1. Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution

2. Orwell's goals in writing Animal Farm was to portray the Russian (or Bolshevik) Revolution of 1917
It resulted in a government more oppressive, totalitarian, and deadly than the one it overthrew.
Many of the characters and events of Orwell's novel parallel those of the Russian Revolution.
In short, Manor Farm is a model of Russia.

3. Mr. Jones
Represents
Czar Nicholas II

4. Old Major
Karl Marx

5. Animalism
Communism

6. Snowball
Leon Trotsky

7. Napoleon
Joseph Stalin

8. Squealer
Propaganda Dept.

9. The Dogs
Cheka (Secret Police)

10. Moses the Raven
Religion

11. Selfish people of Russia
Mollie
Selfish people of Russia

12. Boxer
Dedicated, but tricked communist supporters

13. Benjamin
Skeptical people in Russia and outside Russia

15. Animalism
Communism

16. Old Major
Karl Marx

17. Animalism
Communism

18. Leon Trotsky
Snowball

19. Napoleon
Joseph Stalin

20. Squealer
Propaganda Dept.

21. The Dogs
Cheka (Secret Police)

22. Religion Opposed to Religion: first seen as the enemy of the people
Moses the Raven
Opposed to Religion: first seen as the enemy of the people
Unwanted
Returns after an absence

23. Selfish people of Russia
Mollie

24. Boxer
Dedicated, but tricked communist supporters

25. Skeptical people in Russia and outside Russia
Benjamin

26. Animal Farm Revolution
It was supposed to make life better for everyone.
Life was worse at the end.
The leaders became the same as, or worse than,
the other farmers (humans) they rebelled against.
The Russian Revolution
Was supposed to fix problems caused by the Czar but it did not
Life under Stalin was worse
Stalin’s rule worse than Czar’s rule