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Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution…
Four legs good, two legs bad…
Animal Farm Background
Allegory
An _______ is an expression of symbolic figures and/or representations [a story about a real life event]
_____, on the surface is about animals taking over a farm. The _____is that the story is a representation of the ________ ________
Allusion
______ is a reference to a _____, _____, ________, of work of ____[similar to an allegory]
Very _______Quick _________Family Guy
Russian Revolution
________Led to the creation of the ____
______Lenin, ______, Stalin,_______,
Nicholas II, KGBThe spread of ___________
Czar Nicholas II
Poor _______CruelBrutal towards _________Hired _________ to spyDisconnected the _____ from the
______[this was a major cause in the revolution]
Leon Trotsky
One of the leaders of the _______ _____
Pure ________Followed ____ _______Wanted to improve lifeChased away by the _______
Vladimir Lenin
Leader of the ________ party_______ of the October RevolutionFounded the _______ [KGB]Initiated the ____ _______
Mass murdering of Russian civilians
KGB
Secret _________ forceMercenariesUsed to do the “_______” workCorrupt_________ group
Joseph Stalin
TyrantOnly cared about ______Killed all who ________ him_________ LeninUsed the _______ to do his dirty
work
Famous Stalin analogy for running a country
It was said that Stalin, while dying, was speaking to his heir apparent, and told him that the way you run a country is simple. Stalin took hold of a bird in his hand and began to pluck all the feathers out of the bird. Once the bird was featherless, Stalin relinquished his grip from the bird. The bird remained in his hand. Stalin then informed his listener that that is how you run a country. You force the people into needing you to survive.
Karl Marx
________ of Communism________ philosopher Wrote, “ ____ ____________”Wanted the ________ of the world
to unite to end __________For the __________
Characters in Animal Farm
The ________ in Animal Farm are allusions to the political figures of the Russian Revolution
Each character represents a _______ or group of people apart of the _______
Point of Animal Farm
Animal Farm shows that the ______ in humanity and political leaders can corrupt the ideals of any Utopian society. It also shows that ________ towards problems can lead to more corruption and problems