Examples Of Allegory In Animal Farm By George Orwell

In Animal Farm, George Orwell writes an allegory about animals on a farm that represent the historical figures in the Russian Revolution. This book portrays how Russia suffered from poverty and a tyrannical ruler, named Tsar Nicholas II. After Tsar was out of reign, Karl Marx invented communism. Just as the animals created Animalism, so that all animals would be equal, Marx’s goal was to make everyone equal, even those who are in poverty. Orwell is trying to demonstrate that people and animals are manipulated by their leaders who ruined the ideal of communism, through the dishonesty of the pigs, the changing of their national anthem, and lying about Boxer's death.

The meaning of social class in Animal Farm, comments how people are manipulated

For example, the author says “ It’s no longer needed, comrade,” said Squealer stiffly. “Beasts of England was the song of the rebellion. But the rebellion is now complete” (Orwell 88). From this, the readers can infer that the pigs are rising to take over, by preventing the other animals from singing the Beasts of England. The animals began to sing the Beasts of England because they felt like they had come together as a group to show their allegiance to Animal Farm. Other animals joined and sang it “slowly” and “mournfully”. For this reason, Squealer knew that he had to stop the animals from singing. Despite power hungry leaders who ruined the ideals of communism, the Beasts of England symbolizes that all animals are equal and change for the animals. As an illustration, in the text, it reads “one of the greatest propagandists in a song” From 1917 to 1943 it served as the national anthem of the Soviet Union. It was dropped by Stalin as part of his attempt to redefine the USSR in more nationalistic terms”( Cull 182). The main point of quote “propagandist” is to attract others with the use of propaganda to manipulate the animals of singing the Beast of England. By singing Beasts of England, it made the animals think that they truly had overcome their dictator and the rebellion/revolution was successful. However,

For example, the author says “Fools do you not see what is written on the side of the van?” Do you not understand what that means? They are taking boxer to the Knacker”s!“ … “I was at his bedside at the very last. And at the end, almost too weak to speak whispered in my ear “Napoleon is always right’. Those were his very words, comrades” (Orwell 122). As the animals realize their friend Boxer was about to die, they came to a conclusion that they were treated unequally. Boxer was the foundation of the farm. He appeared to be the hardest worker and strongest work. Boxer wasn’t very intelligent, and so were the animals. The animals on the farm were all lack of education, because of that they didn’t notice how they were slowly manipulated to become less than their leaders. To sum up, because of Boxer's death, the animals have come to recognize that they as a social class are not equal. To illustrate this idea, the author says “As he is carried off to his death, the weak protest of his hooves against the side of the van sounds the dying hope of the animals betrayed” (X) Boxer’s death represents the manipulation of other animals that are now unequal. For the leaders, it was easy to trick the underclassmen, because of their lack of knowledge. If all the animals were well educated they would work as hard a Boxer to become equal. Overall, this is an example of how