1. Animal Farm
A Study In Parallels

2. The Characters In History Animal Farm Mr. Jones Czar Nicholas II
Irresponsible to the animals
(lets them starve)
Cruel--beats animals with a whip
Sometimes kind--mixes milk in animals’ food occasionally
In History
Czar Nicholas II
A poor leader compared to other leaders of the time
Cruel – Kills and tortures opponents
Sometimes kind – hired students as spies to give them an income

3. The Characters Animal Farm Old Major Taught Animalism
Workers do the work, rich keep the money, animals revolt
Dies before actual revolution
In History
Karl Marx
Invented Communism
Taught that workers should revolt and take over the government
Dies before the Russian Revolution

4. The Characters In History Animal Farm Communism Animalism
All people are equal
Government owns everything, and the people own the government
Animal Farm
Animalism
No owners, no rich, but no poor--utopia
Workers get a better life; all animals are equal.
Everyone owns the farm.

5. The Characters Animal Farm Snowball In History Leon Trotsky
Young, smart, good speaker, idealistic
Wants to make life better for all
One of the leaders of the revolution
Chased away by Napoleon's dogs
In History
Leon Trotsky
Pure communist, followed Marx’s ideas
Wanted to improve life for all in Russia
A leader of the revolution
Chased away by Lenin’s secret police (KGB)

6. The Characters Animal Farm Napoleon In History Josef Stalin
Not a good speaker or as clever as Snowball
Cruel, Brutal, Selfish, Corrupt
His ambition is for power; he killed opponents
Used Dogs, Moses, and Squealer to control other animals
In History
Josef Stalin
Not a good speaker or as educated as other leaders
Didn’t follow Marx’s ideas
His ambition is for power; he killed his opponents
Used KGB, the church, and propaganda to control the people

7. The Characters Animal Farm The Dogs In History KGB – Secret Police
A private army that used fear to force animals to work
Killed or intimidated any opponent of Napoleon
Totally loyal to Napoleon
In History
KGB – Secret Police
Forced support for Stalin through fear and intimidation
Often killed entire families of opponents of Stalin
Totally loyal to Stalin

8. The Characters Animal Farm Squealer In History Propaganda Dept.
Convinces animals to believe and follow Napoleon
Changes and Manipulates the commandments
In History
Propaganda Dept.
Used any lie to convince people to follow Stalin
Benefited from the fact that education was controlled by the communist party

9. The Characters Animal Farm Moses the Raven In History Religion
Tells Animals about Sugar Candy Mountain- Heaven
Sugar Candy Mountain thought to be a lie by the pigs but used to make the animals work
Napoleon let him stay because it kept the animals peaceful and working
In History
Religion
Tells the workers about Heaven
Heaven thought to be a lie by Communists but used to make the peasants work
Communists allowed religion because it kept the peasants happy and working

10. The Characters Animal Farm In History Mollie The Aristocracy
Was vain-loved her beauty and herself
Didn’t care about Animal Farm
Would follow anyone who gave her treats
Left Animal Farm after the revolution
In History
The Aristocracy
Cared only for their possessions and their own comfort
Didn’t care about Russia
Fled to other countries to maintain their comfortable lives after the revolution

11. The Characters Animal Farm Boxer In History The Peasants of Russia
Strong, hard-working horse
Believes in Animal Farm and the pigs
Gives his life and is betrayed by Napoleon
In History
The Peasants of Russia
Strong and hardworking people of Russia
Believe in Stalin and in the Communist ideal
Betrayed by Stalin who ignored and killed them through intimidation and neglect

12. The Characters Animal Farm In History Benjamin
Old, wise donkey who is suspicious of the pigs motives
Says little to avoid attracting attention
Thinks “Nothing ever really changes”
His suspicions about change and Boxer are true
In History
The skeptical people of Russia
Generally the educated people who will not or cannot escape Russia
Say little to avoid attracting attention
Think “Nothing ever really changes”
Their suspicions about change and the communists are true

13. Overall Details of the Revolution
In History
Supposed to make life better for all citizens
Life was actually worse at the end of the Communist reign
Stalin became much worse than Czar Nicholas II ever was
Animal Farm
Supposed to make life better for all animals
Life was actually worse at the end of the novel
The pigs became the same as, or worse, than the original leader, Mr. Jones