Animal Farm

What is Moses the crow in real life?

Religion

Who are the dogs in real life?

The KGB

Who is Mr.Fredrick in real life?

Adolf Hitler

Who is Mr.Pilkington in real life?

Allies of World War II

The long-lived donkey who refuses to feel inspired by the Rebellion. He firmly believes that life will remain unpleasant no matter who is in charge. Of all of the animals on the farm, he alone comprehends the changes that take place, but he seems either unwilling or unable to oppose the pigs.

Benjamin

Who are the pigs in real.life?

Bolsheviks

The cart-horse whose incredible strength, dedication, and loyalty play a key role in the early prosperity of Animal Farm and the later completion of the windmill. Quick to help but rather slow-witted, He shows much devotion to Animal Farm's ideals but little ability to think about them independently. He naïvely trusts the pigs to make all his decisions for him. His two mottoes are "I will work harder" and "Napoleon is always right."

Boxer

A good-hearted female cart-horse and Boxer's close friend. She often suspects the pigs of violating one or another of the Seven Commandments, but she repeatedly blames herself for misremembering the commandments.

Clover

What is Animalism in Animal Farm?

Communism

Who is Jones in real life?

Czar Nicholas II

What is repetition?

Deliberately repeated words, within or between sentences, for effect.

Who is Benjamin The Donkey in real life?

Inacfive, cynical Russian citizens

What is Red Herring

It's meant to diver, or distract, attention from the main subject by introducing something irrelevant

Two dogs, each of whom gives birth early in the novel. Napoleon takes the puppies in order to "educate" them.

Jessie And Bluebell

Who is Napoleon in real life?

Joseph Stalin

Who is Old Major in real life?

Karl Marx

Who is Snowball in real life?

Leon Trotsky

What is glittering generalities?

Linking what someone says with something most people consider to be good or positive; the opposite of name calling. Generalities are broad sweeping statements

The poet pig who writes verse about Napoleon and pens the banal patriotic song "Animal Farm, Animal Farm" to replace the earlier idealistic hymn "Beasts of England," which Old Major passes on to the others.

Minimus

The vain, flighty mare who pulls Mr. Jones's carriage. She craves the attention of human beings and loves being groomed and pampered. She has a difficult time with her new life on Animal Farm, as she misses wearing ribbons in her mane and eating sugar cubes. She represents the petit bourgeoisie that fled from Russia a few years after the Russian Revolution.

Mollie

The tame raven who spreads stories of Sugarcandy Mountain, the paradise to which animals supposedly go when they die. He plays only a small role in Animal Farm, but Orwell uses him to explore how communism exploits religion as something with which to pacify the oppressed.

Moses

The human solicitor whom Napoleon hires to represent Animal Farm in human society. He entry into the Animal Farm community initiates contact between Animal Farm and human society, alarming the common animals.

Mr. Whymper

The tough, shrewd operator of Pinchfield, a neighboring farm. Based on Adolf Hitler, the ruler of Nazi Germany in the 1930s and 1940s, Mr. Frederick proves an untrustworthy neighbor.

Mr.Fredrick

The often drunk farmer who runs the Manor Farm before the animals stage their Rebellion and establish Animal Farm. He is an unkind master who indulges himself while his animals lack food; he thus represents Tsar Nicholas II, whom the Russian Revolution ousted.

Mr.Jones

The easygoing gentleman farmer who runs Foxwood, a neighboring farm. Mr. Frederick's bitter enemy, He represents the capitalist governments of England and the United States.

Mr.Pilkington

The white goat who reads the Seven Commandments to Clover whenever Clover suspects the pigs of violating their prohibitions.

Muriel

The pig who emerges as the leader of Animal Farm after the Rebellion. Based on Joseph Stalin, Napoleon uses military force (his nine loyal attack dogs) to intimidate the other animals and consolidate his power. In his supreme craftiness, he proves more treacherous than his counterpart, Snowball.

Napoleon

The prize-winning boar whose vision of a socialist utopia serves as the inspiration for the Rebellion. Three days after describing the vision and teaching the animals the song "Beasts of England," he dies, leaving Snowball and Napoleon to struggle for control of his legacy. Orwell based him on both the German political economist Karl Marx and the Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Ilych Lenin.

Old Major

Who is Mollie in real life?

Russian Bourgeoisie (Middle class)

What is the Slaughter of the animals in real life?

Show Trials of Russia

The pig who challenges Napoleon for control of Animal Farm after the Rebellion. Based on Leon Trotsky, he is intelligent, passionate, eloquent, and less subtle and devious than his counterpart, Napoleon. He seems to win the loyalty of the other animals and cement his power.

Snowball

The pig who spreads Napoleon's propaganda among the other animals. He justifies the pigs' monopolization of resources and spreads false statistics pointing to the farm's success. Orwell uses him to explore the ways in which those in power often use rhetoric and language to twist the truth and gain and maintain social and political control.

Squealer

What is the meeting of the humans in real life?

Tehran Conference?

Who is Squealer in real life?

The Russian Pravda

What is Flag waving?

Trying to make people do something by playing to their sense of patriotism

What is exigency?

Where someone offers nothing more than a time limit as a reason for us to do what he wants.

Who is Boxer in real life?

Working Class (supporters of Communism)

What is testimonial?

a quote by someone, whether by name or anonymous, that vouches for the product.

What is bandwagon?

creating a sense of excitement to make people want to join in because everyone else is doing it

What is card stacking?

the intentional organization and arrangement of material to make one position look good and another position look bad.

What is name calling?

the use of language to defame, demean, or degrade individuals or groups and usually avoids a certain issue

What is Plain Folks?

using folksy images and speech to make candidates and ideas good for ordinary people; the opposite of testimonials