Animal Farm

Animal Farm
Comparison of characters to Russian Revolution
Animal Farm | Russian Revolution |
Mr. Jones * irresponsible to his animals (lets them starve) * sometimes cruel - beats them withwhip * sometimes kind - mixes milk in animal mash | Czar Nicholas II * a poor leader at best, compared to western kings * cruel - sometimes brutal with opponents * Sometimes kind - hiredstudents as spies to make $ |
Old Major * taught Animalism * workers do the work, rich keep the $, animals revolt * dies before revolution | Karl Marx * invented Communism * "workers of theworld unite", take over gov't * dies before Russian Revolution |
Animalism * no owners, no rich, but no poor * workers get a better life, all animals equal * everyone owns the farm |Communism * same * all people equal * gov't owns everything, people own gov't |
Snowball * young, smart, good speaker, idealistic * really wants to make life better for all * one of leadersof revolution * chased away into exile by Napoleon's dogs | Leon Trotsky * 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) |
Napoleon * not a good speaker, not as clever like Snowball * cruel, brutal, selfish, devious, corrupt * his ambition is for power, killedopponents * used dogs, moses, and Squealor to control animals | Joseph Stalin * not a good speaker, not educated like Trotsky * same as Napoleon, didn't follow Marx's ideas * cared forpower, killed all that opposed him * used KGB, allowed church, and propagandized |
Squealer * big mouth, talks a lot * convinces animals to believe and follow Napoleon * Changes and manipulatesthe commandments | Propaganda department of Lenin's government * worked for Stalin to support his image * used any lie to convince the people to follow Stalin * benefited from the fact that...