Political Figures in Animal Farm Done by: Jeryl Seow (27), Wong Wei Cong (32) and Zane Chee (34)

ANIMAL FARM Corruption of socialist ideals in the Soviet Union Societal tendency toward class stratification Danger of a naïve working class Abuse of language as instrumental to abuse of power

NAPOLEON Corrupt opportunist Never makes a single contribution to the Rebellion Shows interest only in the strength of his power over Animal Farm, not the strength of the farm itself Most directly modelled on Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin or political tyrants generally Namesake-- French general Napoleon, who betrayed the democratic principles on which he rode to power

SNOWBALL Parallel for Leon Trotsky Fervent ideologue Rely only on the force of his own logic and rhetorical skill to gain influence Has certain moral flaws We cannot eliminate government corruption by electing principled individuals to roles of power

BOXER Epitomises all of best qualities of the exploited working classes: dedication, loyalty, and huge capacity for labour Naïve trust in good intentions of the intelligentsia and inability to recognise even the most blatant forms of political corruption Exploited by the pigs more than he had been by Mr. Jones Represents all of the invisible labour that undergirds the political drama being carried out by the elites

SQUEALER Abuses language to justify Napoleon’s actions and policies to the proletariat Radically simplifies language-- limits terms of debate Complicates language unnecessarily-- confuses and intimidates the uneducated Employs jargon, baffling vocabulary of false statistics Lack of conscience and unwavering loyalty to his leader Perfect propagandist for any tyranny

OLD MAJOR Represents both Karl Marx, German political economist, and Vladimir Ilych Lenin, Russian revolutionary leader Serves as source of ideals the animals continue to uphold even after the pigs betrayed them Seems to have claimed a false brotherhood with the animals in order to garner their support for his vision. Squeal-- refers to pig’s typical form of vocalisation, also means betray

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