Animal Farm

In the award winning novel Animal Farm, the author, George Orwell, makes strong relations to 1917 politics and historical figures.The characters have strong parallels as there are no doubts to who they represent. George Orwell made a clear connections to the politics in 1917 and expertly gave his opinion. Michael Berry described it this way, “The story and language are very simple, but Orwell is unnervingly precise in the way he depicts each step on the road from revolution to tyranny.”

In order to understand the characters and the politics of the book, first you must understand where it all took place. Mr.Jones’ farm was the foundation of the story. Manor Farm, which the animals renamed Animal Farm, symbolised the animals idea of Utopia.

Three of the most well rounded characters include Snowball, Napoleon, and Boxer. Not only are they main characters, they have lots of human qualities. For example, Snowball is considered the “thinker” of the farm. He likes to make plans like the construction of the windmill. Snowball’s character also has some flaws, such as his single-mindedness. Napoleon has a more corrupt character. He is obsessed with having power and being in control of everyone. However, he does have some political intelligence. Napoleon is also seen as a liar and a bully. An example of Napoleon’s lying ways include how he filled the foo buckets with sand to make them look fuller as a way to make it look like the farm was doing fine under his rule. Finally, there is Boxer, who is described as the most sympathetic. Boxer has some of the best qualities including loyalty, dedication, and his love for working. Once again, just like everyone else, he has some weaknesses. Some of Boxer’s weaknesses include how naive he is and how he is to

Similarly, after the Russians eliminated their former leader, Tsar Nicholas II, things seemed to go well with the promises of a better life. However, the promises were neglected in both situations. The pigs, specifically Napoleon, saw themselves as greater than the others. What first seemed like a democracy quickly turned into Communism, or Animalism. Those who were close to the leaders, in Animal Farm and in Russia, quickly spread propaganda to encourage the new way of government. Many citizens, like Boxer, continued on with their way of life and obeyed the government. Just like in Russia, Napoleon the leader of the animals, turned to lying in order to trick those he ruled over. Napoleon used his group of nine dogs just like Stalin used his secret group of police, the NKVD. Napoleon used this secret force to punish and establish fear in those he ruled over. To conclude, it is easy to see the parallels and the ways in which both leaders were corrupt in the ways they