How is Orwell’s Animal Farm an allegorical retelling of the end of feudalism and the rise and consolidation of communism in Russia? The humans are basically the communist party during the Russian Revolution and the fall of Mr. Jones represents the fall of important leaders in the communist parties.
How does Orwell parallel Czarist Russia and the life of the Russian peasantry in the characters and events of Animal Farm? The farmers starve the animals and it's kind of like the government putting food rations on the people or peasants.
What internal feud within the Communist party is paralleled in the struggle for power between Napoleon and Snowball? Napoleon represents Stalin and Snowball represents Trotsky because Napoleon wanted stricter rules on everyone.
During the Stalinist period the Communist State repeatedly set industrial and agricultural production goals that were often difficult or impossible to reach. These goals played a major role in the government’s Five Year Plan and similar plans. How are these plans represented in Orwell’s novella? These plans are represented by the building of the windmill and the constant failure to build the windmill.
How does Napoleon gradually begin to abuse his power? Why do the other animals of Manor Farm allow him to encroach upon their rights and freedoms? Napoleon begins to abuse his power by taking food from the animals and using it for himself and his close allies. Napoleon also created an army of dogs that would protect him and defend those who go against him. He started to rewrite the commandments.
How does Napoleon respond to criticism or resistance? Is there a parallel to his behavior in the history of Soviet Union? Napoleons behavior is parallel to Stalin because he wanted everything to go his way. Napoleon responded to criticism by intimidating and used the dogs to kill the sheep.
In the last paragraphs of the novella Napoleon, amongst the other human farmers, is heard to give a toast to the prosperity of Manor Farm. Contained within this scene is the irony that makes Napoleon’s behavior so ghastly. Describe the irony inherent in Napoleon’s behavior, and explain how it corresponds to the behavior of the party elite in the Soviet Union. The irony in napoleons behavior is ghastly because he said he would never partner with humans and was seen shaking hands and talking with the humans.
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