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Animal Farm
Comparison of characters to Russian Revolution
Animal Farm Russian Revolution Czar Nicholas II Mr. Jones a poor leader at best, compared to western kings irresponsible to his animals (lets them starve) cruel - sometimes brutal with opponents sometimes cruel - beats them with whip Sometimes kind - hired students as spies to sometimes kind - mixes milk in animal mash make $
Old Major Karl Marx
taught Animalism invented Communism workers do the work, rich keep the $, animals "workers of the world unite", take over gov't revolt dies before Russian Revolution dies before revolution
Animalism Communism
no owners, no rich, but no poor same workers get a better life, all animals equal all people equal everyone owns the farm gov't owns everything, people own gov't
Leon Trotsky Snowball other leader of "October Revolution" young, smart, good speaker, idealistic pure communist, followed Marx really wants to make life better for all wanted to improve life for all in Russia one of leaders of revolution chased away by Lenin's KGB (Lenin's secret chased away into exile by Napoleon's dogs police)
Napoleon Joseph Stalin
not a good speaker, not as clever like Snowball not a good speaker, not educated like Trotsky cruel, brutal, selfish, devious, corrupt same as Napoleon, didn't follow Marx's ideas his ambition is for power, killed opponents cared for power, killed all that opposed him used dogs, moses, and Squealor to control used KGB, allowed church, and propagandized animals
Propaganda department of Lenin's government Squealer worked for Stalin to support his image big mouth, talks a lot used any lie to convince the people to follow convinces animals to believe and follow Stalin Napoleon benefited from the fact that education was Changes and manipulates the commandments controlled
The Dogs KGB - Secret Police
a private army that used fear to force animals to not really police, but forced support for Stalin work used force, often killed entire families for killed or intimidated any opponent of Napoleon disobedience another part of Napoleon's strategy to control totally loyal, part of Lenin's power, even over animals army
Moses the Raven Religion
tells animals about SugarCandy mountain - Marx said "Opiate of the people" a lie Heaven used to make people not complain and do their animals can go there if they work hard work Snowball and Major were against him Religion was tolerated because people would they though Heaven was a lie to make animals work work Stalin knew religion would stop violent Napoleon let him stay because he taught revolutions animals to work and not complain
Mollie Vain, selfish people in Russia and world
was vain - loved her beauty and self some people didn't care about revolution didn't think about the animal farm only though about themselves went with anyone who gave her what she went to other countries that offered more for wanted them
Boxer Dedicated, but tricked communist supporters
strong, hard working horse, believes in Animal people believed Stalin because he was Farm "Communist" "Napoleon is always right", "I must work many stayed loyal after it was obvious Stalin a harder" tyrant gives his all, is betrayed by Napoleon, who sells betrayed by Stalin who ignored and killed them him Skeptical people in Russia and outside Russia Benjamin weren't sure revolution would change anything old, wise donkey who is suspicious of realized that a crazy leader can call himself revolution communist thinks "nothing ever changes", is right knew that communism wouldn't work with his suspicions are true, about Boxer and sign power changes hungry leaders
Overall details about revolution Overall details of Russian Revolution
it was supposed to make life better for all supposed to fix problems from Czar life was worse at the end life was even worse long after revolution The leaders became the same as, or worse than, Stalin made Czar look like a nice guy the other farmers (humans) they rebelled against