How is Orwell’s Animal Farm an allegorical retelling of the end of feudalism and the rise and consolidation of communism in Russia? Animal Farm is retelling of the end of feudalism and the rise and consolidation of communism by the animals, who are shown as leaders, All the animals are equals, except for the ones who have been chosen as leaders. The people who fought and promised to be good, ended up becoming exactly what they were overthrowing in the end.
How does Orwell parallel Czarist Russia and the life of the Russian peasantry in the characters and events of Animal Farm? Orwell parallels Czarist Russia and the life of Russian peasantry by having the animals who act as the leaders, and then the ones who are the peasants. An example of this is the pigs, they’re the only ones that are educated, and wear a green ribbon tied around their tails to symbolize luxury. The peasants, were of equal social standing, such as the peasantry in Czarist Russia
What internal feud within the Communist party is paralleled in the struggle for power between Napoleon and Snowball. The power struggle between Napoleon and Snowball is a parallel of the struggle between Leon Trosky and Joseph Stalin.
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 through things such as food, and the building of the windmill. The building of the windmill reflects the governments Five Year Plan. The windmill is something like motivation, once it is built, the animals will not have to work as hard, which gives them motivation to work harder to complete it quicker.
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 giving more privileges and authority to the pigs. When the dogs get brought into the story, it is realized that all of the animals except the pigs are basically Napoleons’ personal slaves. All of the original rights and freedoms the animals had are lost. The other animals allow him to encroach upon their rights and freedoms because they are unaware of this.
How does Napoleon respond to criticism or resistance? Is there a parallel to his behavior in the history of Soviet Union? Napolean responds badly to criticism or resistance. He then begins to blame all of his flaws on Snowball, and attacks or murders the people who decide to resist him. This is a parallel of Trosky and Stalin, who acted the same as Napoleon and Snowball.
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. Napoleons behavior is ironic because he starts acting like Snowball. Even though he ran Snowball out of Animal Farm. Napoleon starts to act out the things he promised he would not allow anymore. He began to act almost identical to Mr.Jones.
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