Animal Farm~Russian Revolution
by Karlo Gabriel
Czar Nicholas II
- a poor leader at best, compared to western leaders
- cruel - sometimes brutal with opponents
- sometimes kind - hired students as spies to make money
Mr. Jones
- irresponsible to his animals - lets them starve
- sometimes cruel - beats animals with a whip
- sometimes kind - mixes milk in animal mash
Karl Marx
- invented Communism
- "workers of the world unite", to take over government
- dies before Russian Revolution
Old Major
- taught Animalism
- workers do the work, rich keep the money, animals revolt
- dies before revolution
Leon Trotsky
- other leader of "October Revolution"
- pure communist, followed Marx
- wanted to improve life for all in Russia
- chased away by Lenin's KGB
Snowball
- young, smart, good speaker, idealistic
- really wants to make life better for all
- one of leaders of revolution
- chased away into exile by Napoleon's dogs
Joseph Stalin
- not a good speaker, not educated like Trotsky
- same as Napoleon, didn't follow Marx's ideas
- cared for power, killed all that opposed him
- used KGB, allowed church, and propaganda
Napoleon
- not a good speaker, not as clever like Snowball
- cruel, brutal, selfish, devious, corrupt
- his ambition is for power, killed opponents
- used dogs, moses, and Squealer to control the animals
Lenin's propaganda dept
- worked for Stalin to support his image
- used any lie to convince the people to follow Stalin
- benefited from the fact that education was controlled
Squealer
- big mouth, talks a lot
- convinces animals to believe and follow Napoleon
- changes and manipulates the commandments
KGB
- not really police, but forced support for Stalin
- used force, often killed entire families for disobedience
- totally loyal, part of Lenin's power, even over army
The Dogs
- a private army that used fear to force animals to work
- killed or intimidated any opponent of Napoleon
- another part of Napoleon's strategy to control the animals
Religion
- Marx said "Opiate of the people" a lie
- used to make people not complain and do their work
- Religion was tolerated because people would work
- Stalin knew religion would stop violent revolutions
Moses the Raven
- tells animals about Sugar Candy mountain, Heaven, animals can go there if they work hard
- Snowball and Major were against him they thought Heaven was a lie to make animals work
- Napoleon let him stay because he taught animals to work and not complain
Selfish Peasants
- some people didn't care about revolution
- only though about themselves
- went to other countries that offered more for them
Mollie
- was vain- loved her beauty and self
- didn't think about the animal farm
- went with anyone who gave her what she wanted
Dedicated Betrayed Peasants
- people believed Stalin because he was "Communist"
- many stayed loyal after it was obvious Stalin a tyrant
- betrayed by Stalin who ignored and killed them
Boxer
- strong, hard working horse, believes in animal farm
- "Napoleon is always right", "I must work harder"
- gives his all, is betrayed by Napoleon, who sell him
Skeptical People
- weren't sure revolution would change anything
- realized that a crazy leader can call himself communist
- knew that communism would't work with power hungry leaders
Benjamin
- old, wise donkey who is suspicious of revolution
- thinks "nothing ever changes", is right
- his suspicions are true, about Boxer and sign changes
Animalism
- no owners, no rich, but no poor
- workers get a better life, all animals equal
- everyone owns the farm
Russian Revolution
- supposed to fix problems from Czar
- life was even worse after long revolution
- Stalin made Czar look like a nice guy
Animal Farm
- it was supposed to make life better for all
- life was worse at the end
- the leaders became the same, or worse than, the other humans they rebelled against