Pigs and People

The purpose of the Russian Revolution was to fix problems from Czar Nicholas II. The purpose of the Animal Farm Revolution was to make life better for all the animals. However, both revolutions made life worse afterwards. All of the characters in Animal Farm have counterparts in real life. This book was based on the Russian Revolution, and all the important populace of the revolution are symbolized. Some of the animals represent individuals in the …

…of drawing parallels from the situation leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917. I think Orwell is a genius because he has cleverly hidden the satire in such a way that everything fits into the picture like a jigsaw puzzle. Bibliography “Animal Farm.” Comparison of characters to Russian Revolution. 1999. http://www.globalserve.net/~glamont/afrmruss.html 6-1-99 8:02pm Stalin, Joseph. “Stalin, Joseph.” New Standard Encyclopedia 1930ed. Stalin, Joseph. “History.” The World Book Encyclopedia 1999ed.