This is who all the characters represent. More for the book because the movie leaves out some important characters and plot details. Napoleon = Josef Stalin Snowball = Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky Old Major = Karl Marx Squealer = Propaganda Boxer = Working Class that doesn't question Dogs = KGB Clover = Working Class but questions what goes on Muriel and Benjamin = see what goes on but don't do anything (until Boxer dies) Cat = Opportunist Sheep = The classic yes-men of society Moses the Raven = Unified Religion Jones = Czar Nicholas the II Manor Farm being Russia Animal Farm being the USSR Frederick = Hitler His farm being Germany Pilkington = Leader of England His farm being Britain I think that's all of them.
+Cwisiley No, I disagree. I believe Old Major is Lenin, and Old Major's Mother is Marx. If you read the text carefully, you will find that Old Major describes his mother as creating the idea of Animalism through the song of 'Beasts of England. Whilst Old Major rises the masses and adapts the ideology to The Animal Farm, just as Lenin did to Russia.
+Ethan Millward No, I disagree. I believe Old Major is Lenin, and Old Major's Mother is Marx. If you read the text carefully, you will find that Old Major describes his mother as creating the idea of Animalism through the song of 'Beasts of England. Whilst Old Major rises the masses and adapts the ideology to The Animal Farm, just as Lenin did to Russia.
No Major is Marx , he created the theory from his own mind and dies before the revolution - Lenin if included at all is in party of snowball ,but it's cleaner to have him as Trotsky alone . I think people get the Major/Lenin thing because his skull is on public display to be revered by the Animals -like lenin in Red Square
@@5888max Marx was never a revolutionary, yet a keen analyst of his time, whereas Lenin turned Marx' observations into political theory for a mainly agrarian state. Thus the outspoken revolutionary agenda of Old Major makes him an embodiment of Lenin. Even the latest Penguin study edition of A.F. says so in its character description.
Under Stalin it was called the NKVD or the OGPU. Under Lenin the secret police was called the Cheka. The KGB was a later incarnation after Khrushchev ousted Beria and partially reorganized the country. Today under Putin it's called the FSB.
I always thought that Snowball was Lenin (because in the movie he was the official leader of the rebellion and led the animals after the revollution) but Trotzky makes even more sense.
Boxer represents Alexi Stakanov who was a Soviet miner who always worked hard. Once he was given a talk to mine some coal in the space of 2 hours and mined 6x more coal than the target set
+Markus “Horror” Dittrich No, Lenin is Old Major, as he incites the rebellion. Old Major's mother who he speaks of "singing Beasts of England long ago, and far away" is Marx, the man who inspired Lenin. Snowball is Trotsky, something Orwell even admitted.
+WestPlays (forgive my poor English...). That's an opinion, I do respect that. But I'm still convinced that Old Mayor likely represents Marx. And that Snowball is a fusion of Trotzky and Lenin (Lenin in the first half of the story, Trotzky later on). It wouldn't be a contradiction to what Orwell admitted.
Markus Dittrich Then why was their a power struggle between Snowball and Napoleon. It's well known that Lenin approved of Trotsky and though Trotsky was the smarter between Napoleon and him. But Lenin also believed Stalin was stronger and therefore should be heir. The only power struggle this early in the soviet union is the one between Trotsky and Stalin (Snowball and Napoleon). So what is the evidence that snowball is Lenin?
+WestPlays Wasn't Lenin the first communist leader? Like I said, I think snowball is a fusion of those two real persons to one fictional character - something writers often do. Sure enough, I can be wrong.
+Ondrus21 Unlike Major, Lenin took part in rebellion.Major told his dreams and his ideas and then died he did not involved in any actions.That is why Major represents Karl Max not Lenin.
+themacetones. He represents both Karl Marx, the German political economist, and Vladimir Ilych Lenin, the Russian revolutionary leader. It says so on the main websites for the revision of the book. (BBC bitesize and spark notes)
Rhianna Watson - Squealer is definitely the media working for corrupt politicians to disseminate information on behalf of the government. This information is propaganda to confuse and influence the masses into believing false stories that ultimately benefit the government. Though Orwell was specifically referring to the Soviet Union propaganda machine, "Squealer" can be found in virtually every modern day country.
+Cool Stool If you find it boring then perhaps History isn't your thing. Animal Farm is a great learning tool to teach how Communism and Totalitarianism differ during the Rise of Stalin. It shows that the majority of power dictated by a few leads to corruption. Something very important to not repeat or drag on in some countries.
Orwell was a socialist who hated capitalist exploitation of the working class. He probably identified with the song of Old Major, who may symbolize Marx or some British socialst. Mr Jones seems more like a typical member of the petite bourgeoisie rather than Czar Nicholas, who some claim was the richest man in the world. What Orwell hated after coming back from his trip to Russian in 1948 (1984) was Bolshevism/Stalinism/Russian--style Communism which was (and still is) about enriching the ruling class of "pigs more equal than others". I don''t think Marx can be held responsible for the horrors in countries like the USSR, China and Cambodia because Stalin, Mao and Pol Pot were all pscyhotic tyrants who hardly had anything to do with real Marxism.
Yeah, he was pretty obviously not saying things were better under Mr. Jones’ rule. He hated the exploitation of workers and tried to point out how it was a factor in both the western capitalist countries and in the Soviet Union.
soviet dictators such us leon trotsky........ i see... well dear mates stalin was the first dictator of Soviet Union after the revolution. Leo Trotsky or Lenin werent dictators by any means.
it is exactly as its title says, leaders, a leader doesnt mean a dictator. Additionally, wikipedia isnt the only source of knowledge, there is no objectivity on political matters.
argosar Lenin was essentially dictator (a ruler with unquestionable authority) of USSR The major task he faced was establishing this authority for himself and his party in the country. Most of his policies can be understood in this light, even though he angered some elements in the population while satisfying others. Examples of such policies include the government's seizing of land from its owners and redistributing it to the peasants, forming a peace treaty with Germany, and the nationalization (putting under central governmental control) of banks and industry.
One shouldn't just say that these characters resemble that of the old USSR, the sort of overthrow of the monarchy by the proletariat is common everywhere. A democratic revolution takes place along very similar lines. As a result, it would be unjust to simply compare these characters to that of the old USSR.
SPOOKSTR No you said it was a classic Russian thing, that's stereotyping.I wasn't criticizing that you wrote the fact. I was criticizing because you said it was a classic Russian thing to do when in fact a Mexican killed him.
This is who all the characters represent. More for the book because the movie leaves out some important characters and plot details.
Napoleon = Josef Stalin
Snowball = Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky
Old Major = Karl Marx
Squealer = Propaganda
Boxer = Working Class that doesn't question
Dogs = KGB
Clover = Working Class but questions what goes on
Muriel and Benjamin = see what goes on but don't do anything (until Boxer dies)
Cat = Opportunist
Sheep = The classic yes-men of society
Moses the Raven = Unified Religion
Jones = Czar Nicholas the II
Manor Farm being Russia
Animal Farm being the USSR
Frederick = Hitler
His farm being Germany
Pilkington = Leader of England
His farm being Britain
I think that's all of them.
Snowball is Leon Trotsky, Old Major is Vladimir Lenin and Karl Marx.
squealer is propaganda...
+Cwisiley No, I disagree. I believe Old Major is Lenin, and Old Major's Mother is Marx. If you read the text carefully, you will find that Old Major describes his mother as creating the idea of Animalism through the song of 'Beasts of England. Whilst Old Major rises the masses and adapts the ideology to The Animal Farm, just as Lenin did to Russia.
+Cwisiley This was really useful XD thanks. Who is Benjamin? I thought Benjamin and Muriel are like the Older generation? Who is Mr Whymper?
+Chrisy B Raps I agree
Old major plays the part of both Marx and Lenin
It is safe to say that there is no Lenin character, just Marx. Snowball does have some of Lenin's traits too though.
Ethan, what op said was correct.
+Ethan Millward No, I disagree. I believe Old Major is Lenin, and Old Major's Mother is Marx. If you read the text carefully, you will find that Old Major describes his mother as creating the idea of Animalism through the song of 'Beasts of England. Whilst Old Major rises the masses and adapts the ideology to The Animal Farm, just as Lenin did to Russia.
No Major is Marx , he created the theory from his own mind and dies before the revolution - Lenin if included at all is in party of snowball ,but it's cleaner to have him as Trotsky alone . I think people get the Major/Lenin thing because his skull is on public display to be revered by the Animals -like lenin in Red Square
@@5888max Marx was never a revolutionary, yet a keen analyst of his time, whereas Lenin turned Marx' observations into political theory for a mainly agrarian state. Thus the outspoken revolutionary agenda of Old Major makes him an embodiment of Lenin. Even the latest Penguin study edition of A.F. says so in its character description.
I never thought I’d see members of the Soviet Union with Jazz music
Nein Nein Nein
Lmao you actually named it exactly to how this guy spelled it good job
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@@ИосифСталин-б6е Невозможно!
@@josefstalin3394 Мы оба настоящие :)
Thank you for helping *us* in *our* homework.
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Where you say "hundreds died", don't you mean millions?
Well, millions are a lot of hundrets, so technically he's not wrong...
Cory Comelio stalin kill 60 billions, and rape 2 millon womans in germany!!! Im now, i from russia.
Центральная Станция, million not billion, and he didn’t rape 2 million women he rape 30, His soldiers rape 2 million women
@@HouseHoldAdventures 1. Not 100 millions
2. Not because of Marx
Nice video. I agree about Snowball and Napoleon, but I thought of Old Major as a Vladimir Lenin type figure.
Old major is a mix of Marx and Lenin
"his ideas made life for the pigs easier" ... Except that the idea was a noble one which was edited and misused by power hungry pigs.
Right
Its actually KGB not KLB please correct yourself in annotations :D
Under Stalin it was called the NKVD or the OGPU. Under Lenin the secret police was called the Cheka. The KGB was a later incarnation after Khrushchev ousted Beria and partially reorganized the country. Today under Putin it's called the FSB.
@@williamjarrell3541 THE FSB WILL WAIT FOR NOONE
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I always thought that Snowball was Lenin (because in the movie he was the official leader of the rebellion and led the animals after the revollution) but Trotzky makes even more sense.
Boxer represents Alexi Stakanov who was a Soviet miner who always worked hard. Once he was given a talk to mine some coal in the space of 2 hours and mined 6x more coal than the target set
yes but x14 times
This İs Lie Bro, This İs Soviet Propaganda
Ok, so the chicken rebellion would be the Kronstadt rebellion?
Snowball was a combination of Lenin and Trotzki. Boxer is the worker, Benjamin the intellectual.
Markus Dittrich The pigs in general are the Bolsheviki.
+Markus “Horror” Dittrich No, Lenin is Old Major, as he incites the rebellion. Old Major's mother who he speaks of "singing Beasts of England long ago, and far away" is Marx, the man who inspired Lenin. Snowball is Trotsky, something Orwell even admitted.
+WestPlays (forgive my poor English...). That's an opinion, I do respect that. But I'm still convinced that Old Mayor likely represents Marx. And that Snowball is a fusion of Trotzky and Lenin (Lenin in the first half of the story, Trotzky later on). It wouldn't be a contradiction to what Orwell admitted.
Markus Dittrich Then why was their a power struggle between Snowball and Napoleon. It's well known that Lenin approved of Trotsky and though Trotsky was the smarter between Napoleon and him. But Lenin also believed Stalin was stronger and therefore should be heir. The only power struggle this early in the soviet union is the one between Trotsky and Stalin (Snowball and Napoleon). So what is the evidence that snowball is Lenin?
+WestPlays Wasn't Lenin the first communist leader? Like I said, I think snowball is a fusion of those two real persons to one fictional character - something writers often do. Sure enough, I can be wrong.
The music killed me lmaooo
Just to mention, Moses is the Russian Orthodox Church, The white army is the Battle of the cowshed, and Squealer is Pravda.
Final comment = thanks for watching,,, well thanks for making :)
Thanks for this, i got 100% on my animal farm exam after watching this!
10 likes and I'll start animal farm in my school.
1:51 do you mean KGB? not KLB!
Zoe Carr kgb didn’t exist when the book was published
I alway thought Major represented Lenin.
+Ondrus21 Unlike Major, Lenin took part in rebellion.Major told his dreams and his ideas and then died he did not involved in any actions.That is why Major represents Karl Max not Lenin.
old mayor plays lennin
And the other two farms represent Germany and England
Pinchfield=England and Foxwood=Germany
The most professional and educational video I've seen. At first i thought this was about a zoo but didnt know the underlying political themes.
Hello 8A1
Hello libby
you are too fast man!!!
whos here bc of school ugh
is old major nor Lenin?
+themacetones According to the version of the book i have, he represents Lenin's ideals. I thought Marx at first though.
+themacetones. He represents both Karl Marx, the German political economist, and Vladimir Ilych Lenin, the Russian revolutionary leader. It says so on the main websites for the revision of the book. (BBC bitesize and spark notes)
today was my first exam it was about animal farm i think i 've done a lot of mistake after watching this védeo
there quite a few mistakes on this video so how did u do? x
Here is more:
Squealer: Pravda
Boxer: Working class
Benjamin: Elderly people
Sheep: Blind followers
Nicholas II or Vladimir Lenin symbolic charcter of Mr . Jones.
After Lenin came Joseph Stelin i.e Napoleon.
I think old Major is more of a combination of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin.
Farm Animlas arenotjust soviet proletariat, but working people of every country and regime
Who does Squealer represent?
Probably the commissars and the rich , noble class.
Squealer represents Propaganda
Rhianna Watson - Squealer is definitely the media working for corrupt politicians to disseminate information on behalf of the government. This information is propaganda to confuse and influence the masses into believing false stories that ultimately benefit the government. Though Orwell was specifically referring to the Soviet Union propaganda machine, "Squealer" can be found in virtually every modern day country.
Rhianna Watson Molotov.
He used to spin black into white and white into black jsut to make Stalin look good.
A real worm.
Rhianna Watson Sean Spicer
The Dogs were more like NKVD than KGB
Just to let you know I studied animal farm nd the dogs are called kgb not klb
Why jazz? Jazz is a ridiculous joke with classical instruments.
Old major is also Vladimir Lenin. If u want to know more just comment below...
"you lot make me sick, it was just a nice film about some animals"
I hate the subject literature in my school it's boring as fuck
Hello 8a1
YESSS
You forgot Squealer
Boxer = Aleksei Stackhanovich
Is there any chance you could slow this down to make it easier to read? I would love to use this as part of a teaching lesson.
The KLB?? Don't you mean either the Check, or its successor organization the NKVD or its successor the KGB??? WTF.. lol
Dave R It's KGB, but the Russian G letter was mispelled as an L in this clip.
KLB? erm Komitet gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti ?? maybe
I thought the dogs were the military until now..
I thought the KGB was after Stalin
Got em all right good little video for first time readers. All power to the people 😎👍
We are learning animal farm and like I said earlier its boring Well I actually like it as a story but making it a subject in school is just way to far
+Cool Stool If you find it boring then perhaps History isn't your thing. Animal Farm is a great learning tool to teach how Communism and Totalitarianism differ during the Rise of Stalin. It shows that the majority of power dictated by a few leads to corruption. Something very important to not repeat or drag on in some countries.
Dös anyone knows the Song Title?
الله يوفقنا ف اختبارنا مع خديجه🤲🏻💙
Orwell was a socialist who hated capitalist exploitation of the working class. He probably identified with the song of Old Major, who may symbolize Marx or some British socialst. Mr Jones seems more like a typical member of the petite bourgeoisie rather than Czar Nicholas, who some claim was the richest man in the world. What Orwell hated after coming back from his trip to Russian in 1948 (1984) was Bolshevism/Stalinism/Russian--style Communism which was (and still is) about enriching the ruling class of "pigs more equal than others". I don''t think Marx can be held responsible for the horrors in countries like the USSR, China and Cambodia because Stalin, Mao and Pol Pot were all pscyhotic tyrants who hardly had anything to do with real Marxism.
Yeah, he was pretty obviously not saying things were better under Mr. Jones’ rule. He hated the exploitation of workers and tried to point out how it was a factor in both the western capitalist countries and in the Soviet Union.
@@mrlarvux Thanks for a reasonable reaction nearly a year later. I generally have to rely on "zero likes" to confirm my point of view.
@@2Hot2 Sorry about that. Gave you a like mate.
I will work harder best line of novel
hundreds of people dead.....um
how about squealer??????????/
1:50 is it soviet KLB or soviet KGB
Great video
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what about squealer?
You Got it , Right on the money ......So What animal would Bernie sanders Be ?...
+SnooperSquirrelFilms i dunno, but trump would definatly be a duck
Milkycharizard got it, a bear
Wrong timeline bro
Closest thing Bernie would be to here is Snowball and that's an extreme stretch lmao
I think, that Mayor was more like Lenin.
Omg this is a life save thank you!!
A stronger argument can be made that Old Major is Lenin
Where is Hitler?
Im not sure but in the last scene of animal farm donkey has this weird smile on his fase does that have some cind of purpose
+Axu Suvitie Oliveira Yea, it means Boxers the horse has been avenged.
Oo how did i not get it well thanks
Tasr was more evil than Stalin
soviet dictators such us leon trotsky........ i see... well dear mates stalin was the first dictator of Soviet Union after the revolution. Leo Trotsky or Lenin werent dictators by any means.
argosar Lenin was the first dictator look it up
depends on your sources
argosar en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_leaders_of_the_Soviet_Union#List_of_troikas
it is exactly as its title says, leaders, a leader doesnt mean a dictator. Additionally, wikipedia isnt the only source of knowledge, there is no objectivity on political matters.
argosar Lenin was essentially dictator (a ruler with unquestionable authority) of USSR The
major task he faced was establishing this authority for himself and his
party in the country. Most of his policies can be understood in this
light, even though he angered some elements in the population while
satisfying others. Examples of such policies include the government's
seizing of land from its owners and redistributing it to the peasants,
forming a peace treaty with Germany, and the nationalization (putting
under central governmental control) of banks and industry.
One shouldn't just say that these characters resemble that of the old USSR, the sort of overthrow of the monarchy by the proletariat is common everywhere. A democratic revolution takes place along very similar lines. As a result, it would be unjust to simply compare these characters to that of the old USSR.
gr8 vid mate
Are you certain Orwell was only describing the USSR, or communism n particular for that matter?
I believe that old major is lenin because after his death, Leon and Joseph were in dispute of becoming the next leader
wouldn't old major be lenin as stalin the suceeds lenin and destroys the revolution that lenin had created like napoleon and old major
could the ducks be considered msm or journalist. I thought of it because they repeat the leaders message
0:52 "his theory later led hundreds of people dead under the power of the soviet union" Wasn't it a bit more than that?
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1:26 wasn't Trotsky exiled to Turkey and then to Mexico?
What about chickens ? and who are sheeps who sings four legs are better?
It’s actually spelt *Czar Nicholas II and the dogs represent the KGB
Wht about squealer
Propaganda
And he is also Molotov
Russian Media
I guess many philosophies from different countries are meant by the story, not limited to the Russian
You forgot a couple like squealer as the propaganda and jones as the Tsar and other things
"All animals are equal...but s0m3 ar3 m0r3 3qua1 t0 0thers
It was not known as KGB during Stalin's era but NKVD
this is good but old major is Marx and Lenin together
Lenin was snowball
Nope- Snowball was Trotsky
Best watched at half speed if you want any chance of reading the text.
too fast. can't read anything. slow it down.
Leon Trotsky took an Ice Pick to the back of the head.....Oh those Russians.
He was killed in Mexico stop stereotyping.
Christine Walsh I said, he was killed with an Ice pick to the back of his head. That isn't stereotyping. It's a fact, Christine.
SPOOKSTR No you said it was a classic Russian thing, that's stereotyping.I wasn't criticizing that you wrote the fact. I was criticizing because you said it was a classic Russian thing to do when in fact a Mexican killed him.
Chrisy B Fair call.
MrKalashnik0va no...
the explaination is full of crap...
What are the names of the songs at 00:00 and 0:39 ?
I actually have an English final tomorrow with Animal Farm in it, so, this is perfect.
Better Dead than Red
KLB? Don't you mean NKVD or KGB?
Squarel: Media
Boxer: Bigoted people
Napoleon is both Lenin and Stalin
Lenin is old major my guy
@@Joshtrivett1307 Old Major is a combination of Marx and Lenin
Very helpful thanks!!
Actually, Old Major is supposed to be Lenin.
Sorry to be incorrect, but isn't Napoleon Lenin?
So im guessing molly was like a secret agent or something to get information?
No she is the nobles from the czars rule
What about my boi Squealer
animal farm es el mejor libro que existe