir Lenin (inspires revolution)

2. Napoleon → Joseph Stalin (dictator who consolidates power)

3. Snowball → Leon Trotsky (chased away by Stalin)

4. Squealer → Soviet propaganda (manipulates truth)

5. Boxer → The working class (loyal but exploited)

6. The Dogs → The KGB / Stalin’s secret police (enforce rule through fear)

7. Mr. Jones → Tsar Nicholas II (overthrown leader)

Event Parallels

8. The Rebellion → The Russian Revolution (1917 overthrow of the Tsar)

9. The Battle of the Cowshed → The Russian Civil War (Red Army vs. White Army)

10. The Windmill → Stalin’s Five-Year Plans (economic projects that failed but were promoted as successes)

11. Frederick’s Deal & Attack → Nazi-Soviet Pact & Hitler’s invasion of the USSR (Germany betraying the Soviet Union)

Political Corruption & Totalitarianism

12. The Pigs’ Rise to Power → How revolutionary leaders promise equality but end up becoming corrupt

13. The Use of Fear (Dogs) → Totalitarian governments use secret police and military to control people

14. Manipulation of History (Squealer’s Lies) → Propaganda used by dictatorships to rewrite history

15. The Transformation of the Pigs into Humans → Leaders becoming just as oppressive as the rulers they replaced

Cycle of Oppression

16. “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” → New governments often create inequality despite claiming to fight for fairness

17. The Animals Rebuilding the Windmill Over and Over → Totalitarian governments force citizens into endless, futile labor

Language as a Tool of Power

18. “Four legs good, two legs bad” → “Four legs good, two legs better” → Leaders change language to manipulate the population

19. The Seven Commandments → Eventually Reduced to One Commandment → Authoritarian governments rewrite laws to benefit themselves

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