With just a glance at George Orwell's, Animal Farm, one might not expect the book to resemble so well the horrible circumstances that created and surrounded the Russian Revolution. However, in his allegorical book he used farm animals and their rebellion against humans to mirror the tendencies of the human nature and the Russian revolution. Each of these rebellions had a cruel leader; Manor Farm rebellion's leader was the atrocious pig, Napoleon, who parallels the Russian revolution's leader, the brutal man, Stalin. Both of these rulers had visions of grandeur which involved them gaining total control and power through any means necessary. Napoleon and Stalin share negative personality traits; those traits led them to make similar decisions
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Consequently, this false mind-set led to many poorly made decisions. A supportive example of this is when Napoleon/Stalin, who were getting desperate due to their lack of supplies, allied with Mr. Frederick/Hitler to trade. Napoleon traded eggs and wood with Mr. Frederick for money and whiskey, while Stalin traded a variety of necessary supplies with Hitler. Even though the decision to trade with Mr. Frederick/Hitler seemed wise, it was actually a terrible mistake. By letting their guard down on Mr. Frederick/Hitler, they made their own farm/country vulnerable to an attack. Mr. Frederick attacked Animal Farm and destroyed the windmill, and Hitler attacked Stalin and his people. The decisions they make as neighbors, greatly affect not only their own farm, but also their neighbors. This course of events shows yet another negative trait; …show more content…
Their negative traits, which are closed mindedness, deception, selfishness, callousness, cruelty, manipulation, and recklessness, lead them to make terrible decisions which result in not only their downfall, but also corrupt relationships with their neighbors. Ironically, the course of actions they chose to ensure their power and control was the mistake that stripped them from their position. The allegorical novel's parallelism between the Russian Revolution and Manor Farm's rebellion is all too
Consequently, this false mind-set led to many poorly made decisions. A supportive example of this is when Napoleon/Stalin, who were getting desperate due to their lack of supplies, allied with Mr. Frederick/Hitler to trade. Napoleon traded eggs and wood with Mr. Frederick for money and whiskey, while Stalin traded a variety of necessary supplies with Hitler. Even though the decision to trade with Mr. Frederick/Hitler seemed wise, it was actually a terrible mistake. By letting their guard down on Mr. Frederick/Hitler, they made their own farm/country vulnerable to an attack. Mr. Frederick attacked Animal Farm and destroyed the windmill, and Hitler attacked Stalin and his people. The decisions they make as neighbors, greatly affect not only their own farm, but also their neighbors. This course of events shows yet another negative trait; …show more content…
Their negative traits, which are closed mindedness, deception, selfishness, callousness, cruelty, manipulation, and recklessness, lead them to make terrible decisions which result in not only their downfall, but also corrupt relationships with their neighbors. Ironically, the course of actions they chose to ensure their power and control was the mistake that stripped them from their position. The allegorical novel's parallelism between the Russian Revolution and Manor Farm's rebellion is all too