The Use Of Allegory In George Orwell's Animal Farm

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Animal Farm is a book about animals that take over Manor Farm by running Mr. Jones off. In the same way, that the Russian workers removed Czar Nicholas II from power because he was neglecting them. This book was written by George Orwell,in which he expresses the struggles of the Soviet Union and relates them to the events that happen in the book through the use of allegory. One allegory, Fredrick wanted to buy timber from Napoleon so he paid Napoleon for the timber. In other words, Stalin (Napoleon) sent Jews to Hitler (Fredrick) over into Germany to try and keep Hitler from invading Russia. So Hitler signed a peace treaty that he would not invade Russia.
A second allegory, The money that Fredrick paid Napoleon with for the timber

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