allegory comparing animal farm to the russian revolution mr. colletti liberty high school

ALLEGORYALLEGORYComparing Animal Farm to Comparing Animal Farm to

The Russian RevolutionThe Russian Revolution

Mr. CollettiMr. CollettiLiberty High SchoolLiberty High School

Overall Details of Animal Overall Details of Animal FarmFarm

Rebellion was Rebellion was suppose to make suppose to make life easier for all of life easier for all of the animalsthe animals

Life was worse in Life was worse in the endthe end

The pigs become The pigs become the same or worse the same or worse than Mr. Jonesthan Mr. Jones

Overall Details of the Overall Details of the Russian RevolutionRussian Revolution

Intended to solve Intended to solve problems from problems from CzarCzar

Life was even Life was even worse after the worse after the revolutionrevolution

Stalin made the Stalin made the czar look like a czar look like a nice guynice guy

Animal FarmAnimal Farm

Mr. JonesMr. Jones

Irresponsible to his Irresponsible to his animals---lets them animals---lets them starvestarve

Sometimes cruel—Sometimes cruel—beats them with the beats them with the whipwhip

Sometimes kind---Sometimes kind---mixes milk with foodmixes milk with food

Russian RevolutionRussian Revolution

Czar Nicholas Czar Nicholas IIII

A poor leader at bestA poor leader at best Cruel---sometimes Cruel---sometimes

brutal with opponentsbrutal with opponents Sometimes kind---Sometimes kind---

hired students as hired students as spies to make moneyspies to make money


Old MajorOld Major

Taught AnimalismTaught Animalism ““Rebellion”---Rebellion”---

overthrow Man and overthrow Man and become rich and freebecome rich and free

Dies before the Dies before the revolution takes placerevolution takes place


Karl MarxKarl Marx Invented CommunismInvented Communism ““Workers of the World Workers of the World

Unite!”—take over the Unite!”—take over the governmentgovernment

Dies before the Dies before the Russian RevolutionRussian Revolution


Animalism Animalism

No owners—no rich No owners—no rich and no poorand no poor

Workers get a better Workers get a better lifelife

All animals are equalAll animals are equal Everyone owns the Everyone owns the

farmfarm


CommunisCommunismm

All people are equalAll people are equal No class systemNo class system The government owns The government owns

everything and the everything and the people own the people own the governmentgovernment


SnowballSnowball Young, smart, good Young, smart, good

speaker, idealisticspeaker, idealistic Wants to make life Wants to make life

better for allbetter for all One of the leaders of One of the leaders of

the rebellionthe rebellion Chased away by Chased away by

Napoleon's dogsNapoleon's dogs


Leon TrotskyLeon Trotsky Other leader of Other leader of

“October Revolution”“October Revolution” Pure communist, Pure communist,

followed Marxfollowed Marx Wanted to improve life Wanted to improve life

for all in Russiafor all in Russia Chased away by Lenin’s Chased away by Lenin’s

KGB (secret police)KGB (secret police)


NapoleonNapoleon Not a good speakerNot a good speaker Not as clever as Not as clever as

SnowballSnowball Cruel, brutal, selfish, Cruel, brutal, selfish,

devious, corruptdevious, corrupt Craves power and will Craves power and will

do anything to attain itdo anything to attain it Uses dogs, Moses and Uses dogs, Moses and

Squealer to control the Squealer to control the animalsanimals


Joseph StalinJoseph Stalin Not a good speakerNot a good speaker Not educated like Not educated like

TrotskyTrotsky Same as Napoleon—Same as Napoleon—

didn’t follow Marx’s didn’t follow Marx’s ideasideas

Craved power---killed all Craved power---killed all that opposed himthat opposed him

Used KGB, Russian Used KGB, Russian Orthodox Church and Orthodox Church and propaganda to control propaganda to control peoplepeople


SquealerSquealer

Big mouth, talks a lotBig mouth, talks a lot Convinces the animals Convinces the animals

to believe and follow to believe and follow NapoleonNapoleon

Changes and Changes and manipulates the manipulates the commandmentscommandments


PropagandaPropaganda The spreading of ideas, The spreading of ideas,

information, or rumor for information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a injuring an institution, a cause, or a person cause, or a person

Worked for Stalin to Worked for Stalin to support his imagesupport his image

Used any lie to convince Used any lie to convince the people to follow Stalinthe people to follow Stalin

Benefited from the fact that Benefited from the fact that education was controllededucation was controlled

Pravda NewspaperPravda Newspaper

Propaganda department of Lenin's Propaganda department of Lenin's government government

worked for Stalin to support his image worked for Stalin to support his image used any lie to convince the people to used any lie to convince the people to

follow Stalin follow Stalin benefited from the fact that benefited from the fact that

education was controlled education was controlled PROPAGANDA MACHINE PROPAGANDA MACHINE


The DogsThe Dogs A private army that A private army that

used fear to force the used fear to force the animals to workanimals to work

Killed or intimidated Killed or intimidated any opponent of any opponent of NapoleonNapoleon

Another part of Another part of Napoleon’s strategy to Napoleon’s strategy to control the animalscontrol the animals


KGB-Secret PoliceKGB-Secret Police Not actual police, but Not actual police, but

forced support for Stalinforced support for Stalin Used brutal forceUsed brutal force Often killed entire Often killed entire

families for families for disobediencedisobedience

Totally loyal to LeninTotally loyal to Lenin More powerful than the More powerful than the

armyarmy


Moses the RavenMoses the Raven Tells the animals about Tells the animals about

Sugar Candy Mountain Sugar Candy Mountain (Heaven)(Heaven)

Animals can go to SCM if Animals can go to SCM if they work hardthey work hard

Snowball and Major were Snowball and Major were against him—they thought against him—they thought Heaven was a lie to make Heaven was a lie to make animals workanimals work

Napoleon let him stay Napoleon let him stay because he taught animals because he taught animals to work and not complainto work and not complain

Bourgeois Society Bourgeois Society Lenin blamed this group for demise of Lenin blamed this group for demise of

Russia and the plight of the Russian peopleRussia and the plight of the Russian people Lenin said this group is the reason Lenin said this group is the reason

Communism is needed in the worldCommunism is needed in the world Wealthy, vain, spoiled, selfish, educated Wealthy, vain, spoiled, selfish, educated

but UNeducated people in Russia and world but UNeducated people in Russia and world Only concerned with their own comfort and Only concerned with their own comfort and

trivial matters (gossip-who’s wearing what-trivial matters (gossip-who’s wearing what-what’s fashionable-what’s conventional, what’s fashionable-what’s conventional, etc…)etc…)

Most went to other countries to escape the Most went to other countries to escape the ugliness of the revolutionugliness of the revolution


Russian Russian Orthodox Orthodox ChurchChurch

Marx said religion is an, Marx said religion is an, “opiate of the people.” (a “opiate of the people.” (a drug/lie)drug/lie)

It is used to make people It is used to make people work and not complainwork and not complain

Stalin knew religion would Stalin knew religion would stop violent revolutionstop violent revolution


MollieMollie

Was vainWas vain Loved her beauty and Loved her beauty and

loved herselfloved herself Didn’t think about Didn’t think about

Animal FarmAnimal Farm Went with anyone who Went with anyone who

gave her what she gave her what she wantedwanted


Russia’s upper Russia’s upper class and those class and those in the world in the world who didn’t carewho didn’t care

Some people didn’t Some people didn’t care about revolutioncare about revolution

Only thought about Only thought about themselvesthemselves

Went to other countries Went to other countries that offered more for that offered more for themthem


BoxerBoxer Strong, hard-working Strong, hard-working

horsehorse Believes in Animal Believes in Animal

FarmFarm ““Napoleon is always Napoleon is always

right”right” ““I will work harder”I will work harder” Gives all and is Gives all and is

betrayed by Napoleonbetrayed by Napoleon


ProletariatProletariat

Definition-working classDefinition-working class Fell prey to Stalin’s Fell prey to Stalin’s

propagandapropaganda Hard workingHard working Believed in Believed in

CommunismCommunism Betrayed by StalinBetrayed by Stalin


BenjaminBenjamin Old wise donkey who is Old wise donkey who is

suspicious of the suspicious of the rebellionrebellion

Thinks, “nothing ever Thinks, “nothing ever changes”changes”

He is the only animal He is the only animal other than the pigs other than the pigs who can readwho can read

Realizes what’s being Realizes what’s being done to Boxerdone to Boxer

Believers/Workers in USSRBelievers/Workers in USSR

Dedicated, but tricked communist Dedicated, but tricked communist supporters supporters

Gave everything they had to the causeGave everything they had to the cause Believed in Stalin because he was Believed in Stalin because he was

"Communist" "Communist" many stayed loyal after it was obvious many stayed loyal after it was obvious

Stalin a tyrant Stalin a tyrant betrayed by Stalin who ignored and betrayed by Stalin who ignored and

killed them killed them

Skeptic/Apathetic PoorSkeptic/Apathetic Poor

Skeptical down trodden people in Skeptical down trodden people in Russia Russia

Knew revolution would not change their Knew revolution would not change their condition of lifecondition of life

Realized their leaders were not true Realized their leaders were not true Communist Communist

Born poor and hungry – Died poor and Born poor and hungry – Died poor and hungryhungry

No hopeNo hope

The Ignorant MassesThe Ignorant Masses

Believed anything – Questioned nothingBelieved anything – Questioned nothing Willing to go along with what they are toldWilling to go along with what they are told Extreme respect for use of powerExtreme respect for use of power Do not think – only need to “belong”Do not think – only need to “belong” Follow one dogma after anotherFollow one dogma after another Repeat what they are told without thoughtRepeat what they are told without thought Will get behind anything with a sloganWill get behind anything with a slogan

FIVE YEAR PLAN 1928FIVE YEAR PLAN 1928Stalin set high targets for production to “protect” Stalin set high targets for production to “protect” the USSR and to industrialize his farms. He the USSR and to industrialize his farms. He demanded:demanded:

111% increase in coal production, 111% increase in coal production, 200% increase in iron production200% increase in iron production 335% increase in electric power. 335% increase in electric power.

Eventually, factory workers who did not perform well Eventually, factory workers who did not perform well or were sick were killed or sent to camps in or were sick were killed or sent to camps in undesirable places to work.undesirable places to work.

Skilled workers disappeared and common laborers Skilled workers disappeared and common laborers increased. The country failed and the helpless increased. The country failed and the helpless people starved. -- Stalin and his generals lived in people starved. -- Stalin and his generals lived in luxury and power.luxury and power.

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