animal farm theme and historical significance

[alenka]

Most of this is correct. I just wanted to add/clarify a few things, since I teach this novel (along with its historical significance).

Old Major: Karl Marx AND Lenin (because O.Major's skull is used in the story the same way Lenin's body has been used in Soviet Union, on display)

Muriel: is the goat, just regular semi-educated folk
Mollie: bourgeoisie, the upper class (the one that runs away to the other farm)
Pilkington: Winston Churchill
Windmill: Stalin's Five-year Plan
Stack of timber/forged banknotes: Hitler backstabbing Stalin, attack on Soviet Union

Actually, here is alist

Napolean: Stalin
Snowball: Leon Trotsky
Old major: Karl marx
Boxer: Working Class
Dogs: KGB
Raven: Russian Orthodox church
Mr. Jones: Romanov Dynasty, more specifically Tsar Nicolas II [ruled from 1887-1918]
Muriel [sheep who runs away to other farmer]: Rich upper class
Lenin: Absolutely no one. Lenin is unimportant in this story
Squealer: Pravda [Russian Newspaper]
Frederick [farmer who blows up windmill]: Germany [Operation Barbarossa = Windmill ka Boom]
Plinkington: USA
Guy who negotiates trade: Foreign Officials
Molly: Uneducated Class
Benjamin: Cynics

That's all I can mention off the top of my head. there are more, but i don't remember them all.

Oh, and by the way, KGB was the soviet secret police.



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Gilthas

[bazarov]

Old Major: Karl Marx AND Lenin (because O.Major's skull is used in the story the same way Lenin's body has been used in Soviet Union, on display)

That's right! Finally!

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[James.]

Some good points here, agree with Munro and gilthas. Didn't realise the point Alenka made about the skull but that's good evidence.