Animal Farm by George Orwell - Comparison of characters to the Russian Revolution.

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Animal Farm  by George Orwell Comparison of characters to the Russian Revolution Animal FarmRussian RevolutionMr. Jones: irresponsible to his animals (let them starve) sometimes cruel – beat them with whip sometimes kind - mixes milk in animal mash.Tsar Nicholas II:  a poor leader at best.  Cruel, sometimes brutal with opponents.  Concerned to maintain privilege and the social order.  Known as “Little father”Old Major:  taught Animalism and its belief that animals did all the work whilst the rich farmers kept the money.  An animal revolt was the only way out.  Died before revolution at Manor Farm.Karl Marx: Founder of Communism and
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its call "workers of the world unite" to take over government.  Died before Russian Revolution.Animalism:  no owners, no rich, but no poor workers to get a better life, all animals equal, everyone owns the farm.Communism:  All people equal.  “Means of production” to be controlled by the state in transitional phase before true communism.Napoleon: not a good speaker, not clever like Snowball: cruel, brutal, selfish, devious, corrupt. His main ambition was for power.  He amended animalism, killed opponents, used dogs plus Moses, and Squealer to control animals.Joseph Stalin: not a good speaker, not educated like Trotsky, did not follow Marx's ideas.   ...

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