ANIMAL FARMGeorge Orwell

Metaphor Animal Farm is a metaphor for the Russian

Revolution A cranky farmer represents the Czar A big pig represents Karl Marx Animalism represents communism Trotsky, Stalin, and the KGB all have their

representatives

Paints a pretty initial picture of communism

Animals work together to overthrow the czar

Animals work together so everybody has more food

More crop was produced. Everybody was happy

Things turn sour

The pigs were the smartest The pigs start taking more than their

share The pigs become hypocrites

Pigs make commandments

Commandments are supposed to create a beautiful society

Everybody following the commandments will be ‘better’

Commandments, in order to be commandments, require punishment if they are not followed

Pigs violated commandments

Pigs slept in beds Pigs drank alcohol Pigs wore clothes Pigs learned to walk on two legs

Pigs started to trade

Pigs sold goods for money Pigs even sold the eggs from the chickens Pigs bought whiskey

Pigs started killing

Pigs violated the commandment about killing

Pigs executed animals

Pigs Created a System of Spies

Pigs trained dogs to be their secret police Justice was swift

Pigs Became Human

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