Characters in Animal Farm
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- Created on: 26-05-16 12:57
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- Characters in Animal Farm
- Napolean
- A pig who seizes control of the farm after the Russian revolution
- Becomes a dictator
- Portrayed as Stalin
- Uses his milterary force known as his attack dogs to intimidate the other animals
- Makes his power stronger
- Snowball
- Cleaverist pig on the farm
- Napoleans rival for leadership of Animal Farm
- Portayed as Trotsky
- Intelligent, passionate, eloquent and less subtle and devious than Napoleon
- Seems to win the the loyality of the other animals and cement his power
- Boxer
- Hard-working horse
- Most devoted supporter of the revolution
- Makes huge sacrifites for the farms success
- His incrediable strength, dedication and loyality plays a key role in the early prosperity of Animal Farm and the later completion of the windmill
- Shows the much devotion to Animal Farm's ideals but little ablity to think about them independently
- Doesn't really trust the pigs to make all his decisions for him
- His two mottoes are "I will work hardr" and "Napoeans is always right"
- Squealer
- The pig who spreads Napoleon's propaganda among the other animals
- Alters the seven commandments
- Spreads false statistics pointing to the farm's success
- Orwell uses Squealer to explore the ways in which those in power often use rhetoric and language to twist the truth to gain and maintain social/political power
- Speaker for Napoleon
- Old Major
- Oldest pig on the farm
- His speech sets out the principles of Animalism and the high ideals by which the pigs actions are later
- Vision of a socialist utopia serves as the inspiration for the Rebellion
- Three days after describing rhe vision and teaching the animals the song "Beats of England" he dies
- Leaves Snowball and Napolean to struggle for control of his legacy
- Three days after describing rhe vision and teaching the animals the song "Beats of England" he dies
- He is based on both the German polictcal economist Marx and the Russian revolutionary leader Lenin
- Clover
- Good-hearted female horse
- Boxers close friend
- Maternal figure on the farm
- Suspects the pigs of violating one or more of the Seven Commandments
- Repeatedly blames herself for misremembering the commandments
- Unable to communicate her protest against the pig's actions
- Prevents further protest from other animals
- Napolean
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