Animal farm - George Orwell, Appunti di Inglese

Scarica Animal farm - George Orwell e più Appunti in PDF di Inglese solo su Docsity! Charachters Napoleon Napoleon is very important but a corrupt character in the novel. As a pig, he is part of the rebellion since the beginning. He is manipulative, uses terror and to maintain his power and only has interest in increasing it. As soon as he gets the power, he forgets all the promises he has made to the animals earlier. Then he starts displaying his own corrupt ways of living. Though he represents the Soviet leader, Stalin, he is also the embodiment of all politicians having the similar character traits of deception, manipulation, and exploitation. He is superb not only in using clever tactics but also in manipulating minds through his deputy, Squealer, another clever pig. By the end of the novel, Napoleon is successful in driving out all of his opponents from the animal farm. So as Napoleon during the French Revolution, he betrays the democratic principles. Old Major The Old Major is an old boar having large tusks. Orwell creates the Old Major to represent Karl Marx. It is because he is the originator of the Communist Revolution in Russia despite his death before it. The writer treats this character with dignity, honor, and respect. It is also clear that he wins the same respect from other animals. However, Orwell exposes some of his weaknesses. Though he makes long speeches elucidating man’s tyranny toward animals, he does not do much laborious work in the novel to show his own sincerity to the cause. Snowball Snowball is a second class leader among the pigs. He works with Napoleon for the revolution and wants to improve the farm, but he fails in it. He is not only intelligent but also very passionate about the welfare of his animal brothers. However, he is tricked by Napoleon as soon as Napoleon establishes his own superiority. Despite his oratory and eloquence, his cleverness proved second to Napoleon. That is why he has to flee persecution at the hands of Napoleon. By the end of the novel, though he is missing, he becomes a scapegoat for whatever bad happens to animals on the farm. He representsTrotsky. Squealer Squealer is an agile and small pig, who is the propaganda secretary of Napoleon. He is very smart in using his tusks and legs as writing tools. He abuses the language for the good of his master. He creates the slogans according to the situation after Napoleon establishes his supremacy over others. He also deceives the simple illiterate animals using tricky and challenging language. In fact, he is the representative of Goebbels, the famous propaganda minister of Hitler in Nazi Germany. Boxer Boxer is a horse and the most sincere and caring animal on the farm. He stands for the loyal, hard-working man who follows animalism. He becomes very popular for his passion for the revolution, his sincerity with the cause and his hardworking nature. He possesses all the qualities of a hardworking, dedicated and loyal worker. However, his services are not acknowledged by the corrupt rulers. He works hard until he is no longer capable. Later, he is sold to a glue factory owner when he falls ill. This situation of Boxer represents the plight of poor working classes in all kinds of societies. His name derives from from the Boxer Rebellion in China which is linked to the rise of Communism in that country. Mr. Jones Mr. Jones is the representative of cruel human beings in the animal farm as referred by the Old Major. He owned the farm before the revolt of the animals. After the revolution, the animals occupy the whole farm and expel him by kicking and butting him. He remains drunk most of the time which leads to the ultimately revolt of the hungry animals. Following his expulsion, he tries to get it back. However, he never comes back though his shadow is shown as a threat by the clever Squealer. He represents Czar Nicolas II who doesn’t care about his animals. Dogs They are a metaphor for the terror state which Stalin created in Russia as a means of keeping order and crushing political opposition.