Characters & Allegory
This farmer represents Tsar Nicholas II
Who is Mr. Jones?
This event marks the beginning of the animals taking control of the farm.
What is the rebellion?
This commandment says animals must not sleep here.
What is a bed?
The rebellion in the movie represents this 1917 event.
What is the Russian Revolution?
This theme shows how power can corrupt leaders.
What is corruption?
This pig who inspires the rebellion represents Vladimir Lenin.
Who is Old Major?
This structure is destroyed during the battle with the humans.
What is the windmill?
The original commandment about alcohol is later changed to include these two words.
What is “to excess”?
The Battle of the Cowshed represents this Russian conflict.
What is the Russian Civil War?
This tactic involves spreading biased or misleading information.
What is propaganda?
This pig is chased off the farm and represents Leon Trotsky
Who is Snowball?
Napoleon uses these animals as his secret police force.
What are the dogs?
This final version replaces all Seven Commandments.
What is “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others”?
The windmill represents this policy of Stalin’s to modernize industry.
What is the Five-Year Plan?
This theme shows how revolutions can fail to achieve equality.
What is betrayal of ideals?
This pig becomes the farm’s dictator and represents Joseph Stalin
Who is Napoleon?
Boxer is sent away in this vehicle.
What is the glue factory truck?
The commandments are written on this location.
What is the barn wall?
Napoleon blaming Snowball for everything represents this tactic often used by Stalin.
What is scapegoating?
This economic system is what the animals try to create.
What is communism?
Napoleon’s trained dogs represent this early Soviet secret police force created under Lenin.
What is the Cheka?
By the end of the movie, the pigs begin acting like this group.
What are humans?
This commandment is changed to allow pigs to commit executions.
What is “No animal shall kill another animal” (without cause)?
The farm’s new name after the rebellion represents this new nation.
What is the Soviet Union?
This type of government is ruled by one leader with total control.
What is totalitarianism?