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    Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin In the novel Animal Farm, many of the animals show to be influenced by the dominant figures in the Russian Revolution. Here I will be focusing on Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin and how they can be compared to certain characters in the book. Lenin (1870-1924) Vladimir Lenin was a leading political figure and a revolutionary thinker who was often influenced by the ideology of Marxism and Karl Marx. He was ruthless but at the same time also rational and sensible. Old Major,…

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    specifically, Orwell did this through Snowball’s escape and Napoleon's court, building the theme of leadership and corruption. In chapter five, Snowball’s escape was utilized to represent the exile and death of Leon Trotsky in the Russian Revolution, bringing light to the conflicting motives between Trotsky and Stalin. Orwell wrote, “As usual, Snowball and Napoleon were in disagreement. According to Napoleon, what the animals must do was to procure firearms and train themselves in the use of…

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    Symbolism Animal Farm

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    to represent an idea. Snowball, Napoleon and Squealer all represent known people from the Russian Revolution. In the novella, Snowball represents Leon Trotsky. Trotsky ignited the Russian Revolution and helped defeat opposing forces. He also engaged in a power struggle with a colleague losing it resulting in an exile and to his assassination. Trotsky was also a very wise speaker and made smart decisions under pressure. Snowball was an intelligent pig who played a big role in battles: “Snowball…

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    It represents process and innovation. Snowball was the one to come up with this idea. Just like Trotsky, he created this idea for the convince of the other animals. Snowball announced, “This would light the stalls and warm them in the winter, and would also run a circular saw, a chaff-cutter, a mangel slicer, and electric milking machine” (64). With…

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    Why is Napoleon the pig important? Is he a terrible person? In George Orwell’s classic Animal Farm, Josef Stalin from the Russian Revolution is represented by Napoleon the pig, who is constantly looking and holding onto more power and will do anything, save it be his own comrades. They both don’t care much for their animals/people in their country. They’re both selfish and hungry for as much power as they can. When it comes to meeting or speeches, they’re not ones to shy away for an opportunity…

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    “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” George Orwell was an English novelist, an essayist, a journalist, and a critic. George wrote Animal Farm to express the way Stalinism had misused the principles of the socialist revolution in the Soviet Union. In order to expose the seriousness of the dangers created by Stalinism and the totalitarian government he stated, "I thought of exposing the Soviet myth in a story that could be easily understood by almost anyone and…

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    one wanted to be on any side in the two books or during the Russian Tsar. Everyone from then on, was against the leader that had been chosen. “Lenin criticized Trotsky , accusing him of harassing the unions and abandoning his support for the Proletariat. Joseph Stalin , took advantage, siding with Lenin to gain the favor.” ( “Leon Trotsky Biography”, n.d) . Inside the novel it states “ They dashed straight for Snowball, who only sprang from his place just in time to escape their snapping jaws.…

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    In George Orwell's book Animal Farm, each character has a symbolic meaning and/or represents a historical individual. When George wrote Animal Farm, he wanted to expose the evils of totalitarianism. He also wanted to uncover the lies that were told to the British by the Russian propaganda. In order to do that he wrote Animal Farm and told the story through the animals. One Of the main characters is a pig named Napoleon who is supposed to represent Joseph Stalin. When Snowball is run off the farm…

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    Animal Farm was written by George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Blair, a British political writer who, unlike most British citizens, was not a fan of the Soviet Union and its Socialist policies. He also did not consider the Soviet Union a positive representation of the possibilities of socialist societies. One of Orwell's goals in writing Animal Farm was to portray the Russian (or Bolshevik) Revolution of 1917 as one that resulted in a government more oppressive than the last. Thus the book…

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    Communism Farm The book animal farm is about a farm of animals that have a revolution against the farmers and begin to run the farm on their own, but is this the only thing the book is about? The book is about more than just animals taking over a farm and running a corrupt government. The book is also about the time period it was written and the way things were run in the world war two era. The book was written by a man named George Orwell, he lived during that time and he had political…

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