Who was George Orwell? Real name: Eric Arthur Blair—George Orwell was his pen name.

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Who was George Orwell?

Real name: Eric Arthur Blair—George Orwell was his pen name

Despised communism after his experience in Spanish Civil War

Best known for 1984 (Big Brother is Watching You!) and Animal Farm

Believed that revolutions failed because those who attained power became corrupted by it

George Orwell

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Animal Farm is satire…It uses talking animals

to ridicule and poke fun at the Communist regime in Russia.

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In the story, characters and events represent various figures and events in Russian history (remember, the story is an allegory!)

Fill out your chart and KEEP IT!!

You will need to refer to it throughout the story

Let's make some connections!

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Czar Nicholas II = Mr. Jones (farmer)

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Karl Marx = Old Major

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Joseph Stalin = Napolean

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KGB (Secret Police) = Napolean's dogs

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Dept. of Propaganda (Pravda) = Squealer

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Leon Trotsky = Snowball

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Rasputin = Moses the Raven

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The Proletariat (loyal workers) = Boxer

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White Russians (Against Bolsheviks) = Mollie

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Five-Year Plan = Building Windmill

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Russian Revolution = Animal Rebellion

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Communism AnimalismHammer & Sickle Hoof & Horn

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