1. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy
2. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend
3. No animal shall wear clothes
4. No animal shall sleep in a bed
5. No animal shall drink alcohol
6. No animal shall kill any other animal
7. All animals are equal

The original Commandments gradually change through the plot of Animal Farm. The pigs are responsible for this as Squealer is found holding a paintbrush after falling from a ladder leaning against the spot where the Seven Commandments are painted. Close to him is an overturned paint pot. This all happens as the pigs become corrupted. They start to break and change the rules so that the pig population on the farm could live a more comfortable life compared with the other animals.

The First Commandment is broken when the pigs engage in trade with the neighbouring farms. It is further broken when the sheep's slogan is changed from “Four legs good, two legs bad”, to “Four legs good, two legs better”. This rule is broken when humans start to visit the farm. The Second Commandment is indirectly broken when the dogs attack Snowball. The dogs also attack Boxer without being ordered to. The Third Commandment is broken when Napoleon wears Mr. Jones' hat. It is also broken when the dogs start to wear collars and the pigs put on ribbons on their tails on Sundays just like Mollie did in Jones' times. The Forth Commandment is changed to “No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets”. Squealer reveals that the pigs remove the sheets and sleep in beds. The Fifth Commandment is changed to, “No animal shall drink alcohol in excess”. Because of this, pigs are "allowed" to drink beer and whisky. The Sixth Commandment is changed to “No animal shall kill another animal without cause”. The pigs chose the animals that they wanted to get rid of and invent accusations so as get rid of them. The Seventh Commandment is changed to, “All animals are equal and some are more equal than others.” The pigs took all the apples and milk and rations are reduced to all animals except for the pigs and dogs. In the last chapter, this is the only Commandment left on the wall of the barn.

Throughout history, leaders of both communist and monarchist countries have used propaganda to control the thoughts of their citizens. In the novel, propaganda was used, much in the same way as in communist Russia, to control what the animals feel and think about a certain issues. Squealer uses his skill of speech to manipulate the minds of the animals, (Chapter 5, page 47 "No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal. He would be only too happy to let you make your decisions for yourselves. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions comrades, and then where should we be?) supposedly Napoleon would enjoy to hand the power to the less intelligent animals, but seeing that they are not as smart as he is it would be better to let him run the farm. In reality squealer and Napoleon are using the animals' stupidity as an excuse to have an undisputed leadership of the farm.

Napoleon and Snowball both have different methods in generating support for themselves. Napoleon is forceful and uses a more authoritative way in asserting his authority while Snowball uses his intelligence and persuasive speech to gain support for himself. This is illustrated clearly during the discussion on whether to build the windmill or not. Snowball spearheaded this idea and was passionate in drawing out the plans and eventually won the support of the other animals through his persuasive Sunday speech. Napoleon however showed his utter displeasure with the Windmill by urinating on the plans and by eventually chasing Snowball out through violent means from the farm.

Both leaders also have very different agendas behind their want for power. Napoleon uses the power he wields for himself and the selected animals his favour. Snowball on the other hand thinks of the general good of others and works towards making their lives better. This can be seen in the way Napoleon eventually annexes the pasture which was actually meant for retiring animals and used it to plant barley to make beer which eventually benefited him and his select group of animals. Snowball on the other hand thinks of building the windmill so that the other animals would be able to enjoy a three day work week with the generation of electricity.

The two pigs also lead the farm using very different styles. Napoleon practices nepotism and appoints animals who are loyal to him as his key personnel and his entourage. Snowball on the other hand does not use strategy like that and is very individualistic. This difference in leadership styles can be seen in the way Napoleon is always surrounded by his entourage of Squealer, Minimus dogs and later the black cockeral. Snowball on the other hand works alone this can be seen in the way he studied books left by Mr Jones and worked individualistically in planning the windmill before actually revealing his vision of the windmill to the others.

Napoleon and Snowball also differ in the way they allocate resources for the farm. Napoleon was interested in increasing food production for the farm. Snowball on the other hand felt that it was important to build a windmill that would enable them to increase the farm improve productivity in the future. The latter would benefit the other animals as through the generation of electricity, they would not have to work so hard.

Both pigs also have very different outlooks towards their stand on education. Snowball believed that education was meant for the masses while Napoleon felt that it should be retained for a selected few. Snowball believed in continually improving himself that is why he felt it necessary that he animals be literate and tried to made the principles of animalism simpler for the other animals to understand. Napoleon's view of education can be seen clearly in the way he took the nine dogs under his wing to educate and to brainwash his ideas. He follows this by building a school for the piglets possibly preaching his doctrine and ideas.

They also have a differing opinion on defence of the farm. Napoleon felt that the farm ought to be fortified and the animals trained to fight off attacks from the neighbouring farms. Snowball on the other hand felt that it was important for more messengers to be sent to neighbouring farms in order to stir up rebellion in the hearts of the other animals. In this way, Animal Farm would have other allies in the farms or the farmers would be so busy suppressing the rebellion in their own farm and not have enough time to attack Animal Farm.

The difference between Napoleon and Snowball is significant. Their difference in personality, politics and styles of handling economical and social issues eventually led to their fall-out.

Write something general and always remember to include the statement “In this essay,…” paraphrase or re-write the question.

The central characters of Animal Farm are barn animals- pigs, horses, cows, sheep, hens, geese, donkeys, and dogs- that Orwell endows with the ability to reason and speak. The animals of Manor Farm are first instilled with the idea to rebel by old Major, a well-respected Boar who, in a glorious speech, tells the animals that he dreamt that they would one day be free from “the tyranny of human beings” (Orwell 30). The patriarch insists that the animals work together to overthrow humans so that they may live by their own designs and reap the full profits of their labor (Orwell 30). And rebel they do; it happens incidentally, one day when the farmer, Jones, neglects to feed them and then whips them for trying to find food themselves. After the rebellion, the pigs establish a sort of government that has seven commandments for all animals to adhere to. At first the establishment, renamed Animal Farm, appears successful, but the ruling pigs become corrupt with power and destroy the farm and oppress the animals in worse conditions than when the farm was owned by humans.

Animal Farm addresses the issue of the Soviet Union's corruption of Marxist values within Joseph Stalin's rise as dictator. In the allegory, Old Major represents Karl Marx: he sets forth the original ideals of Animal Farm, which mirror the principles of Marxism. As Marx believes all history is a struggle between the classes and that eventually a revolution would eliminate class divisions, Old Major believes that a revolution will inevitably take place on Manor Farm and the animals will take over. Also as promoter of this revolution, Old Major represents revolutionary leader, Vladimir Lenin.

After Old Major dies, the revolution takes place and two leaders rise up from the pigs: Snowball and Napoleon. They represent Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin, respectively, and Snowball is ousted from Animal Farm by Napoleon just as Trotsky was exiled from the Soviet Union by Stalin in an attempt to eliminate his political rivalries. After Snowball's expulsion, Napoleon becomes more tyrannical, forcing the animals to build a windmill that would supply power to the farm, feeding them less, setting up in the house apart from the other animals, installing a crew of vicious dogs as his protectors, taking greater provisions and luxuries for himself and the other pigs, secretly altering the seven commandments, and terrorizing the animals into confessing crimes and then murdering them.

As Napoleon becomes more despotic, the animals seem to become more complacent and forgetful of the original purpose of the revolution. The animals take up Boxer's motto “I will work harder” and “Napoleon is always right” (70). The ever faithful and hardworking animals represent the gullible working class of the Soviet Union. The animals do exhibit some growth as the novella progresses as shown by their suspicion that the seven commandments have been revised, and are proven correct when they find Squealer painting the amendments onto the wall that holds the commandments.

However, the danger of the animals' submission to Napoleon is evident through the resolution of Animal Farm in which they are subjugated and Napoleon and the pigs become almost exactly like the human owners that the animals rebelled against. The final scene shows the pigs having dinner with humans and changing the name back to Manor Farm, demonstrating that they have reverted to the practices that they abhorred in the beginning of the novella. The animals and the humans break out into a fight and the working class animals witness it: “Twelve voices were shouting in anger, and they were all alike. No question, now, what had happened to the faces of the pigs. The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which: (139). The regression of the farm mirrors the regression of the Soviet Union, once the government has been established it is just like the government that they had overthrown.

Animal Farm was met with criticism and anger when it was first published. The Newsweek article, a good example of such censure states:

“Even the most casual reader will discover after a few pages that the experiences on the Animal Farm, as it was renamed, follow closely the experiences of the Russian people during the revolution and its continuing re action. This, of course, will make fellow travelers furious, but if they think hard, they'll relax. The humor is quite British and page after page of the book lags.” Yet in later years, Animal Farm will be hailed as one of the greatest and most influential political satires ever written and becomes standard reading in history and literature courses in high schools and colleges in both America and Britain.

Animal Farm's success is due not only to its apt allegory of the events in the Soviet Union revolution, but in its accessibility. Worldwide readers, and American readers particularly may not be eager to read a political tract condemning the Soviet revolution, but this short, easy-to-read and relatable text is the perfect medium for expressing the corruption of ideals as well as create sympathy for the people of the Soviet Union that were oppressed by the dictatorship.

Works Cited

Orwell, George. Animal Farm. New York: Penguin, 1996.

“The Barnyard Soviet.” Rev. of Animal Farm, by George Orwell. Newsweek. 9 September 1946. (attached).

Initially, Jones was used to scare the animals in order to control the animals. Old Major was a well respected boar throughout Animal Farm. In Old Major's speech in the beginning of the book, he said, “Man is the only real enemy we have. Remove Man from the scene, and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished for ever.”(p.29) Old Major was saying that humans are the reason why the animals' lives were terrible. They were treated like slaves, fed just enough to keep them working. For this, the animals hated Jones, who they saw as a human. In order to manipulate the animals, Squealer always said, “Surely there is no one among you who wants to see Jones come back?”(p. 52)

Squealer was using Jones to scare the animals. No animal wanted Jones to come back, or else their lives would be worse then ever, because they saw Jones as a human who would mistreat them. Also, in what seemed to be a communist government, the pigs started using Jones as a reason to get more food. They claimed that they watched over Animal Farm, and protected the animals, and therefore, they needed more food. If the pigs did not fulfill their duty, then Jones would come back. Since the animals don't want Jones to come back, they were forced to give up some food to the pigs. It is evident that fear is portrayed through Jones, because influencing the animals gives the pigs more power, thus giving Napoleon more power. Humans were the animals' enemies, so no animal wanted Jones to come back, or else the animals would have lost their freedom.

How the Pigs used Snowball to Turn the Animals Against Snowball

Furthermore, Snowball was also used to controlling the animals. Later after Snowball's expulsion from animal farm, it was claimed that “Snowball was secretly frequenting the farm by night!”(p.87) It was said that during the night, Snowball walked around animal farm causing mischief. Therefore, anything that went wrong in animal farm was because of Snowball. The animals were scared of this news because they couldn't sleep at night without thinking that something bad would happen. In addition to that, Squealer said that secret documents were just discovered, and revealed Snowball's past. According to the documents, Snowball was in league with Jones from the beginning, and Snowball was actually trying to help Jones win the Battle of Cowshed.

Afterwards, Squealer said, “I warn every animal on this farm to keep his eyes very wide open. For we have reason to think that some of Snowball's secret agents are lurking among us at this moment!”(p. 91) The pigs thought that Snowball's followers were among them right now, and were warning them that if they were caught, they would most likely be punished. Because of this, the animals couldn't sleep at night without thinking about Snowball's secret agents. With all this fear of Snowball, the animals were having second thoughts about Snowball, thus, the pigs were turning the animals against Snowball. Indeed, Snowball was easily used to scaring the animals because of his frequent visits during the night, his past, and the fact that some of his followers were lurking throughout Animal Farm.

The Pig's Secret Police of Dogs

The most compelling way was how the dogs scared the animals and prevented any rebellion. The first time the dogs ever showed their viciousness was when they chased Snowball out of animal farm. Even though Snowball escaped, the animals were terrified at the dogs because they were big, and extremely vicious. In fact, when Napoleon called for a meeting, he ordered the dogs to kill some of the animals for being involved with plots with Snowball against animal farm. “When they had finished their confession, the dogs promptly tore their throats out”(p.93) By using the dogs to kill the animals, Napoleon was serious about the situation with Snowball, so anyone who was caught helping Snowball was bound to be killed. The animals feared their deaths at the hands of the dogs, so they don't want anything to do with Snowball anymore.

Finally, the dogs would always stop any type of rebellion that had broken out during the meetings by growling at the animals. “But suddenly the dogs sitting round Napoleon let out deep, menacing growls, and the pigs fell silent and sat down again.”(p.69) Clearly, the dog's growling kept anyone who contradicted the pigs quiet, since no one had the guts to stand up to the dogs. There was no doubt that the dogs were used to control the animals. The dogs showed fear when they chased Snowball out, killed any animal for helping out Snowball, and growling at anyone who tried to rebel against Napoleon.

Conclusion

There is no doubt that the three root causes of fear throughout animal farm are Jones, Snowball, and the dogs. Jones is the only true enemy of the animals, and if he came back to animal farm, their lives would be worse than ever. The event that drove Snowball out of animal farm was a true act of fear on the pig's side. Now that there are stories of Snowball, the animals are scared. The dogs are there to stop rebellion in order to keep the animals under control. By growling and killing animals, the animals are forced to accept Napoleon's rule.

Also, Benjamin was devoted to Boxer, however; he wouldn't mention it. Another main character was Squealer the announcer pig. Squealer always was the one to report to Napoleon and kiss up to him. Also, he would tell the comrade on the farm about what was going on and about how the rules were not broken. Also, he would say that the old rules were just a dream that the animals must have had. The last main character is Snowball the pig. Snowball was the leader of the rebellion in the first half of the book. He was intelligent and followed the Seven Commandments issued when the rebellion started. He was injured in battle and was honored a reward in his honor. In the middle of the book Snowball is accused of working with Mr. Jones from the start and he runs away. Now anytime that a tragedy occurs on the farm, Snowball is blamed. Those are the characters that stood out the most.

Crucial Events

There were a lot of crucial events in the novel Animal Farm. In the beginning of the novel, old Major told the farm of his dream of a world where the animals rule. Then, three nights later, old Major died. Next, the animals rebelled against Mr. Jones which forced him off the farm. Then the animals made the Seven Commandments that they would live by. Next, the animals hear about Mr. Jones wanting to attack the farm to regain his ownership. Then the first battle of the farm occurs killing some animals and injuring most of them. Next, Snowball the pig decides to start making plans to build a windmill so labor on the farm can be cut in half. When Napoleon looked at Snowballs designs for the windmill he would always mess them up. Eventually Snowball is run out of the farm by Napoleon and his vicious dogs that only listen to him. Under Napoleons rule the animals become overworked and fed less than they were with Snowball.

Soon Napoleon decides to actually build the windmill that he said was originally his idea. When the windmill is almost done, an attack on the farm, in which Napoleon stated was lead by Snowball, destroys the windmill. The animals start to rebuild the windmill while the rules on the farm begin to change. The Seven Commandments were being changed and the animals didn't even notice it. The pigs were getting more privileges than the other animals. A couple of days later, Napoleon decided to hire a human to sell, trade, and buy goods from the other farm so that the farm would have money to maintain the rations. Later on, another attack on the farm destroys the windmill once again. Napoleon puts the blame on Snowball. Then some animals admit that they have been incognito with Snowball so each one of the animals that confessed got killed on the spot by the vicious dogs. Since there aren't a lot of animals left on the farm, Boxer decides it's his duty to maintain the normal pace of the farm. In doing so, Boxer strains his body into early retirement, however; about a week later he was sold to the knackers. Now it is years later and the word of the rebellion is still spread throughout the farms of the world.

If old Major never told his dream I believe that this whole novel wouldn't have been written. Since old Major told his dream the animals started talking. They also started to get very brave. This caused the animals to rebel. If the old Major never told his dream, the story would be about a bunch of sad animals getting neglected. That is how the story would be different.

Emotions

There were a lot of emotions that emerged as I read Animal Farm. One of the emotions that I felt was sadness. The emotion of sadness emerged when I read about how the animal on the farm were neglected. Also, a strike of sadness fell upon me when I read about all the lives that were taken instantly by the vicious dogs that were controlled by Napoleon. Another emotion that appeared to me was the emotion of happiness. This emotion emerged when the rebellion started and when they won a battle against the humans. Another emotion that struck me was the emotion of anger. This anger emerged when I read about Napoleon always having the animals being killed for stupid reasons. Each of those emotions got me thinking about what this book really was trying to describe. Was it trying to reenact a historical event? Those are the emotions that appeared while I read Animal Farm.

It is really hard to tell if my values were affirmed or challenged. One reason it is hard to tell because I'm not sure if I have any values. If I do they are probably deep down inside of me. For now I would have to say that they affirmed my values. It showed that the way I was taught was the right way for me. This novel doesn't make me want to change myself just because they were different from my beliefs. I would take a lot of different things to cause my values to be challenged. The novel would have to actually underline the facts that would show that the way I was raised was the wrong way. That's why my values were affirmed in the novel.

Setting

The setting of the novel, Animal Farm, played a big role in the events that occurred. Since it was in the past, the farm used plows that were pulled by mulls. Also, since the setting was on a farm in England, the language was a little different than America's language. If the story wasn't on a farm, the entire story might change. The characters would probably be human if it wasn't on a farm. Also, the battle between the animals and the humans would probably be a war between nations if the story wasn't on a farm. Now if the story was in the future, the tools on the farm would change. The animals would be riding tractors and they would be having a lot easier life. They wouldn't have to work really hard winters as much and they would probably be able to have a lot more food planted.

Also, I think that if the story took place in the city I believe that the animals would be working in stores and making money to buy stuff from a grocery store. Also, I believe that is the setting was in the city that the all the animals would walk on two legs. Now if the setting was on an army base, the animals would use weapons toi destroy the humans and the world would really be ran by animals. All of this would only happen if the story's setting was totally different than it is now. Still, I believe that the book is fine as it is. The book has an excellent setting that sends you on a journey into the pages that will sooth your soul. That is why the setting plays a huge role in the story.

Purpose

I believe that the author's purpose for writing the novel Animal Farm was to inform the public about what will happen when one party is given too much power. The entire story shows that if one group is given more privileges, they will take control and dictate until everybody is scared of them. The author wants you to see that this should never happen. If it did happen the world would be one big dictatorship. With this dictatorship there would be horror and hatred among the citizens. People would wake up unsure of themselves or the people around them. A lot of people would take their own lives because they wouldn't be able to handle the labor and the hatred among them. Under the leader's eyes, the place would be perfect, however; under the peoples eyes there would be chaos. That is what I believe was the authors purpose of writing Animal Farm.

The theme of Animal Farm was that if someone has more power than others, then there will be conflict. The pigs were given more power than the other animals. They were known as the leaders and yet they were the ones causing the most conflict. They were the ones who slaughtered the animals. Also, they were the ones that changed the rules without the other animals knowing it. It always seemed liked they knew what to say when the other animals seemed to think they were doing something wrong. They would always tell the other animals that their memories of the rules must have been a dream. The other animals would just let that go by without a fight because of Napoleons vicious dog.s. That is why the theme is if someone has more power than other, then there will be conflict.

Conflicts

The different kinds of conflicts that appeared in Animal Farm were man vs. man and man vs. nature. The book contains man vs. man because the animals are sometimes against each other. Like Napoleon is against Snowball during the entire story. Also, the humans would always attack the farm, which shows man vs. man. This book also contains man vs. nature because the animals have to survive by themselves by farming. This shows that they have strong hearts to survive by themselves by only the nature. Also, the animals have to survive the seasons. During winter, the animals would be so cold and yet they still had to work. In the summer, it was so hot that the animals would just get worn out. That is why the conflicts are man vs. man and man vs. nature.

The main conflict in the novel Animal Farm was man vs. man. I believe this because the whole story was based on rebelling from the humans. This shows that one person is fighting the other. This also shows how the animals are trying to outsmart the humans. Almost every page of this novel contains man vs. man just because of the conflict with the humans. The animals would go on and on about how the humans are horrible and should be removed from the Earth. Even though, near the end of the book, Napoleon kind of changes this man vs. man by hanging out with all the other farmers in the area, I still believe that it is the main conflict. I still believe it because throughout the entire book until the very end there was always conflict between the humans and the animals. That is why I believe that man vs. man was the main conflict in the novel Animal Farm.

Significance of Title

The significance of the title of Animal Farm is that it almost gives people a sneak preview in which a persons mind can race on what the book is going to be about. Right when a person looks at that title, his or hers mind instantly thinks that it is going to be a book about animals. When a person thinks that then he or she will start thinking about what the book is going to be like. This “sneak preview” mentally increases the urge for that person to want to read the book sooner and quicker. I believe that the author knew this would happen. He knew that once glance at the title would make people want to buy the book. This would help people around the world read because they really want to read that book, and they might get smarter from reading a lot of books. That is how the title gives a sneak preview.

If the author of Animal Farm insisted on a new title I would say that the title should be The Takeover. I would choose that title because this entire story is about a takeover by animals. It would just fit perfectly into the book since the animals ran the humans off the farm. They also spread the news insisting that the other animals from other farms should rebel against their human owners. It would send children on a journey even before they read the book. I also believe that the title, The Takeover, would just have that perfect vibe to make you want to read. That is why I would choose the new title to be The Takeover

Napoleon's Traits

From his actions, you can tell that he is ruthless and cold hearted. From his dialogue, you can tell that he is very persuasive. From his dialogue, you can tell that he is very intelligent.

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From the descriptions of him, you can tell that he was a large, rather fierce-looking Berkshire boar. He is not much of a talker, but had a reputation of getting his own way.

As other characters in the book were able to depend on Boxer to get the job done, many people have been able to rely on me in a situation. Besides being reliable, Boxer was one who would speak his mind when he thought differently as I would. In addition to these traits we share, we put much effort in the work we do. Though we may look different on the outside, Boxer and I are similar in our roles in society.

Boxer was someone who could be depended on, just like myself. When Mr. Jones and other men marched onto Animal Farm to take control, it was Boxer, as well as Snowball, who fought courageously to defend the animals. In addition to the Battle of the Cowshed, Boxer showed his reliability by fighting for the animals again in a fiercer battle with more farmers later in the book. Fortunately, the animals could depend on the Boxer to do whatever he could to protect the farm.

Like Boxer, I am usually someone who is reliable. When my friends need help in a situation, I am often there to help them out. For example, when one of my friends was failing miserably in his math class, he asked if I could help him bring up his grade. I agreed and stayed after school for days, tutoring him and encouraging him in the concepts he had trouble grasping. Thus, Boxer and I have shown to be reliable even through times that we had to go out of our way for.

Boxer and I know when to speak our minds in situations when we think differently than others. In the book, Napoleon would say Snowball was a traitor against the other animals and was an alliance of the humans. Boxer remembered otherwise and spoke out what he believed. He remembered how Snowball attacked the farmers trying to take control of Animal Farm and Boxer wasn’t too afraid to say what he thought. As Boxer spoke his mind then, and in other times of the story, I have spoke my mind when I believed in something different than someone else.

For instance, when someone asks to cheat off my homework, I tell them what I think. What I think is much different than the person requesting to cheat as I think it is a waste of writing since you don’t learn anything by copying answers. With these examples, Boxer and I speak our mind whenever faced with something we don’t agree with.

Boxer and I are also hardworking in what we do. In fact, one of Boxer’s personal mottos, “I will work harder,” shows just that. Boxer would wake up earlier every day with Benjamin to help build the windmill even when they didn’t have to at the moment. When the other animals couldn’t pull the rope hard enough to bring the heavier rocks higher up, Boxer used his power of three horses to use all his effort into helping the smaller animals out.

In Animal Farm Mr. Jones is the master of the Manor Farm. Mr. Jones in history is actually the Russian ruler Czar Nicholas II who was the last of the Russian Czars. The hard life and poverty shortages in Russia made the middle and the low class people to slowly realize that their life is not so good.

In 1917, The Russians who was tried of the World War and tried of large food shortages finally led by the Bolsheviks took over Russian government. Little did they know that the Russian Bolsheviks was going to be no different than their former Czars and in fact they were soon to find out that history will always repeat itself on their beloved new government and their new loved leader.

The new leader the rose was “Comrade Napoleon” or otherwise known as Joseph Stalin. He used his fame and respect from the people of Russia to boost his own person welfare and his own public standing. Stalin began his rule as a righteous person paranoid of power struggles. He tried to provide for the good of the Russian people who are represented as “The Beasts of England” in the novel. Then as history proves right Stalin lost his righteous rule and abandoned the idea of socialism to become a power hungry greedy ruler.

This got Stalin and his nobles luxury and power while the common people of Russia suffered like slaves through out the seasons. Stalin's international and national political status changed drastically while the welfare of Russia became unchanged or worse. This is proven right when Orwell says “Somehow it seemed as though the farm had grown richer without making the animals themselves any richer--except, of course for the pigs and the dogs.”

The idea of Communism was adapted from Karl Marx. The character Old major portrays Karl Marx in the book. He invented the first idea of Animalism or other wise known as Communism. Then Lenin changed it to fit their party's needs as they rose to power. Than Stalin changed the rules to justify his rule and actions as the new “Animal Farm” or Communist Russia slowly falls under a dictatorship rule by “Napoleon” the person the “Animals” never truly elected to rule over them.

Animalism and Communism is best defined as “The doctrine of the conditions of the liberation of the proletariat.” Communism first started out as a government, which allowed all proletariat to share in the profits that they acquire from their works. This slowly decreased as Communism became more rooted in Russia as a dictatorial government.

Jones's Farm House from the book is actually Kremlin State palace in Moscow. This building was used by the Communist Congress Party to host their meetings and for official purposes. Kremlin and the Red square was used to host huge military parades in the Soviet era. Lenin's embalmed body is put on display at red square. All official proceedings of the Russian government were done at red square. Even the Czar's crowning took place at the red square. Red square was an important symbol of Soviet Russia and it's so called “reformed” government.

Red square got its name because in Russian red means beautiful and since the place had the shape of a square it was called the red square. This shows that the Animal uprising also revolved around the “Farm house” showing that the new government was no different from the old one.

The Gun and the Flag in the book Animal Farm represents the communist symbols of the hammer and sickle. The hammer and sickle started out to represent the working class of the Soviet Union. Then it turned into a symbol for the Soviet dictatorship and the reminder of the hardships of Soviet oppression. The gun and the flag also started out as a symbol for the animal's freedom then it turned out as the symbol for napoleon's oppression and rule.

While all the “beasts of England” or people of Russia was suffering the rich nobles were enjoying lavish life. This is showed as “ribbons and sugar” in the novel by George Orwell. The rich aristocrats of the Bolshevik Communist party were enjoying the riches and pleasures thrown by Stalin and his government.

Then religion was abolished from the U.S.S.R or Communist Russia. This is symbolized in the novel when the Raven Moses is banned from the farm and he never returns for a long time to the farm. The Sugar candy Mountain in the book represents Heaven and Christian and religious views. This was banned from U.S.S.R by Stalin and his government because they though it went against Stalin's propositions.

They also got rid of religion from Russia because many Russians were strict Orthodox Christians deeply rooted in the Christian religion and gave their complete obedience to religious leaders so Stalin viewed religion as an enemy and got rid of it. They used the church as propaganda and all churches that opposed were destroyed. Then as the pigs and Stalin's party became more like the old Czars, the Raven came back preaching about the Sugar Candy Mountain and religion. Then Stalin did not think that to be a threat because the Russian people were already subjected to the rule of his party and they never though the people of Russian could now make a difference or even revolt.

The book Animal Farm by George Orwell shows an inside view of Soviet governments radical changes using symbolisms. It shows how history repeats itself as time goes on. It also shows the inside corruption and damage and how anybody could become infected with the evils of the world even if it were made by the most pure and good people. The book's metaphors show inside views from both parties on their policy and how their ideas and feelings about the Russian revolution changed over time.

The crushed and hopeless people of Russia and their thoughts about their life are portrayed truly in this book. Then their hope rose as the U.S.S.R and Communist government collapsed and there rose a true government for the betterment of the people called the Federation of Russia. This gave a new hope for the Russian people and the cry “for mother Russia” became a true phrase.

Old Major wanted the best for the animals. You could say that they fulfilled his dream because the animals ultimately got their freedom from man. He wanted them to not touch money, which they fulfilled using the broker. The commandments that were changed worked for all the animals, so any animal could drink alcohol without excess or sleep in beds without sheets. They all did their fair share of work, whether physical labor or mental.

At first glance these arguments appear convincing. Old Major wanted freedom from man, and thats what the animals finally got. Upon closer examination though, the animals changed the commandments which introduced conflicts with Old Major's dream. When the cows were milked, the animals asked what the animals were going to do with the milk. The pigs told them to forget about the milk and then they used it only for themselves. Ideally, the pigs should have distributed the milk equally to all the animals based on the commandment, “All animals are created equal.” This was the first action that the pigs did to treat themselves better than all the other animals.

The pigs changed other commandments to suite them better to. For example, the pigs changed the commandments so the animals could sleep in beds without sheets and that the animals could drink alcohol in excess. You might argue that all the animals could use those same rules, but those rules were not originally in Old Major's dream. Another deed the pigs and dogs committed was to kill other animals which was against one of the commandments. Even if the animals that were killed had been helping Snowball to do his dirty work, they still shouldn't have been killed according to the commandments.

The arguments of Snowball and Napoleon led the animals astray, eventually far enough to cause Snowball to be exiled and other animals to be killed. Napoleon drove Snowball out because he was the only animal that tried to stop him from taking over Animal Farm. Another fact is that Old Major did not want the animals to have any relationships with humans, but Napoleon sold the wood to a nearby farmer. He also got a broker to link him up to the outside world to sell eggs, and wood, and to buy a generator for the windmill. This might not have been direct trade, except they still interacted with the humans. Partying with the humans was also against Old Major's dream which the pigs did towards the end of the book.

To conclude, the animals did not follow through on Old Major's dream. Old Major did not want the animals to adopt to the human ways in any way; the animals broke Old Major's rules; the arguments led the animals astray; and the animals developed relations with the humans. Although Old Major's initial dream was that the animals break away from human-kind's rule, ultimately the humans were replaced by something far worse, the tyrannical rule of the pigs.