Allegories
What does the farm in "Animal Farm" represent?
The Soviet Union.
What historical event represents the Animal Farm?
Russian Revolution of 1917.
What major change occurs to the pigs at the end of the chapter?
They behave like humans, walk on two legs, and wear clothes.
Napoleon
Joseph Stalin
The Rebellion
Russian Revolution
Which historical leader does Napoleon represent?
Joseph Stalin.
Who does Mr. Jones represent?
He represents Tsar Nicholas II.
What happens to the motto "All animals are equal"?
It is changed to "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others."
Snowball
Leon Trotsky
Expel/Death of Mr. Jones (and also the expel of his people)
Abdication/Murder of Nicholas Tsar II
What does the windmill symbolize?
Trotsky's industrialization plans.
What event in the Russian Revolution is equivalent to Snowball's expulsion?
Stalin's expulsion of Trotsky.
How does the relationship between the pigs and humans end?
They become indistinguishable, showing the corruption of power.
Boxer
The working class
The death of Old Major (supposedly before the Rebellion, at the very beginning of the novel)
The death of Vladimir Lenin
Who does Squealer represent, and what role does he play on the farm?
He represents Soviet propaganda and manipulates the truth to favor Napoleon.
How does the famine in "Animal Farm" relate to real history?
It represents the famine caused by Stalin's forced collectivization.
What does the final reunion between the pigs and humans symbolize?
The alliance between communist leaders and capitalists in the Cold War.
Mr. Jones
Nicholas Tsar II
Napoleon uses his dogs to force Snowball to flee
Stalin expels Trotsky from the party
What does the song "Beasts of England" represent?
It is an allegory of the socialist anthem and the promise of a revolutionary utopia.
Who do Napoleon's dogs represent in real history?
Stalin's secret police (NKVD/KGB).
What does the animals' inability to differentiate between pigs and humans represent?
The betrayal of the revolution and continued oppression under a new regime.
The farmhouse
The Kremlin (the Palace)
The hens’ rations are cut, and are starved to death
The Kulaks are starved to death