Animal Farm
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Date: 05/12/12 Period: 1
Literary Analysis Animal Farm
Symbolism’s in Animal Farm
The characters and events that George Orwell put in his novel, Animal Farm, can be incorporated to the similar events and people affiliated with the Russian Revolution. People like Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky can be analyzed and exemplified by the two pigs, Napoleon and Snowball, in Orwell’s Animal Farm. By authoring this novel, Orwell aimed to expose the truth behind the totalitarian-type government in Russia at that time. However, he did this in a strategic way by using animals to signify the different people that played a role in the Revolution. The book commenced with Old Major, Mr. Jones’s prized boar, telling all …show more content…
He begins changing around the 7 commandments of Animalism, becoming more like a human, and blaming every bad thing on Snowball. With Squealer at his side, Napoleon was able to make anything he said law. Even Boxer, one of the carthorses which symbolized the people under Stalin’s rule, had always trusted Napoleon. Whenever things got tougher and their food rations were decreased Boxer always stood by Napoleon, but mostly because he didn’t know any better. With this change, came some disagreements. Although all of the animals together rebelled against the humans, there were some animals that actually thrived under Mr. Jones’s control. Two animals that liked life better before the Rebellion were Mollie and Moses. Moses was the tame raven that was almost like Mr. Jones’s pet and got pieces of bread from Mr. Jones on the back porch. Moses constantly went around telling the other animals of a fictional utopia called Sugarcandy Mountain. At first the pigs didn’t accept Moses’ teachings, but after returning from a long flight away from the farm the pigs supported his ideas. Another animal that didn’t approve of the rebellion against the humans was Mollie. Mollie was a white mare who is very materialistic. She enjoyed being pampered by the humans, wearing ribbons in her mane, and eating sugar cubes, which were her two weaknesses. Shortly after the rebellion, she ran away to
Date: 05/12/12 Period: 1
Literary Analysis Animal Farm
Symbolism’s in Animal Farm
The characters and events that George Orwell put in his novel, Animal Farm, can be incorporated to the similar events and people affiliated with the Russian Revolution. People like Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky can be analyzed and exemplified by the two pigs, Napoleon and Snowball, in Orwell’s Animal Farm. By authoring this novel, Orwell aimed to expose the truth behind the totalitarian-type government in Russia at that time. However, he did this in a strategic way by using animals to signify the different people that played a role in the Revolution. The book commenced with Old Major, Mr. Jones’s prized boar, telling all …show more content…
He begins changing around the 7 commandments of Animalism, becoming more like a human, and blaming every bad thing on Snowball. With Squealer at his side, Napoleon was able to make anything he said law. Even Boxer, one of the carthorses which symbolized the people under Stalin’s rule, had always trusted Napoleon. Whenever things got tougher and their food rations were decreased Boxer always stood by Napoleon, but mostly because he didn’t know any better. With this change, came some disagreements. Although all of the animals together rebelled against the humans, there were some animals that actually thrived under Mr. Jones’s control. Two animals that liked life better before the Rebellion were Mollie and Moses. Moses was the tame raven that was almost like Mr. Jones’s pet and got pieces of bread from Mr. Jones on the back porch. Moses constantly went around telling the other animals of a fictional utopia called Sugarcandy Mountain. At first the pigs didn’t accept Moses’ teachings, but after returning from a long flight away from the farm the pigs supported his ideas. Another animal that didn’t approve of the rebellion against the humans was Mollie. Mollie was a white mare who is very materialistic. She enjoyed being pampered by the humans, wearing ribbons in her mane, and eating sugar cubes, which were her two weaknesses. Shortly after the rebellion, she ran away to