A Comparison Between Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution

"Ignorance is strength" In this date and time that still applies to our world today for those that have knowledge. Those who know have power over those who don't. The story of Animal Farm is a story of revolution, abuse of power, and a lesson in history. Revolution started with a speech given by the prestigious Old Major. He was a prize boar that had pasted his prime. He still commanded the respect of all …

…animals by simple arguments." Later, the importance of the proletariat is shown when Boxer suddenly falls and there is suddenly a drastic decrease in work productivity. But still he is taken for granted by the pigs, which send him away in a glue truck. The song of the revolution on the farm is similar to the song of the Russian revolutionary period, "Communist Internationale," composed in the 1900s by supporters of the uprising in Russia.