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    This document provides an analysis of key characters in George Orwell's novel Animal Farm and their representations of figures from the Russian Revolution. Old Major represents Karl Marx as the founder of communism. Snowball symbolizes Leon Trotsky, an early revolutionary who was later exiled by Stalin. Napoleon parallels Joseph Stalin, who consolidated power by exiling rivals like Trotsky. Squealer is analogous to the controlled Russian media under Stalin, which spread propaganda portraying Stalin favorably despite his authoritarian actions. The analysis examines how these characters and their interactions on the farm mirror the historical events and figures of the Russian Revolution period.

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    This document provides an analysis of key characters in George Orwell's novel Animal Farm and their representations of figures from the Russian Revolution. Old Major represents Karl Marx as the founder of communism. Snowball symbolizes Leon Trotsky, an early revolutionary who was later exiled by Stalin. Napoleon parallels Joseph Stalin, who consolidated power by exiling rivals like Trotsky. Squealer is analogous to the controlled Russian media under Stalin, which spread propaganda portraying Stalin favorably despite his authoritarian actions. The analysis examines how these characters and their interactions on the farm mirror the historical events and figures of the Russian Revolution period.

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    Animal Farm Project

    Characters:
    Analyze each character in the novel then compare them to the
    leaders of the Russian Revolution.

    What is the role of each character on the farm and who they
    represent in the Russian Revolution?

    Mr. Jones
    Old Major
    Animalism
    Snowball
    Napoleon
    Squealer
    The Dogs
    Moses the Raven
    Mollie
    Boxer
    Benjamin
    Details about revolution (something
    that relates or can be compared with
    the battle of the cowshed)
    Old Major: He represents Karl Marx, the founder and father of animalism (communism),
    although he could also symbolize the communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin In the book, for
    example when Old major's skull is displayed in a similar way that the Lenin's remains were
    displayed to the public.

    Snowball: Snowball represents Leon Trotsky; he was one of the original communist marxist
    revolutionaries, he became involved with politics and became of Russias biggest politiciansbut
    when Stalin became more powerful he became Stalins biggest enemy and led him to expel and
    exile him from The Soviet Union, he was declared a traitor and blamed for many problems of
    The Soviet Union (animal farm). He was assassinated in 1940 in Mexico by a Stalinist agent.

    Napoleon: He represents the second leader of the Soviet Union after the revolution, Joseph
    Stalin. He had a rivalry with Leo Trotsky (Snowball) which led him to expel him, erase him from
    Russian history and books (animal farm history, the battle of the cowshed, etc) and take absolute
    power and control of Soviet Union (animal farm).

    Both character also have a correlation with the education because in Stalins Russia he controlled
    the media and education as in the book, he said what to be said in schools, in the newspapers, in
    universities and on posters; he changed Russias way of thinking molded by his means.

    Squealer: Squealer represents the Russian media or propaganda, which was altered and highly
    controlled by Stalins means, and only spoke out with Stalins and communisms version of
    things. Squealer changed the rules and commandments of animal farm to accommodate to
    Napoleons means, and he did this because the animals were to ignorant or unintelligent to know
    what was actually written (the ten commandments); the education was completely controlled by
    the pigs and Snowball and he decided who could be educated and who couldnt; just as Stalin
    controlled the masses by being an intellectual being and having his opinion marked on the
    society, and because people were to ignorant and uneducated, the terms of communism and his
    political views were not seen as clear as they were, and the result of this was people supporting
    communism and don`t even knowing clearly what it means.
    Squealer also spoke out as if Napoleon was an incredible leader and only wanted the best for his
    people, which was the completely opposite, he always took advantage of the animals on the
    farm, which clearly transforms into real life as the Russian and communist propaganda made
    Stalin seem as a peaceful and great leader who looks for the best and only the best for his people
    and the world.

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