Animal farm box 3 Flashcards
What is the main plot of Animal Farm?
Farm animals overthrow their human owner seeking an equal society, but are betrayed and fall under the dictatorship of Napoleon.
Who is Old Major?
A wise and prize-winning boar whose vision of a utopian society inspires the animals’ rebellion.
What does Old Major represent?
Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin.
Who is Napoleon?
A pig who becomes the leader of Animal Farm after the rebellion.
What does Napoleon represent?
Joseph Stalin.
How does Napoleon consolidate power?
Through fear and violence, turning the farm into a totalitarian regime.
Who is Snowball?
A pig who competes with Napoleon for control of the farm.
What does Snowball represent?
Leon Trotsky.
What are Snowball’s characteristics?
Visionary and persuasive but lacks cunning.
What happens to Snowball?
He is ousted and used as a scapegoat for the farm’s problems.
Who is Squealer?
Napoleon’s propagandist pig.
What role does Squealer play on the farm?
Manipulates animals with lies and misleading statistics.
What does Squealer symbolize?
The power of propaganda in maintaining totalitarian rule.
