An Allegorical Adventure

OBJECTIVE: Your objective today is to make connections between the characters we’ve been studying in the novel, Animal Farm, and the real people and things they represent. MATERIALS: You will need both a sharp mind and your student laptop. DIRECTIONS: You will progress through the presentation using the navigation buttons at the bottom of the screen; HOWEVER, occasionally there are slides with activities in which you will participate by clicking on the yellow question mark in the box or on the correct multiple choice response. You may also be directed to use the pen tool indicated on the screen to match items. If you have any questions, please let me know! Click here to begin!

An allegory is a type of figure of speech that uses fictional characters, figures, or events in a book or movie to represent real people or events or abstract ideas. Remember: Be sure to click on the yellow question marks!

On the next slide and later in the presentation you will be asked to match items using the pen tool. To use the Pen Tool, click on it and then select the red pen from the menu Match the items by clicking and dragging the mouse from one item to the other Once you are finished, click back on the Pen Tool and select the arrow so you can forward to the next slide

The Wizard of Oz The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe X-Men A representation of the ‘Haves’ and the ‘Have-nots’ of the Victorian Age A representation of Christian figures and themes. A representation of people who come together because they are bullied, feared, and outcast Pen tool! When you are finished using the pen, click back on the arrow!

The Wizard of Oz The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe X-Men A representation of the ‘Haves’ and the ‘Have-nots’ of the Victorian Age A representation of Christian figures and themes. A representation of people who come together because they are bullied, feared, and outcast

Animal Farm is an allegorical representation of the people and events surrounding the Russian Revolution of the early 20 th century and the birth of Communism in that country. So, exactly who or what do the characters in Animal Farm represent?

Karl Marx was a German philosopher and revolutionary socialist. His most famous book, The Communist Manifesto, discusses the purpose of and approach toward Communism. Some of his ideas included the fact that: Capitalism would eventually be replaced by socialism and communism Man makes religion, religion does not make man Some of his ideas included the fact that: Capitalism would eventually be replaced by socialism and communism Man makes religion, religion does not make man

He was known as “Bloody Nicholas” because of his violent suppression of any protests by the people. Even though his ministers begged him to consider implementing a democratic government, he firmly believed in autocracy or his right to rule without question. In 1917 he was overthrown by the Bolsheviks and they assassinated the Czar, Czarina, & their 5 children a year later.

The proletariat are the lower class. It was said that their only value was their labor power and they had no other wealth than their sons.

The Bourgeoisie (pronounced Burzh-wah-zee), according to Karl Marx, played heroic roles in revolutionizing industry & modernizing society. Trotsky (aka Snowball) was focused on unifying the people of Russia after the Revolution and building the Red Army, but his ‘neutrality’ was considered traitorous. Stalin (aka Napoleon) was not a leader in the Revolution but rose through the ranks to become one of the most murderous dictators in history. In 1927, Stalin had Trotsky exiled from Russia, but Trotsky continued to be an inspiration to some until Stalin had Trotsky assassinated in 1940.

Joseph Stalin was not known for being a great speaker; in fact, he was known for being both vague and brief.

PRAVDA was a Russian political newspaper associated directly with the Russian Communist Party. It was often used as propaganda, biased information used to benefit one party over the other, to elevate the party or various party officials.

Directions: Using the pen tool, match the boxes on the left to actual quotes attributed to or about these people. Think about what you know and have learned about these people when considering the quotes. Good luck! Karl Marx Czar Nicholas II Joseph Stalin Leon Trotsky “The struggle against war and its social source, capitalism, presupposes direct, active, unequivocal support to the oppressed colonial peoples in their struggles and wars against imperialism. A 'neutral' position is tantamount to support of imperialism.” “I will preserve the principle of Autocracy as firmly and unflinchingly as my late father.” “It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.” “Capital is dead labor, which, vampire-like, lives only by sucking living labor, and lives the more, the more labor it sucks.” Pen tool! When you are finished using the pen, click back on the arrow!

Directions: Using the pen tool, match the boxes on the left to actual quotes attributed to or about these people. Think about what you know and have learned about these people when considering the quotes. Good luck! Karl Marx Czar Nicholas II Joseph Stalin Leon Trotsky “The struggle against war and its social source, capitalism, presupposes direct, active, unequivocal support to the oppressed colonial peoples in their struggles and wars against imperialism. A 'neutral' position is tantamount to support of imperialism.” “I will preserve the principle of Autocracy as firmly and unflinchingly as my late father.” “It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.” “Capital is dead labor, which, vampire-like, lives only by sucking living labor, and lives the more, the more labor it sucks.”

The best example of Bourgeoisie would be A A B B C C Migrant workers Factory management Autocratic rulers Be sure to click on the orange buttons!

The Bourgeoisie were not people in the lower or upper class, but somewhere in the middle. These were people who usually had some level of education but could not advance in society because they were not related to or of royal descent. On to the next question…

An allegory is A A B B C C A style of leadership where a single leader issues orders that must be followed by everyone, no matter what A revolution begun by the Bourgeoisie A figurative representation of the people and events surrounding an event.

Remember: an allegory is a type of figure of speech that uses fictional characters, figures, or events in a book or movie to represent real people or events or abstract ideas. On to the next question…

Animal Farm’s Seven Commandments are a loose interpretation of A A B B C C Karl Marx’s, The Communist Manifesto PRAVDA’s propaganda for the Communist government The writings of Leon Trotsky

When the pigs developed The Seven Commandments, they contained similar themes to that of the path to Communism that Karl Marx wrote down in The Communist Manifesto. Congratulations!...

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