Animal Farm Analysis
Animal Farm
(fill in the blanks with words or names that
parallel the events of the Russian Revolution)
_______________
 Irresponsible leader/________________
 Lives in a house full of ______________ but
gives the animals none
 Incompetent—forgets to ___________
animals, gets __________________
_______________
 Dream of perfect society called __________
 animals do all the _____________;
__________ get the money
 Animals will _________________
 Dies before revolution
___________________
 unplanned, spontaneous rebellion against
_____________________ because he
_________________________________
 Mr. Jones is _____________________
 Snowball fights valiantly; ______________
is nowhere to be found
 Farm is renamed ____________________
_______________
 7 __________________ called ___________
 no owners, no rich, no poor
 all animals are _______________
 everyone owns the farm
_______________
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smart, idealistic, good speaker
really wants to make life better for all
one of the leaders of the _______________
creates ____________________ for the
betterment of _______________________
 planned to build a ______________ to make
the farm self-sufficient
 chased into exile by _______________
Russian Allegory
1917-1940s
Czar Nicholas II
 Poor leader
 People were starving, not enough food, yet he and his
family lived richly
 Sometimes brutal with opponents – he sent out soldiers to
kill the protesting women
Karl Marx
 Envisioned a new socialism
 “workers of the world unite” and take over the government
 “From each according to his ability to each according to
his needs.”
 dies before Russian Revolution
Russian Revolution of 1917
 March 1917, lines of women in front of food stores
suddenly begin to demonstrate and riot because of lack of
food. Czar sends soldiers out to kill the women, but the
soldiers end up joining them
 Czar abdicates (resigns) a week later and leaves the
country
 Vladimir Lenin takes power; communism begins
Communism
 all people are equal; all jobs are necessary to society
 government owns everything, people own the government
 no rich, no poor, no social classes
Vladimir Ilich Lenin & Leon Trotsky
 pure communist; followers of Marx
 believed that educated elite should rule
 genuinely wanted to improve life in Russia
 Lenin’s programs and policies led to economic prosperity
for peasants
 wanted to change Russia from an agricultural community
to an industrial one
 Lenin died; Trotsky was chased into hiding by Stalin’s
KGB (secret police)
 Trotsky was found by KGB 20 years later and murdered
Animal Farm Analysis
_______________
 Not as smart or clever as _______________
 Claimed Snowball’s ideas for the
_____________ as his own
 Wanted power; _______________ all
opponents
 Used ______________, _____________,
and __________________ to control
animals
_______________
 Does most of the ____________
 Convinces animals to believe and follow
_________________
 ________________ and manipulates the
commandments
 Teaches the sheep “Four legs good, two legs
bad.”
_______________
 trained to instill ____________ in the
animals
 completely loyal to __________________
 killed or intimidated any _______________
of Napoleon
_______________
 tells animals about ________________
Mountain
 promotes hard work to get to a “better place”
 doesn’t work himself
 ________________ wanted him to stay
because he taught the animals to work and
not complain
_______________
 Was vain—loved___________________
 Was not concerned with the big picture of
Animalism
 Went to anyone who ___________________
 Left _______________________
Joseph Stalin
 Not as educated as Lenin or Trotsky
 Didn’t follow Marx’s ideas
 Spoke out against Trotsky’s ideas about
industrialization, then claimed them as his
own
 Wanted power; killed all who opposed him
 Used KGB, church, and propaganda to
control his society
 Signed treaty with Hitler, but was eventually
betrayed by him
Propaganda
 Purpose was to support Stalin’s image
 Used lies and manipulations to convince the
people that Stalin was working for them
 Controlled all newspapers so that people
only knew what the government wanted
them to
 Used slogans, fear, repetition, and
manipulation to control the people
KGB—Secret Police
 hired and trained to control the people
 used force, often killed entire families for
disobedience
 totally loyal to leadership
Christian Orthodox Church/Religion
 Marx said it was the “opiate of the people”
 Told people to work and not complain; hard
work gets you into heaven
 Taught peace; Stalin used it to stop violent
revolutions
 Leaders didn’t have to do hard work
 Received benefits and luxuries from Stalin
Middle and Upper Class
 Enjoyed luxuries
 Educated, did not do difficult work
 Didn’t care about the revolution; only about
what they had
 Left Russia for other countries after the
revolution
Animal Farm Analysis
_______________
 Strong, ___________________
 Believed in Animal Farm and that ____________
work would lead to his __________
 Trusted __________________, said
“__________is __________ ___________.”
 Betrayed by _____________________
_____________________
 Old, wise __________________
 Didn’t believe anything ever ______________
 Knows how to ______________, but doesn’t
participate in the ________________
 Speaks up only when __________________ is
being taken to be ____________________
_____________ forced to sell their ____________
for money
 Hens _______________ and start
________________ their own eggs
 Napoleon punishes them by _____________
 _______________ eventually wins
Confession and Murder of the ___________
 They had been loyal and did what ____________
said all along
 ________________ to dreams and crimes they
didn’t commit
 were ______________ in front of all the animals
 created ___________ among all the animals
Mr. Frederick
 Lived ____________________ to
__________________
 Attacks Animal Farm and
______________________________ the
windmill
 When he saw he was beaten, he and his men
_________________
 Forged __________________ and ended up not
paying
Proletariat—working class
 Did the difficult, undesirable jobs
 Uneducated
 Believed that hard work leads to success
 Believed Stalin because he said he was a communist
 Betrayed by Stalin; used for their work, their lives
never improved
Skeptical people
 Didn’t believe revolution would affect their lives
 Somewhat educated, but didn’t speak about their
opinions
 Can help, but choose not to
 Speak up only when it’s too late
Rapid Industrialization (to quickly move the
country from agrarian to industrial)
 Stalin took all the land from the private owners
 Farmers destroyed their own property and killed their
own animals in protest
 Stalin killed them or sent them to forced labor camps
 Declared “war by starvation”—the farmers destroyed
their own food and Stalin didn’t help them
Stalin’s Reign of Terror
 2/3 of the governing class were murdered in what
was called “The Great Purge”
 arrests, accusations, torture, executions, labor camps
 created an atmosphere of fear; wiped out the
possibility of opposition
 Replaced both the Czar and religious leaders
Hitler
 Had been enemies with Stalin for years
 Signed a non-aggression pact with Stalin in 1939
 Launched a surprise invasion of Soviet Union in
1941
 Army was eventually defeated
Animal Farm Analysis
Mr. Pilkington
 Lived ____________________ to Animal Farm
 Attacks Animal Farm with
________________and __________________
 Spreads rumors about the _____________ of
Animal Farm
 Tries to make ________________ with
Napoleon, but he keeps changing his mind
 When Napoleon sent for help, sends a message,
“________________________.”
 Sells some _____________________ to
Napoleon
 Says, “If you have your _____________ animals
to contend with, we have our
____________________!”
 He and Napoleon _________________ while
playing cards
Capitalist Countries (specifically the U.S. and U.K.)
 Philosophy is that production is the
responsibility of the individual; every person
gets what they earn
 Capitalist countries almost signed an antiGerman alliance with Russia, but it fell apart
last minute
 Became partners with Russia after Hitler broke
the non-aggression pact
 Does not join WWII when Stalin asks for help
Social classes are determined by education and
wealth
 Orwell thought that capitalist countries were
just as bad as communist countries