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| − | Animal Farm is a book written by [[George Orwell]] in 1946. Satirical in nature, the story characterizes animals taking over a farm, symbolically alluding to the [[communist]] takeover of [[Russia]]. | + | Animal Farm is a book written by [[socialist]] [[George Orwell]] in 1946. Satirical in nature, the story characterizes animals taking over a farm, symbolically alluding to the [[communist]] takeover of [[Russia]]. |
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
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| + | '''Old Major''': A pig, and the leader of the animals before the revolution. He dies of old age before the revolt begins. | ||
'''Boxer''': A very strong horse who is characterized by the phrase: "Napoleon is always right!" His attitude is very simplistic and uncaring, simply determining that, no matter how maniacal, the leadership on the farm is always right. | '''Boxer''': A very strong horse who is characterized by the phrase: "Napoleon is always right!" His attitude is very simplistic and uncaring, simply determining that, no matter how maniacal, the leadership on the farm is always right. | ||
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==Representations of Characters== | ==Representations of Characters== | ||
| − | ''' | + | '''Old Major''': [[Karl Marx]] and [[V.I. Lenin]] |
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| + | '''Boxer''': The [[proletariat]] | ||
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| + | '''Mollie''': The [[czarist]] aristocracy | ||
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| + | '''Snowball''': [[Leon Trotsky]] | ||
| − | ''' | + | '''Napoleon''': [[Joseph Stalin]] |
| − | ''' | + | '''Squealer''': [[Propaganda]] newspaper [[Pravda]] |
| − | ''' | + | '''Farmer Jones''': Czar Nicholas II |
| − | ''' | + | '''Farmer Frederick''': [[Adolf Hitler]] |
| − | ''' | + | '''Farmer Pilkington''': [[Winston Churchill]] |
| − | '''Mr Whymper''': George Bernard Shaw | + | '''Mr Whymper''': [[George Bernard Shaw]] |
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[[category:book]] | [[category:book]] | ||
Revision as of 18:14, April 29, 2007
Animal Farm is a book written by socialist George Orwell in 1946. Satirical in nature, the story characterizes animals taking over a farm, symbolically alluding to the communist takeover of Russia.
Characters
Old Major: A pig, and the leader of the animals before the revolution. He dies of old age before the revolt begins.
Boxer: A very strong horse who is characterized by the phrase: "Napoleon is always right!" His attitude is very simplistic and uncaring, simply determining that, no matter how maniacal, the leadership on the farm is always right.
Mollie: A female horse who is vain and shallow. Her low intelligence is seen in whatever she does, and she is easily led astray by flattery.
Snowball: A pig who struggled with Napoleon for power. Possibly the most intelligent animal on the farm, he envisioned the windmill and much of the governance structure of the farm.
Napoleon: Another pig who's lust for power will stop at nothing. While taking a stand against Snowball's ideas every time they come up, Napoleon rarely presents any of his own.
Squealer: A porker who manages to convince, using lies, everyone on the farm to accept whatever Napoleon declares.
Farmer Jones: The owner of Manor Farm before the animals revolt. A drunkard, but not a bad farmer, Jones was often negligent in caring for the animals.
Farmer Frederick: The owner of the neighboring Pinchfield farm.
Farmer Pilkington: The owner of the neighboring Foxwood farm.
Mr Whymper: The 'face' of Animal Farm to the outside world.
Representations of Characters
Old Major: Karl Marx and V.I. Lenin
Boxer: The proletariat
Mollie: The czarist aristocracy
Snowball: Leon Trotsky
Napoleon: Joseph Stalin
Squealer: Propaganda newspaper Pravda
Farmer Jones: Czar Nicholas II
Farmer Frederick: Adolf Hitler
Farmer Pilkington: Winston Churchill
Mr Whymper: George Bernard Shaw