1. ANIMAL FARM

2. There are three ways to read Animal Farm:
Fable: a story told usually with animals as the main characters that has a moral.
Allegory : A story told where many of the characters and situations represent something else.
Satire: A story told that pokes fun at society’s problems.

3. Wrote The Communist Manifesto
George Orwell wrote Animal Farm as a satire for Communism which was being formed in the Soviet Union.
Wrote The Communist Manifesto
Called on all poor workers to claim their country
“The workers have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Workers of the world, unite.”
Countries such as China and Soviet Union adopted Communism
Karl Marx

4. Russian workers liked communism because they were being treated poorly by the Romanovs:
Tsarina Alexandra
Tsar Nicholas II

5. The Tsar was overthrown and executed by the people’s army, and three new leaders were put into place.
Lenin: Based many ideas on writings of Karl Marx. In order to succeed in the many reforms for Russia, he became a dictator. He became an absolute ruler like the Tsar he helped overthrow. Died leaving Trotsky and Stalin in charge.
Trotsky: He helped build many factories in Russia, helping to industrialize the country, but knew that people needed time to adjust to the change. Did not get a long along with Stalin. He was exiled to Mexico where he was murdered by KGB.
Stalin: Wanted absolute rule and got it. Exiled Trotsky. Set up “The five year plans,” plans to industrialize Soviet Union. Blamed Trotsky for their failure. Was paranoid, so he sent KGB to murder Trotsky in Mexico and many of his citizens.

6. Animal Farm by George Orwell
Marx
Lenin
Old Major

7. Animal Farm by George Orwell
Nicholas II
Mr. Jones

8. Animal Farm by George Orwell
Snowball
Trotsky

9. Animal Farm by George Orwell
Middle Class
Mollie

10. Animal Farm by George Orwell
Propaganda
Squealer

11. Animal Farm by George Orwell
Russian Workers
Boxer

12. Animal Farm by George Orwell
Cynics: I don’t believe it.
Benjamin

13. Animal Farm by George Orwell
Moses

14. Russian workers liked communism because they were being treated poorly by the Romanovs:
RASPUTIN
Tsarina Alexandra
Tsar Nicholas II