Animal Farm

Animal FarmAnimal Farm

Animals vs. Real-life Animals vs. Real-life counterpartscounterparts

Czar Nicholas IICzar Nicholas II

a poor leader at best, compared to a poor leader at best, compared to western kings western kings

cruel - sometimes brutal with cruel - sometimes brutal with opponents opponents

Sometimes kind - hired students as Sometimes kind - hired students as spies to make $ spies to make $

Mr. JonesMr. Jones

irresponsible to his animals (lets irresponsible to his animals (lets them starve) them starve)

sometimes cruel - beats them with sometimes cruel - beats them with whip whip

sometimes kind - mixes milk in sometimes kind - mixes milk in animal mash animal mash

Karl MarxKarl Marx

invented Communism invented Communism "workers of the world unite", take "workers of the world unite", take

over government over government dies before Russian Revolution dies before Russian Revolution

Old MajorOld Major

taught Animalism taught Animalism workers do the work, rich keep the $, workers do the work, rich keep the $,

animals revolt animals revolt dies before revolution dies before revolution

Leon TrotskyLeon Trotsky

other leader of "October Revolution" other leader of "October Revolution" pure communist, followed Marx pure communist, followed Marx wanted to improve life for all in wanted to improve life for all in

Russia Russia chased away by Lenin's KGB (Lenin's chased away by Lenin's KGB (Lenin's

secret police) secret police)

SnowballSnowball

young, smart, good speaker, young, smart, good speaker, idealistic idealistic

really wants to make life better for all really wants to make life better for all one of leaders of revolution one of leaders of revolution chased away into exile by Napoleon's chased away into exile by Napoleon's

dogs dogs

Josef StalinJosef Stalin

not a good speaker, not educated not a good speaker, not educated like Trotsky like Trotsky

same as Napoleon, didn't follow same as Napoleon, didn't follow Marx's ideas Marx's ideas

cared for power, killed all that cared for power, killed all that opposed him opposed him

used KGB, allowed church, and used KGB, allowed church, and propagandized propagandized

NapoleonNapoleon

not a good speaker, not as clever like not a good speaker, not as clever like Snowball Snowball

cruel, brutal, selfish, devious, corrupt cruel, brutal, selfish, devious, corrupt his ambition is for power, killed his ambition is for power, killed

opponents opponents used dogs, moses, and Squealor to used dogs, moses, and Squealor to

control animals control animals

Pravda (Propaganda)Pravda (Propaganda)

worked for Stalin to support his worked for Stalin to support his image image

used any lie to convince the people used any lie to convince the people to follow Stalin to follow Stalin

benefited from the fact that benefited from the fact that education was controlled education was controlled

SquealerSquealer

big mouth, talks a lot big mouth, talks a lot convinces animals to believe and convinces animals to believe and

follow Napoleon follow Napoleon Changes and manipulates the Changes and manipulates the

commandments commandments

KGB (Secret Police)KGB (Secret Police)

not really police, but forced support not really police, but forced support for Stalin for Stalin

used force, often killed entire used force, often killed entire families for disobedience families for disobedience

totally loyal, part of Lenin's power, totally loyal, part of Lenin's power, even over army even over army

DogsDogs

a private army that used fear to a private army that used fear to force animals to work force animals to work

killed or intimidated any opponent of killed or intimidated any opponent of Napoleon Napoleon

another part of Napoleon's strategy another part of Napoleon's strategy to control animals to control animals

Working ClassWorking Class

people believed Stalin because he people believed Stalin because he was "Communist" was "Communist"

many stayed loyal after it was many stayed loyal after it was obvious Stalin a tyrant obvious Stalin a tyrant

betrayed by Stalin who ignored and betrayed by Stalin who ignored and killed them killed them

BoxerBoxer

strong, hard working horse, believes strong, hard working horse, believes in Animal Farm in Animal Farm

"Napoleon is always right", "I must "Napoleon is always right", "I must work harder" work harder"

gives his all, is betrayed by gives his all, is betrayed by Napoleon, who sells him Napoleon, who sells him

Other characters…Other characters…

MollieMollie

was vain - loved her beauty and self was vain - loved her beauty and self didn't think about the animal farm didn't think about the animal farm went with anyone who gave her what went with anyone who gave her what

she wantedshe wanted

Vain, selfish peopleVain, selfish people

some people didn't care about some people didn't care about revolution revolution

only thought about themselves only thought about themselves went to other countries that offered went to other countries that offered

more for them more for them

BenjaminBenjamin

old, wise donkey who is suspicious of old, wise donkey who is suspicious of revolution revolution

thinks "nothing ever changes", is thinks "nothing ever changes", is right right

his suspicions are true, about Boxer his suspicions are true, about Boxer and sign changes and sign changes

SkepticsSkeptics

weren't sure revolution would change weren't sure revolution would change anything anything

realized that a crazy leader can call realized that a crazy leader can call himself communist himself communist

knew that communism wouldn't work knew that communism wouldn't work with power with power

hungry leadershungry leaders

Moses the RavenMoses the Raven

tells animals about SugarCandy mountain tells animals about SugarCandy mountain - Heaven - Heaven

animals can go there if they work hard animals can go there if they work hard Snowball and Major were against him Snowball and Major were against him they though Heaven was a lie to make they though Heaven was a lie to make

animals work animals work Napoleon let him stay because he taught Napoleon let him stay because he taught

animals to animals to work and not complain work and not complain

ReligionReligion

Marx said "Opiate of the people" a lie Marx said "Opiate of the people" a lie used to make people not complain used to make people not complain

and do their work and do their work Religion was tolerated because Religion was tolerated because

people would work people would work Stalin knew religion would stop Stalin knew religion would stop

violent revolutions violent revolutions

Overall…Overall…

Animalist RevolutionAnimalist Revolution

it was supposed to make life better it was supposed to make life better for all for all

life was worse at the end life was worse at the end The leaders became the same as, or The leaders became the same as, or

worse than, worse than, the other farmers (humans) they the other farmers (humans) they

rebelled againstrebelled against

Russian RevolutionRussian Revolution

supposed to fix problems from Czar supposed to fix problems from Czar life was even worse long after life was even worse long after

revolution revolution Stalin made Czar look like a nice guy Stalin made Czar look like a nice guy