George Orwell's Animal Farm

The novella by George Orwell, Animal Farm, reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the development of Communism. The characters in Animal Farm are significant because they are based on important people from the Russian Revolution, such as Mr.Jones. The portrayal of Mr. Jones in Animal Farm can be compared to Czar Nicholas II in reality due to their common living conditions, inability to rule others, and the fact that they were both overthrown.
In the book Animal Farm, Mr. Jones owns the farm but does not care about his farm or the animals who live there. In the beginning of the novel, Mr. Jones is shown to be an incapable leader since he was introduced as an alcoholic who “had locked the hen-houses for the night, but
“The animals had chased Jones and his men out on to the road and slammed the five-barred gate behind them” (Orwell 9). Mr.Jones rarely fed the animals angering them, causing them to revolt. Just like the animals, Nicholas II’s people suffered famine and also decided to take action by overthrowing Nicholas II. In March 1917, food riots were held to protest and when that failed, Czar Nicholas II was abdicated and killed along with his family (The Last Tsar's Siblings – Romanovs and the Russian Revolution). Due to Czar Nicholas II and Mr.Jones’ careless behaviors and inadequate ruling, the people/animals endured harsh conditions and were forced to overthrow these two. The character in Animal Farm, Mr.Jones, shares many similarities with Czar Nicholas II such as their inattentive lifestyle ways, insufficient ruling, and abdication. Both Mr.Jones and Nicholas II lived in leisure while their people/animals had to suffer miserably. The leaders both received the same consequences for this which was being overthrown. Although there are slight differences between Mr. Jones and Czar Nicholas II, the overview of these two have uncanny resemblances showing that Orwell based Mr.Jones on Nicholas