Animal Farm Visual Representation of Characters

[@Cwisiley]

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.

[@chriswalsh6968]

Snowball is Leon Trotsky, Old Major is Vladimir Lenin and Karl Marx.

[@chriswalsh6968]

squealer is propaganda...

[@westplays1037]

+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.

[@zoecarr4173]

+Cwisiley This was really useful XD thanks. Who is Benjamin? I thought Benjamin and Muriel are like the Older generation? Who is Mr Whymper?

[@zoecarr4173]

+Chrisy B Raps I agree

[@FoxyIsSoRaven]

Old major plays the part of both Marx and Lenin

[@ethanmillward675]

It is safe to say that there is no Lenin character, just Marx. Snowball does have some of Lenin's traits too though.

[@chriswalsh6968]

Ethan, what op said was correct.

[@westplays1037]

+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.

[@5888max]

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

[@WEITESTAL]

@@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.

[@josefstalin3394]

I never thought I’d see members of the Soviet Union with Jazz music

[@AIexOtto]

Nein Nein Nein

[@retrobassist2165]

Lmao you actually named it exactly to how this guy spelled it good job

[@ИосифСталин-б6е]

я настоящий

[@josefstalin3394]

@@ИосифСталин-б6е Невозможно!

[@ИосифСталин-б6е]

@@josefstalin3394 Мы оба настоящие :)

[@AIexOtto]

Thank you for helping *us* in *our* homework.

[@julsvanjuls5642]

Ikr

[@bigsmoky4729]

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

[@mdazizulchowdhury8883]

yes but x14 times

[@CelebiMehmed1386]

This İs Lie Bro, This İs Soviet Propaganda

[@DerGuteHut]

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.

[@flippyflopper2360]

"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.

[@osonhouston]

Right

[@MarkusHorror]

Snowball was a combination of Lenin and Trotzki. Boxer is the worker, Benjamin the intellectual.

[@clausroquefort9545]

Markus Dittrich The pigs in general are the Bolsheviki.

[@westplays1037]

+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.

[@MarkusHorror]

+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.

[@westplays1037]

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?

[@MarkusHorror]

+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.

[@ericc7576]

Nice video. I agree about Snowball and Napoleon, but I thought of Old Major as a Vladimir Lenin type figure.

[@typenull3367]

Old major is a mix of Marx and Lenin

[@corycomelio3356]

Where you say "hundreds died", don't you mean millions?

[@songbird7450]

Well, millions are a lot of hundrets, so technically he's not wrong...

[@ЦентральнаяСтанция]

Cory Comelio stalin kill 60 billions, and rape 2 millon womans in germany!!! Im now, i from russia.

[@DanKuman]

Центральная Станция, million not billion, and he didn’t rape 2 million women he rape 30, His soldiers rape 2 million women

[@vladimirlenin693]

@@HouseHoldAdventures 1. Not 100 millions 2. Not because of Marx

[@theorisingmatrix_mouse8991]

Thanks for this, i got 100% on my animal farm exam after watching this!

[@AntBalzano]

The music killed me lmaooo

[@AshAtropos]

Just to mention, Moses is the Russian Orthodox Church, The white army is the Battle of the cowshed, and Squealer is Pravda.

[@user-cvbnm]

Here is more: Squealer: Pravda Boxer: Working class Benjamin: Elderly people Sheep: Blind followers

[@samisweird2585]

whos here bc of school ugh

[@nyussa9013]

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.

[@aibekvevo]

Its actually KGB not KLB please correct yourself in annotations :D

[@williamjarrell3541]

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.

[@cgt3704]

@@williamjarrell3541 THE FSB WILL WAIT FOR NOONE

[@JosephGaming]

Aibek Yegemberdin RIP annotations 👊 😔

[@Copium445]

Aibek ok boomer

[@wyrdness1]

Ok, so the chicken rebellion would be the Kronstadt rebellion?

[@Ondrus21]

I alway thought Major represented Lenin.

[@gamze3768]

+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.

[@eoinalllen5951]

"you lot make me sick, it was just a nice film about some animals"

[@standziobek7108]

Got em all right good little video for first time readers. All power to the people 😎👍

[@SPOOKSTR]

Leon Trotsky took an Ice Pick to the back of the head.....Oh those Russians.

[@chriswalsh6968]

He was killed in Mexico stop stereotyping.

[@SPOOKSTR]

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.

[@chriswalsh6968]

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.

[@SPOOKSTR]

Chrisy B Fair call.

[@chriswalsh6968]

MrKalashnik0va no...

[@porchofgeese_crockpot]

10 likes and I'll start animal farm in my school.

[@AdamasutojrAJR]

I believe that old major is lenin because after his death, Leon and Joseph were in dispute of becoming the next leader

[@kayleighwilson6149]

I actually have an English final tomorrow with Animal Farm in it, so, this is perfect.

[@user-dn8gq8kc4h]

"All animals are equal...but s0m3 ar3 m0r3 3qua1 t0 0thers

[@libbyxx3611]

Hello 8A1

[@kichibunn]

Hello libby

[@shoshoalghsmdi12]

الله يوفقنا ف اختبارنا مع خديجه🤲🏻💙

[@bamalam21]

animal farm es el mejor libro que existe

[@stevehamburger4399]

The Dogs were more like NKVD than KGB

[@firedfromscanningfiredfrom995]

old mayor plays lennin

[@clairegray2216]

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.

[@rhiannawatson1811]

Who does Squealer represent?

[@marco1698]

Probably the commissars and the rich , noble class.

[@Cwisiley]

Squealer represents Propaganda

[@henrydrake8463]

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.

[@cr4yv3n]

Rhianna Watson Molotov. He used to spin black into white and white into black jsut to make Stalin look good. A real worm.

[@sratus]

Rhianna Watson Sean Spicer

[@maiuranloganathan2881]

Great video

[@keavysmith1518]

Omg this is a life save thank you!!

[@zoecarr4173]

1:51 do you mean KGB? not KLB!

[@jenko887]

Zoe Carr kgb didn’t exist when the book was published

[@fernandovaldez9263]

I think old Major is more of a combination of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin.

[@themacetones]

is old major nor Lenin?

[@doctordaniel5020]

+themacetones According to the version of the book i have, he represents Lenin's ideals. I thought Marx at first though.

[@abievans7807]

+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)

[@Felixbucket]

And the other two farms represent Germany and England Pinchfield=England and Foxwood=Germany

[@2Hot2]

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.

[@mrlarvux]

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.

[@2Hot2]

@@mrlarvux Thanks for a reasonable reaction nearly a year later. I generally have to rely on "zero likes" to confirm my point of view.

[@mrlarvux]

@@2Hot2 Sorry about that. Gave you a like mate.

[@viktorholmstrom6638]

gr8 vid mate

[@byua1835]

I thought the dogs were the military until now..

[@nicoleylately]

great video!

[@clementxu9835]

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.

[@roflol100]

Farm Animlas arenotjust soviet proletariat, but working people of every country and regime

[@SnooperSquirrelFilms]

You Got it , Right on the money ......So What animal would Bernie sanders Be ?...

[@thispersonisblanked3457]

+SnooperSquirrelFilms i dunno, but trump would definatly be a duck

[@thispersonisblanked3457]

Milkycharizard got it, a bear

[@Khaenz]

Wrong timeline bro Closest thing Bernie would be to here is Snowball and that's an extreme stretch lmao

[@salmacharki4214]

today was my first exam it was about animal farm i think i 've done a lot of mistake after watching this védeo

[@fahiezaali8661]

there quite a few mistakes on this video so how did u do? x

[@mikeh5399]

What was the windmill supposed to represent?

[@Ondrus21]

+Mike Hermida Nothing particular, I think.

[@samsaqrecipes5498]

@Mike Hermida Destruction of the Windmill is a symbol for the failure of the Five years plan

[@zoecarr4173]

+Mike Hermida I wrote: The windmill's symbolic meaning changes during the novel and means different things to different characters. It is to be for electricity but ends up being for economic production. As it is built, it is a place of work without benefit and a medium of the pigs' power. For the humans, it is a dangerous symbol, showing the growing power of the farm. The Windmill, could represent The Biblical Tower of Babel from the bible?

[@reshmabarve9408]

What about chickens ? and who are sheeps who sings four legs are better?

[@argosar]

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.

[@wolfgangplanck5917]

argosar Lenin was the first dictator look it up

[@argosar]

depends on your sources

[@wolfgangplanck5917]

argosar en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_leaders_of_the_Soviet_Union#List_of_troikas

[@argosar]

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.

[@wolfgangplanck5917]

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.

[@Param_Shantih]

This is the video that i needed.🙆

[@Pomiferous]

Oh, I thought this was a discussion about the public education system.

[@nombredeusuarionombr]

It's not

[@zachcooper8622]

Old major is also Vladimir Lenin. If u want to know more just comment below...

[@michalnovotny9758]

I think, that Mayor was more like Lenin.

[@beastmo7452]

Thanx that helped alot

[@darkhearttantibus2766]

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[@monda111111]

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?

[@abmaa962]

I guess many philosophies from different countries are meant by the story, not limited to the Russian

[@Benjimac379]

I thought the KGB was after Stalin

[@luukhamti6539]

Nicholas II or Vladimir Lenin symbolic charcter of Mr . Jones. After Lenin came Joseph Stelin i.e Napoleon.

[@secondchance6603]

Best watched at half speed if you want any chance of reading the text.

[@Vijay1989]

It was not known as KGB during Stalin's era but NKVD

[@vladimirlenin693]

1:26 wasn't Trotsky exiled to Turkey and then to Mexico?

[@AMBKPRODUCTIONS]

I would compare squealer to Hitler in that he simplified his speech and used a lot of repetition to get the "simple minded" to follow his way of thinking

[@GrumpyLoco6]

Squealer is actually a representation of Stalin's propaganda.

[@ethanmillward675]

No the other farmer who makes a deal with Napoleon represents Hitler

[@KinkeadN]

Final comment = thanks for watching,,, well thanks for making :)

[@paininkabir4760]

Squarel: Media Boxer: Bigoted people

[@dianadaniela2746]

Very helpful thanks!!

[@timtralau5454]

Dös anyone knows the Song Title?

[@JeSsE10mCcOy11]

Boxer = Aleksei Stackhanovich

[@berkkarsi]

What are the names of the songs at 00:00 and 0:39 ?

[@bibimusarrat1030]

Tasr was more evil than Stalin

[@throw_out_ur_milk_hun724]

So im guessing molly was like a secret agent or something to get information?

[@joeyfromjoeysuperkoolfoodr2100]

No she is the nobles from the czars rule

[@stephaniejones9183]

Just to let you know I studied animal farm nd the dogs are called kgb not klb

[@garrettstephens3081]

You forgot a couple like squealer as the propaganda and jones as the Tsar and other things

[@axusuvitieoliveira]

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

[@wyrdness1]

+Axu Suvitie Oliveira Yea, it means Boxers the horse has been avenged.

[@axusuvitieoliveira]

Oo how did i not get it well thanks

[@loganskelley9920]

It’s actually spelt *Czar Nicholas II and the dogs represent the KGB

[@DeLiller40]

You forgot Squealer

[@JewWithABow]

Actually, Old Major is supposed to be Lenin.

[@robertkeim9167]

A stronger argument can be made that Old Major is Lenin

[@pertuk]

Napoleon is both Lenin and Stalin

[@Joshtrivett1307]

Lenin is old major my guy

[@pertuk]

@@Joshtrivett1307 Old Major is a combination of Marx and Lenin

[@vialeagosta15]

what about squealer?

[@derekanderson7570]

Can anyone tell me what the guitar music on this is? I love it.

[@retrobassist2165]

just use Shazam

[@derekanderson7570]

@@geethan._samarakoon Thanks very much!

[@kichibunn]

Hello 8a1

[@libbyxx3611]

YESSS

[@robert48044]

could the ducks be considered msm or journalist. I thought of it because they repeat the leaders message

[@dacosta0656]

Better Dead than Red

[@kantpq23]

KLB was found in 1954 and Stalin died in 1953, wtf?

[@mariamihailik5310]

Napoleon was also based on Napoleon Bonaparte.

[@ElaineStDenis]

looking at the comments.. interesting. When i saw this in school , junior grammar school we spoke of the characters as personality types , not political ones. All types of politics hold similar characteristics of these cartoon characters. It does not matter the politics when corruption of ideals, greed and control destroy peoples and purpose. I watched the original in the early 1970's. so this is what is being taught? mankind never changes.. only repeats and mimics the past.

[@مدرسهپزشکی]

thanks

[@negomistar3874]

this is good but old major is Marx and Lenin together

[@williamsillon2031]

What about Squeler?

[@bananaboi9644]

1:50 is it soviet KLB or soviet KGB

[@yootubesuxass]

Up the revolution!!!!!!

[@coolstool2124]

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

[@Tirblog]

+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.

[@ECWnWWF]

I always thought the Farm represented a "Kingdom". The Farmer was the King and the Animals are subjects. After all what is the group that Animals are in? Animals are a "Kingdom", the "Animal Kingdom" .... and temporarily, Old Major convinced the animals to become a "United" Kingdom.

[@vuurtorenokkenwaterpokken]

song at 0:50 ??

[@siddharthgautam8072]

I will work harder best line of novel

[@sharkbaitsurfer]

Are you certain Orwell was only describing the USSR, or communism n particular for that matter?

[@pokmokz2532]

забавно проводить аналогии с одной страной и не видеть их в других, это так по вашему лицемеры чертовы

[@lees2404]

+Pok Mok lol russia sux

[@markham4926]

+PokMok Так здорово писать на русском, обращаясь к англоязычному автору. Что до аналогий - сам Оруэлл говорил, что "Скотный двор" - это аллегория на историю СССР, да и без того это очевидно. Я здесь никакого лицемерия не вижу, человек просто пояснил кто есть кто в книге (хотя нескольких персонажей он все-таки упустил из виду).

[@LVMR14]

Why Old Major is not Lenin ?

[@OttoHorst888]

Maybe because he doesn't experience the revolution of the animals anymore but gave them the idea to do it