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Animal Farm characters
Common Traits
Historical Figures
Mr. Jones
Kicked out of power monarchy,
System of power based on birthright feudal system
Old Major
Introduced Communist ideas
Old Major’s speech = Communist Manifesto
Chased out of Animal Farm/Russia by Napoleon/Stalin
In competition with Napoleon/Stalin for power
Snowball
Napoleon
Squealer
Boxer
Marx,
Lenin
Gained power and ran off Snowball/Trotsky
Aggressive, manipulative, relies on propaganda
Deceived the public; justifies the leader’s actions (Napoleon/Stalin)
Represents the Pravda newspaper
Gullible, believed whatever propaganda was told to them
Hard-working; give to the farm/party but don’t receive
Trotsky
Stalin
Stalin’s
Propagandist
working class
proletariat
The Pigs
Live in luxury, enjoy the benefits of the society they help to control
Communist
Represent the hypocrisy of communism and show the corruptness of such a society
Party
Used to control animals/people (commoners)
Secret
Trained to follow orders and carry out commands
Police/
The Dogs
The Pigeons
Old Benjamin
Go to neighboring farms/countries and spread propaganda
Military
Propaganda
Remains unchanged after the rebellion—does the same amount of work,
Cynical
never becomes too excited or disappointed about anything
commoner
Moses
Keeps the animals faithful about Sugarcandy Mountain
The Church
Mollie
Muriel
Opposes the new government b/c
Traitor to the
she will miss the conveniences
new gov’t
Reads and sees through
Educated
propaganda
working class
Animal Farm
Common Traits
Historical Allusions
locations, events, etc.
Foxwood/
Pilkington
Pinchfield/
Frederick
Farmhouse
Animalism
Flag/Gun
Battle of
Overthrow
Cowshed
Sugarcandy
Mountain
Neighboring farm;
England
sometimes ally, sometimes enemy
Germany
Neighboring farm;
sometimes ally, sometimes enemy
Buildings that used to belong to pre-communist farm/Russia and
overtaken by communist leaders
Old Major/Karl Marx’s original (and maybe naïve) idea that everyone could
work, earn and live equally
Kremlin
Nationalism
Worship the idea of freedom through equality; Create their own symbols of rebellion Parades, destruction
Battle that overthrew the old power (Jones/czars)
Life after death; a place to look forward to—helps maintain faith in the
current situation
Alcohol
Windmill/
Destruction of
of old gov’t.
Heaven
A method of escape used by those in power; represents corruption,
Old Russia &
laziness, irresponsibility
corrupt power
Difficulty experienced in trying to begin industrial
Industrial
revolution on the farm/in Russia
Revolution
Milk
Nutrition stolen from the working class and
used to nourish the elite
Greed/
Corruption