Mr. Jones Czar Nicholas II

Old Major Karl Marx

Animalism Communism

Snowball Leon Trotsky

Napoleon Joseph Stalin

Squealer Propaganda Dept.

The Dogs Cheka (Secret Police)

Moses the Raven Religion

Mollie Selfish People of Russia

Boxer Dedicated, but tricked communist supporters

Benjamin Skeptical people in Russia and outside Russia

Mr. Jones Czar Nicholas II

•Poor Leader/ Farmer

•Sometimes nice to people/animals sometimes mean

Old Major Karl Marx

•Inventor of Animalism/Communism•"workers of the world unite", take over gov't/ farm •dies before revolution

Animalism Communism

•no rich, but no poor •Everyone is equal•everyone owns everything

Snowball Leon Trotsky

•young, smart, good speaker, idealistic

•really wants to make life better for all

•chased away into exile

Napoleon Joseph Stalin

•not a good speaker•didn't follow Marx's/Old Major’s ideas •cruel, brutal, selfish, devious, corrupt •his ambition is for power, killed opponents •used intimidation to control others

Squealer Propaganda Dept.

•used any lie to convince people

The Dogs Cheka (Secret Police)

•a private army that used fear to force work

•killed or intimidated any opponent

•totally loyal

Mollie Selfish People of Russia

•Didn't care about revolution

• went to others that offered more for them

Boxer Dedicated Worker

•gives his all, is betrayed anyway

Benjamin Skeptical people in Russia and outside Russia

•weren't sure revolution would change anything •realized that a crazy leader can call himself communist/animalist•knew that communism/animalism wouldn't work

Overall details about revolution

•it was supposed to make life better for all •life was worse at the end •The leaders became the same as, or worse than, •the other farmers (humans) they rebelled against

Overall details of Russian Revolution

•supposed to fix problems from Czar •life was even worse long after revolution •Stalin made Czar look like a nice guy

• http://barney.gonzaga.edu/~sbennet3/mead/lessonplans/animalfarm.htm