Who Is Joseph Stalin's Persuasion In Animal Farm

George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm,’ is an allegoric novel set on an English farm, telling the story of the animal’s difficulty in overthrowing Mr Jones and running the farm. However, the storyline shares many parallels with the Russian Revolution from 1915-1945. One of the many similarities between the two is the way the leader preserved his power. The character Napoleon, a young pig, can be compared to Joseph Stalin, as they both created and sustained their power using similar methods. Napoleon did this by taking advantage of the animal’s poor memory and supplying them with incorrect information and propaganda. He also created his power by blaming all of the farm’s misfortunes on Snowball, who can be compared to the intellect, Leon Trotsky, as he was a common enemy and scapegoat. The final method Napoleon used to keep and generate his power is through the use of emotive persuasion, more specifically fear.
The commandments were written at the beginning of the rebellion as a constitution to Animalism. However, as the novel progresses the commandments mysteriously change, this is a result of Napoleon’s thirst for power and changing the rules to suit his needs. “No animal shall kill any other animal,” (Ch2 p24), this was one of the commandments at the beginning of the novel, although when Napoleon wished to perform the show trials (Ch 7), it strangely changed to “No animal shall kill another animal without cause,” (Ch 8 p87). This illustrates that Napoleon knows no limit when it comes to getting his own way and gaining power, and will resort to devious methods in order to do so. This can be compared to Joseph Stalin, who similarly gained his power by working in the shadows. The evidence further demonstrates that Napoleon took advantage of the animal’s poor memories in creating his power, by changing the