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AnAnIntroductionIntroduction
totoAnimal Animal FarmFarm
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SatireType of writing that
ridicules something—a person, a group of people, humanity at large, an attitude or failing, a social institution—in order to reveal a weakness.
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Most satires…Convince us of a point of
view.Persuade us to follow a
course of action.Involve exaggeration.
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AllegoryA story in which the
characters, settings, and events stand for certain other people, events, or concepts.
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How is Animal Farm an allegory?It parallels revolutionary and
postrevolutionary Russia (late 1920s to 1953).
Many characters are based on Russian historical figures and ideas.
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Czar Nicholas II
Poor leader at bestCruel, sometimes brutal with
opponentsSometimes kind, hired students
as spies to make money
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Russian Revolutionaries
Karl MarxJoseph StalinLeon Trotsky
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Karl Marx
German social philosopherChief theorist of modern
socialism and communism“Revolution is inevitable”
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SocialismPolitical and economic theory
that advocates a system of government ownership and management of the means of production and distribution of goods.
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CommunismA totalitarian system of
government in which a single authoritarian party controls state-owned means of production.
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TotalitarianismSeeks to control not only all
economic and political matters but also the attitudes, values, and beliefs of its population.
Generally led by a dictator.
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Joseph Stalin
Studied Marxism, but did not follow it
“Man of steel”; killed all who opposed him
Not a good speaker, not very well-educated
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Leon Trotsky
Followed MarxismVery well-educatedWanted to improve life for all
in RussiaEventually chased away by the
KGB
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Other Similarities…
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KGB“Secret police”Not really police, but forced
support for StalinOften killed entire families
for disobedience
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ReligionWas tolerated because it
encouraged the people to work
Would stop violent revolutions
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Vain, Selfish People
Didn’t care about revolutionOnly thought about
themselvesWent to other countries that
offered more for them
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Skeptical PeopleWeren’t sure revolution
would change anythingKnew communism wouldn’t
work with power-hungry leaders
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Dedicated Communists
Believed Stalin because he was a “communist”
Stayed loyal after it was obvious he was a tyrant
Were betrayed by Stalin