Differences Between Russian Revolution And Animal Farm

The novella by George Orwell, Animal Farm, is an allegory, or a piece of literature with a hidden meaning, of the Russian Revolution of 1917. Animal Farm follows the events of the farm animals and their uprising against the farmer. Despite the obvious differences between, Animal Farm, and the Russian Revolution, they are very much similar. Characters from the novella can be compared to historical figures from the revolution. While the novella is not limited to these characters, these are the most significant. These characters are: Jones and Czar Nicholas II, Old Major and Karl Marx, Snowball and Leon Trotsky, as well as Napoleon and Joseph Stalin. In addition, certain events of the Russian Revolution can be compared to those of Animal Farm.
Czar Nicholas II and Jones The novella is set in England in a normal farm called Manor Farm where the farmer, Jones, lives and oversees the farm and his animals with the help of his workers. Jones treats the animals quite badly, and
He is represented by Snowball, one of the pigs. Leon Trotsky (1879-1940) was a Marxist revolutionary, and politician who was also a great leader and orator. Snowball was one of the pigs who assumed a leadership role after Jones' defeat. Both were very influential leaders in their revolutions. Both Trotsky and Snowball were leaders. Leon Trotsky was the leader of the Red Army during the revolution, devised plans to take over the government like in the March revolution, and led the Russian Civil War. In the Battle of Cowshed, which is the equivalent of the October Revolution/Russian civil war in the Russian revolution, Snowball leads the way. According to the text, “As the human beings approached the farm buildings, Snowball launched his first attack.” In addition to being the first to attack, he also paved the way, and lead the animals the way Trotsky lead his