Transcript Karl Marx - Westmoreland Central School

Animal Farm
George Orwell
Boxer
George Orwell
Karl Marx
SYMBOLISM/PARALLELS
Revolution was supposed to make life better; life was
worse in the end for everyone
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Mr. Jones :
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Czar Nicholas II:
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Irresponsible to animals
Sometimes Cruel/Kind: would
give animals milk & mash
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Poor leader
Cruel: brutal to opponents
Kind: hired students
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Old Major
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Karl Marx
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Taught Animalism
Animal workers revolt
Dies before Revolution
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Invented Communism
“Workers of World Unite”
Dies before Revolution
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Animalism
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Communism
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No owners, no rich, no poor
All animals equal
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Everyone owns the Farm
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Same
All people equal
Gov’t owns all; people own gov’t
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Snowball
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Leon Trotsky
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Young,smart,good speaker
Really wants better life for all
One of Revolution’s Leaders
Chased into exile by dogs
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“October Revolution” Leader
Pure Communist:followed Marx
Wanted to improve Russian life
Chased away by Lenin’s KGB
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Napoleon
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Joseph Stalin
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Not as clever/speaker like
Snowball
Cruel,brutal,selfish,corrupt
Power-hungry;killed foes
Used dogs, Squealer, Moses
to control animals
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Not as educated/speaker like
Trotsky
Same as Napoleon; didn’t
follow ideals of Marx
Power-hungry; killed foes
Used KGB, organized church,
and propaganda to control
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Squealer
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Propaganda Dep’t
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Big Mouth; talks a lot
Convinces Animals to
believe/follow Napoleon
Changes/Manipulates
commandments
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Enhanced Stalin’s image
Used any lie to convince
people to follow Stalin
Benefited from the fact that
education was controlled
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The Dogs
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KGB–Secret Police
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Private army that used fear
Killed/intimidated Napoleon’s
opponents
One part of Napoleon’s
strategy of control
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Private force of Stalin
Often killed entire families or
any opponents
Totally loyal; part of Lenin’s
power, even over Army
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Moses the Raven
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Religion
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Tells animals about Sugar
Candy Mountain (Heaven)
Taught Work = Heaven
Snowball/Major opposed him
Napoleon supported idea; it
made animals work w/out
complaint
Marx said “Opiate of the
People” was a lie
Made people not complain,
but do their work
Stalin tolerated religion
because it made people
work, prevented revolts
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Mollie
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Vain: loved beauty & self
Didn’t care/think of farm
Went w/anyone who gave
her what she wanted
Vain/Selfish in
Russia & World
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Didn’t care about Revolution
Only thought about selves
Went to other countries that
offered more for them
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Boxer
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Strong, hard-working horse;
believed in Animal Farm
“Napoleon is always right.” “I
will work harder.”
Gives his all, but is betrayed
by Napoleon: he sells him
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Benjamin
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Old, wise donkey suspicious
of revolution
Thinks “Nothing ever
changes” He’s right
Suspicions about Boxer’s
demise and sign changes are
correct
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Loyal, but Tricked
Stalin Supporters
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Believed Stalin because he was
a “Communist.”
Many stayed loyal even when
obvious Stalin a tyrant
Betrayed by Stalin who ignored
or killed them
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Skeptical In/Outside
of Russia
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Didn’t believe revolution
changed anything
Realized crazed leader could
say he’s a “Communist.”
Knew communism wouldn’t
work w/power-hungry leaders
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Other Symbols/Parallels
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Foxwood Farm (Pilkington)…England (Churchill)
Pinchfield Farm (Frederick)…Germany (Hitler)
Animal Farm………………….Russia/USSR
Jones’ Farmhouse…………..The Kremlin
Old Major’s Skull……………..Lenin’s Body
Hoof & Horn on Flag…………Hammer/Sickle
Chasing Away Jones………..Deposing the Czar
First Animal Rebellion……….Russian Revolution
Battle of Cowshed…Anti-Revolutionary Invasion
Battle of Windmill...Stalingrad (German Invasion)
Building of Windmill………….Five-Year Plan
Symbols/Parallels Cont’d
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Confessions/Executions...Blood Purges of ‘36-38
Napoleon Takes Over Farm…Stalin is Dictator
Selling the Wood………………Nazi-Soviet Pact
Mr. Whymper (Broker)………..Foreign Agents
Pigeons Incite Farms…Communist Internationale
Animals Not Pig or Dogs………Proletariat
Four Porkers Reject Napoleon...White Russians
Final Scene (Meeting Between
Men and the Pigs……………Teheran Conference