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Animal Farm. A Study In Parallels. Animal Farm Mr. Jones Irresponsible to the animals (lets them starve) Cruel--beats animals with a whip Sometimes kind--mixes milk in animals’ food occasionally. In History Czar Nicholas II A poor leader compared to other leaders of the time - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Animal Farm
A Study In Parallels
The Characters
Animal Farm
Mr. Jones • Irresponsible to the
animals
(lets them starve)• Cruel--beats animals with
a whip• Sometimes kind--mixes
milk in animals’ food occasionally
In HistoryCzar Nicholas II• A poor leader compared
to other leaders of the time
• Cruel – Kills and tortures opponents
• Sometimes kind – hired students as spies to give them an income
The Characters
Animal Farm
Old Major• Taught Animalism• Workers do the work,
rich keep the money, animals revolt
• Dies before actual revolution
In History
Karl Marx• Invented Communism• Taught that workers
should revolt and take over the government
• Dies before the Russian Revolution
The Characters
Animal Farm
Animalism• No owners, no rich,
but no poor--utopia• Workers get a better
life; all animals are equal.
• Everyone owns the farm.
In History
Communism• All people are equal• Government owns
everything, and the people own the government
The CharactersAnimal Farm
Snowball• Young, smart, good
speaker, idealistic• Wants to make life better
for all• One of the leaders of the
revolution• Chased away by
Napoleon's dogs
In History
Leon Trotsky• Pure communist, followed
Marx’s ideas• Wanted to improve life for
all in Russia• A leader of the revolution• Chased away by Lenin’s
secret police (KGB)
The CharactersAnimal Farm
Napoleon• Not a good speaker or as
clever as Snowball• Cruel, Brutal, Selfish,
Corrupt• His ambition is for power;
he killed opponents• Used Dogs, Moses, and
Squealer to control other animals
In History
Josef Stalin• Not a good speaker or as
educated as other leaders
• Didn’t follow Marx’s ideas• His ambition is for power;
he killed his opponents• Used KGB, the church,
and propaganda to control the people
The CharactersAnimal Farm
The Dogs• A private army that used
fear to force animals to work
• Killed or intimidated any opponent of Napoleon
• Totally loyal to Napoleon
In History
KGB – Secret Police• Forced support for Stalin
through fear and intimidation
• Often killed entire families of opponents of Stalin
• Totally loyal to Stalin
The CharactersAnimal Farm
Squealer• Convinces animals to
believe and follow Napoleon
• Changes and Manipulates the commandments
In History
Propaganda Dept.• Used any lie to convince
people to follow Stalin
• Benefited from the fact that education was controlled by the communist party
The Characters
Animal Farm
Moses the Raven• Tells Animals about Sugar
Candy Mountain- Heaven• Sugar Candy Mountain
thought to be a lie by the pigs but used to make the animals work
• Napoleon let him stay because it kept the animals peaceful and working
In History
Religion• Tells the workers about
Heaven• Heaven thought to be a lie by
Communists but used to make the peasants work
• Communists allowed religion because it kept the peasants happy and working
The Characters
Animal Farm
Mollie• Was vain-loved her
beauty and herself• Didn’t care about Animal
Farm• Would follow anyone who
gave her treats• Left Animal Farm after
the revolution
In History
The Aristocracy• Cared only for their
possessions and their own comfort
• Didn’t care about Russia• Fled to other countries to
maintain their comfortable lives after the revolution
The Characters
Animal Farm
Boxer• Strong, hard-working
horse• Believes in Animal Farm
and the pigs• Gives his life and is
betrayed by Napoleon
In History
The Peasants of RussiaStrong and hardworking
people of Russia• Believe in Stalin and in
the Communist ideal• Betrayed by Stalin who
ignored and killed them through intimidation and neglect
The Characters
Animal FarmBenjamin• Old, wise donkey who is
suspicious of the pigs motives
• Says little to avoid attracting attention
• Thinks “Nothing ever really changes”
• His suspicions about change and Boxer are true
In History
The skeptical people of Russia
• Generally the educated people who will not or cannot escape Russia
• Say little to avoid attracting attention
• Think “Nothing ever really changes”
• Their suspicions about change and the communists are true
Overall Details of the Revolution
Animal Farm• Supposed to make life
better for all animals• Life was actually worse at
the end of the novel• The pigs became the
same as, or worse, than the original leader, Mr. Jones
In History• Supposed to make life
better for all citizens• Life was actually worse at
the end of the Communist reign
• Stalin became much worse than Czar Nicholas II ever was