Napoleon Vs Stalin

Animal Farm is a fable used to illustrate the Russian Revolution. The author, George Orwell had many symbolic ways to express the Russian Revolution. 2 leaders, 1 land, and many difficult decisions to agree on. In Animal Farm, there are 2 major characters that are viewed as leaders of an England farm. Both of these characters have voiced their opinions loudly onto the animals of Animal Farm. Napoleon and Snowball were both trying to take power as pigs when their leader had fallen ill and passed away. In this fable, Napoleon represented Joseph Stalin. He was a Communist leader of the USSR in 1922-1952. Snowball represented Leon Trotsky, the man who opposed Stalin.

In light of the book Animal Farm, it is easy to see who Napoleon represents. Stalin abused his power to gain absolute control. He distinguished any rebelling or doubts of his leadership. Stalin became as what we know today, a dictator. He used his own secret police to enforce certain laws on the civilians of Russia. By letting this happen, violence and death had a major increase. Napoleon was not that different from Stalin in many ways. Even if Napoleon was a pig, both had large similarities.

For instance, Napoleon was just as selfish with his role in the book Animal Farm, as Joseph Stalin was in leadership in the Russian Revolution.

The author illustrated Napoleon similarly to Joseph Stalin but not as much. There are major differences in the actions that were made in the Russian Revolution and in the book Animal Farm. Napoleon cared for his own, like the pigs or the animals that were loyal to him. Napoleon was exemplified as a pig for the reason of Stalin's beastly picture in politics. Pigs are vicious, greedy and nonproductive. Orwell illustrated Joseph Stalin because he believes Joseph Stalin was like a

pig.
However, Stalin and Napoleon share many similarities. Joseph Stalin was born into poverty while the Russian Empire was still intact. As it says in the book Animal Farm," Jones did not bother to feed the animals." (Orwell, page 16) This shows how Napoleon had experienced what starvation felt like. Stalin started to create the totalitarianism regime and Napoleon started to dig more into Animalism. As it said in the book Animal Farm, " Comrade Napoleon " (Orwell, page 55) Napoleon had received this name by creating new ideas and raising newly nine puppies for the future threat of Animal Farm. Lastly, Napoleon relates to Stalin by removing threats to his power. (Orwell, page 67) " They dashed straight for Snowball, who only sprang from his place just in time to escape their snapping jaws." This textual piece of evidence is very similar to how Leon Trotsky was expelled from the Communist Party of the U.S.S.R. Stalin wanted him dead for opposing him. In all, Joseph Stalin and the character that best illustrates him show excessive resemblance in this fable.
Furthermore, this fable of the Russian Revolution shows many similitudes. Even if they were expressed differently, both show the main events that happened that were the most gruesome and the most excessive part of the Russian Revolution. Joseph Stalin, the Communist leader of U.S.S.R. and Napoleon, the animalist leader that represented Joseph Stalin's bestiality.