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ALLEGORYALLEGORYComparing Animal Farm to Comparing Animal Farm to
The Russian RevolutionThe Russian Revolution
Mr. CollettiMr. CollettiLiberty High SchoolLiberty High School
Overall Details of Animal Overall Details of Animal FarmFarm
Rebellion was Rebellion was suppose to make suppose to make life easier for all of life easier for all of the animalsthe animals
Life was worse in Life was worse in the endthe end
The pigs become The pigs become the same or worse the same or worse than Mr. Jonesthan Mr. Jones
Overall Details of the Overall Details of the Russian RevolutionRussian Revolution
Intended to solve Intended to solve problems from problems from CzarCzar
Life was even Life was even worse after the worse after the revolutionrevolution
Stalin made the Stalin made the czar look like a czar look like a nice guynice guy
Animal FarmAnimal Farm
Mr. JonesMr. Jones
Irresponsible to his Irresponsible to his animals---lets them animals---lets them starvestarve
Sometimes cruel—Sometimes cruel—beats them with the beats them with the whipwhip
Sometimes kind---Sometimes kind---mixes milk with foodmixes milk with food
Russian RevolutionRussian Revolution
Czar Nicholas Czar Nicholas IIII
A poor leader at bestA poor leader at best Cruel---sometimes Cruel---sometimes
brutal with opponentsbrutal with opponents Sometimes kind---Sometimes kind---
hired students as hired students as spies to make moneyspies to make money
Animal FarmAnimal Farm
Old MajorOld Major
Taught AnimalismTaught Animalism ““Rebellion”---Rebellion”---
overthrow Man and overthrow Man and become rich and freebecome rich and free
Dies before the Dies before the revolution takes placerevolution takes place
Russian RevolutionRussian Revolution
Karl MarxKarl Marx Invented CommunismInvented Communism ““Workers of the World Workers of the World
Unite!”—take over the Unite!”—take over the governmentgovernment
Dies before the Dies before the Russian RevolutionRussian Revolution
Animal FarmAnimal Farm
Animalism Animalism
No owners—no rich No owners—no rich and no poorand no poor
Workers get a better Workers get a better lifelife
All animals are equalAll animals are equal Everyone owns the Everyone owns the
farmfarm
Russian RevolutionRussian Revolution
CommunisCommunismm
All people are equalAll people are equal No class systemNo class system The government owns The government owns
everything and the everything and the people own the people own the governmentgovernment
Animal FarmAnimal Farm
SnowballSnowball Young, smart, good Young, smart, good
speaker, idealisticspeaker, idealistic Wants to make life Wants to make life
better for allbetter for all One of the leaders of One of the leaders of
the rebellionthe rebellion Chased away by Chased away by
Napoleon's dogsNapoleon's dogs
Russian RevolutionRussian Revolution
Leon TrotskyLeon Trotsky Other leader of Other leader of
“October Revolution”“October Revolution” Pure communist, Pure communist,
followed Marxfollowed Marx Wanted to improve life Wanted to improve life
for all in Russiafor all in Russia Chased away by Lenin’s Chased away by Lenin’s
KGB (secret police)KGB (secret police)
Russian RevolutionRussian Revolution
NapoleonNapoleon Not a good speakerNot a good speaker Not as clever as Not as clever as
SnowballSnowball Cruel, brutal, selfish, Cruel, brutal, selfish,
devious, corruptdevious, corrupt Craves power and will Craves power and will
do anything to attain itdo anything to attain it Uses dogs, Moses and Uses dogs, Moses and
Squealer to control the Squealer to control the animalsanimals
Russian RevolutionRussian Revolution
Joseph StalinJoseph Stalin Not a good speakerNot a good speaker Not educated like Not educated like
TrotskyTrotsky Same as Napoleon—Same as Napoleon—
didn’t follow Marx’s didn’t follow Marx’s ideasideas
Craved power---killed all Craved power---killed all that opposed himthat opposed him
Used KGB, Russian Used KGB, Russian Orthodox Church and Orthodox Church and propaganda to control propaganda to control peoplepeople
Animal FarmAnimal Farm
SquealerSquealer
Big mouth, talks a lotBig mouth, talks a lot Convinces the animals Convinces the animals
to believe and follow to believe and follow NapoleonNapoleon
Changes and Changes and manipulates the manipulates the commandmentscommandments
Russian RevolutionRussian Revolution
PropagandaPropaganda The spreading of ideas, The spreading of ideas,
information, or rumor for information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a injuring an institution, a cause, or a person cause, or a person
Worked for Stalin to Worked for Stalin to support his imagesupport his image
Used any lie to convince Used any lie to convince the people to follow Stalinthe people to follow Stalin
Benefited from the fact that Benefited from the fact that education was controllededucation was controlled
Pravda NewspaperPravda Newspaper
Propaganda department of Lenin's Propaganda department of Lenin's government government
worked for Stalin to support his image worked for Stalin to support his image used any lie to convince the people to used any lie to convince the people to
follow Stalin follow Stalin benefited from the fact that benefited from the fact that
education was controlled education was controlled PROPAGANDA MACHINE PROPAGANDA MACHINE
Animal FarmAnimal Farm
The DogsThe Dogs A private army that A private army that
used fear to force the used fear to force the animals to workanimals to work
Killed or intimidated Killed or intimidated any opponent of any opponent of NapoleonNapoleon
Another part of Another part of Napoleon’s strategy to Napoleon’s strategy to control the animalscontrol the animals
Russian RevolutionRussian Revolution
KGB-Secret PoliceKGB-Secret Police Not actual police, but Not actual police, but
forced support for Stalinforced support for Stalin Used brutal forceUsed brutal force Often killed entire Often killed entire
families for families for disobediencedisobedience
Totally loyal to LeninTotally loyal to Lenin More powerful than the More powerful than the
armyarmy
Animal FarmAnimal Farm
Moses the RavenMoses the Raven Tells the animals about Tells the animals about
Sugar Candy Mountain Sugar Candy Mountain (Heaven)(Heaven)
Animals can go to SCM if Animals can go to SCM if they work hardthey work hard
Snowball and Major were Snowball and Major were against him—they thought against him—they thought Heaven was a lie to make Heaven was a lie to make animals workanimals work
Napoleon let him stay Napoleon let him stay because he taught animals because he taught animals to work and not complainto work and not complain
Bourgeois Society Bourgeois Society Lenin blamed this group for demise of Lenin blamed this group for demise of
Russia and the plight of the Russian peopleRussia and the plight of the Russian people Lenin said this group is the reason Lenin said this group is the reason
Communism is needed in the worldCommunism is needed in the world Wealthy, vain, spoiled, selfish, educated Wealthy, vain, spoiled, selfish, educated
but UNeducated people in Russia and world but UNeducated people in Russia and world Only concerned with their own comfort and Only concerned with their own comfort and
trivial matters (gossip-who’s wearing what-trivial matters (gossip-who’s wearing what-what’s fashionable-what’s conventional, what’s fashionable-what’s conventional, etc…)etc…)
Most went to other countries to escape the Most went to other countries to escape the ugliness of the revolutionugliness of the revolution
Russian RevolutionRussian Revolution
Russian Russian Orthodox Orthodox ChurchChurch
Marx said religion is an, Marx said religion is an, “opiate of the people.” (a “opiate of the people.” (a drug/lie)drug/lie)
It is used to make people It is used to make people work and not complainwork and not complain
Stalin knew religion would Stalin knew religion would stop violent revolutionstop violent revolution
Animal FarmAnimal Farm
MollieMollie
Was vainWas vain Loved her beauty and Loved her beauty and
loved herselfloved herself Didn’t think about Didn’t think about
Animal FarmAnimal Farm Went with anyone who Went with anyone who
gave her what she gave her what she wantedwanted
Russian RevolutionRussian Revolution
Russia’s upper Russia’s upper class and those class and those in the world in the world who didn’t carewho didn’t care
Some people didn’t Some people didn’t care about revolutioncare about revolution
Only thought about Only thought about themselvesthemselves
Went to other countries Went to other countries that offered more for that offered more for themthem
Animal FarmAnimal Farm
BoxerBoxer Strong, hard-working Strong, hard-working
horsehorse Believes in Animal Believes in Animal
FarmFarm ““Napoleon is always Napoleon is always
right”right” ““I will work harder”I will work harder” Gives all and is Gives all and is
betrayed by Napoleonbetrayed by Napoleon
Russian RevolutionRussian Revolution
ProletariatProletariat
Definition-working classDefinition-working class Fell prey to Stalin’s Fell prey to Stalin’s
propagandapropaganda Hard workingHard working Believed in Believed in
CommunismCommunism Betrayed by StalinBetrayed by Stalin
Animal FarmAnimal Farm
BenjaminBenjamin Old wise donkey who is Old wise donkey who is
suspicious of the suspicious of the rebellionrebellion
Thinks, “nothing ever Thinks, “nothing ever changes”changes”
He is the only animal He is the only animal other than the pigs other than the pigs who can readwho can read
Realizes what’s being Realizes what’s being done to Boxerdone to Boxer
Believers/Workers in USSRBelievers/Workers in USSR
Dedicated, but tricked communist Dedicated, but tricked communist supporters supporters
Gave everything they had to the causeGave everything they had to the cause Believed in Stalin because he was Believed in Stalin because he was
"Communist" "Communist" many stayed loyal after it was obvious many stayed loyal after it was obvious
Stalin a tyrant Stalin a tyrant betrayed by Stalin who ignored and betrayed by Stalin who ignored and
killed them killed them
Skeptic/Apathetic PoorSkeptic/Apathetic Poor
Skeptical down trodden people in Skeptical down trodden people in Russia Russia
Knew revolution would not change their Knew revolution would not change their condition of lifecondition of life
Realized their leaders were not true Realized their leaders were not true Communist Communist
Born poor and hungry – Died poor and Born poor and hungry – Died poor and hungryhungry
No hopeNo hope
The Ignorant MassesThe Ignorant Masses
Believed anything – Questioned nothingBelieved anything – Questioned nothing Willing to go along with what they are toldWilling to go along with what they are told Extreme respect for use of powerExtreme respect for use of power Do not think – only need to “belong”Do not think – only need to “belong” Follow one dogma after anotherFollow one dogma after another Repeat what they are told without thoughtRepeat what they are told without thought Will get behind anything with a sloganWill get behind anything with a slogan
FIVE YEAR PLAN 1928FIVE YEAR PLAN 1928Stalin set high targets for production to “protect” Stalin set high targets for production to “protect” the USSR and to industrialize his farms. He the USSR and to industrialize his farms. He demanded:demanded:
111% increase in coal production, 111% increase in coal production, 200% increase in iron production200% increase in iron production 335% increase in electric power. 335% increase in electric power.
Eventually, factory workers who did not perform well Eventually, factory workers who did not perform well or were sick were killed or sent to camps in or were sick were killed or sent to camps in undesirable places to work.undesirable places to work.
Skilled workers disappeared and common laborers Skilled workers disappeared and common laborers increased. The country failed and the helpless increased. The country failed and the helpless people starved. -- Stalin and his generals lived in people starved. -- Stalin and his generals lived in luxury and power.luxury and power.