In Animal Farm, one of George Orwell’s main goals was to portray the Russian Revolution of 1917 in his writing through character’s, events, and concepts. His goal was clearly shown in his text because many important people of the Russian Revolution were seen through animals, events that took place in the Russian Revolution were reflected in his writing, and many concepts of the time were shown in a different form. He accomplished his goal by using simpler characters and an easier concept to grasp. Orwell wrote Animal Farm in the style he did to appeal to a wider variety of people but still reflect an important time in history. His objective for making this book an allegory to the Russian Revolution was to show the readers the negatives of
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More specifically, many of the characters in Animal Farm have similar qualities and traits that connect with important people involved in the Russian Revolution. For example, Manor Farm represents Russia and all the animals living in the farm represent Russian citizens or the well-known people that took a stance in the revolution. The dominant figures in the Russian Revolution are portrayed through Old Major, Snowball, and Napoleon because they are the animals on the farm that hold the most power. However, the last Russian emperor, Tsar Nicholas II, is modeled by Mr. Jones, the owner of Manor …show more content…
Although George Orwell connected several characters to the people involved in the Russian Revolution, he was not able to link every character to a certain person. To make the story more understandable and appealing to a wider variety of age groups he had to add excess characters to his writing. Most of the extra characters don’t have a specific meaning or message behind their existence, they just help add to the plot. For example, Clover the horse, the sheep, and some of the other humans involved. By digging further into the Russian Revolution it could be possible to make connections to people less important in the revolution but for the most part these characters are just added to the story to engage the reader
More specifically, many of the characters in Animal Farm have similar qualities and traits that connect with important people involved in the Russian Revolution. For example, Manor Farm represents Russia and all the animals living in the farm represent Russian citizens or the well-known people that took a stance in the revolution. The dominant figures in the Russian Revolution are portrayed through Old Major, Snowball, and Napoleon because they are the animals on the farm that hold the most power. However, the last Russian emperor, Tsar Nicholas II, is modeled by Mr. Jones, the owner of Manor …show more content…
Although George Orwell connected several characters to the people involved in the Russian Revolution, he was not able to link every character to a certain person. To make the story more understandable and appealing to a wider variety of age groups he had to add excess characters to his writing. Most of the extra characters don’t have a specific meaning or message behind their existence, they just help add to the plot. For example, Clover the horse, the sheep, and some of the other humans involved. By digging further into the Russian Revolution it could be possible to make connections to people less important in the revolution but for the most part these characters are just added to the story to engage the reader