Animal Farm

Mr. Jones –  The often drunk farmer who runs the farm before the animals stage their Rebellion and establish Animal Farm. Mr. Jones is an unkind master who indulges himself while his animals lack food. He represents the last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas Romanov Il and Adolf Hitler, who forged an alliance with Stalin in 1939 but who then found himself fighting Stalin’s army in 1941.

Napoleon –  The pig who emerges as the leader of Animal Farm after the Rebellion.He is based on Joseph Stalin, Napoleon uses military force (his nine loyal attack dogs) to scare the other animals and consolidate his power. In his supreme craftiness, Napoleon proves more treacherous than his counterpart, Snowball.

Boxer –  The cart-horse whose incredible strength, dedication, and loyalty play a key role in the early prosperity of Animal Farm and the later completion of the windmill.

Many of these characters and events of Orwell’s novel parallel those of the Russian Revolution.

Lots of events in the novel are based on ones that happened during Stalin’s rule. The Battle of the Cowshed parallels the Civil War that occurred after the 1917 Revolution.

The Battle of the Windmill desc the U.S.S.R.’s involvement in World War II specifically the Battle of Stalingrad in 1943, when Stalin’s forces defeated Hitler’s forces.