Totalitarianism throughout the novel is present through the characters, Mr. Jones before the Animalistic Rebellion and Napoleon and the pigs after the Rebellion. An example of Mr. Jones’ nature is represented by Old Major’s quote “Why then do we continue in this miserable condition? Because nearly the whole of the produce of our labour is stolen from us by human beings.” An example of totalitarianism by the animals is represented by Boxer’s quote, “Napoleon is always right.” This outlines the totalitarianism effect on everyone. The Russian Revolution was started by Vladimir Lenin in 1917 and the Animalistic Rebellion in Animal Farm was started by Old Major. The satirical link between the Russian Revolution and Animal Farm is that through the
