Animal Farm and The Russian Revolution

Animal Farm and The Russian Revolution The novel Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, can be compared to the Russian Revolution of 1917. The idea of a revolution came from Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto that he wrote with Fredrick Engels. It was 1924 when Vladimir Lenin died and left Trotsky alone to lead the Russian people. Joseph Stalin, another high-powered man, knew of Trotsky’s loss and tried to take over as ruler of the Russian …showed first 75 words of 1151 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1151 total…historical figures Stalin, Trotsky, Marx, and the Russian population are directly portrayed as the animal characters of Napoleon, Snowball, Old Major, and Benjamin. The novel is, as was previously stated, a comparison to actual historical fact. When George Orwell wrote the novel Animal Farm, he wrote it as a satire. He chose animals to portray the figures in the novel to show how people can sometimes become a little animalistic when involved in a revolution.