What do characters in animal farm represent

They represent the secret organisations of the police. The hens - they bravely protest about their eggs being taken. Mollie - a horse that is happy to be ruled by humans. Moses - Jones' pet raven, also a preacher.

The young pigs - they speak out against Napoleon and are executed as a result. In the beginning, they must work to overthrow Mr. Jones, the human that rules over the farm.

Once he is overthrown by the animals, the pigs form a political movement that helps them rise to power over the other animals. At this point, the pigs and their oppressive regime become the antagonist as the other animals find themselves realizing that their opposition is not necessarily the humans, but any entity or group that seeks too much power to the point where others suffer. Old Major Animal Farm — The prize boar who, before his death, shares his vision that Animal Farm could be completely independent from human rulership.

His vision represents a socialist utopia in which all are equal and all work together for a common good. Jones and the humans. Napoleon tends to resort to military force to intimidate the other animals into submission and support of his politics. Snowball is based on Leon Trotsky and is an intelligent and passionate orator. Because of this, he wins the support of many of the other animals and thus two opposing political parties struggle for ultimate power over Animal Farm.

Jones Animal Farm — The human who originally ran the farm. Though he represents the Soviet leader, Stalin, he is also the embodiment of all politicians having the similar character traits of deception, manipulation, and exploitation. He is superb not only in using wily tactics but also in manipulating minds through his deputy, Squealer, another clever pig. By the end of the novel, Napoleon is successful in driving out all of his opponents from the animal farm.

The Old Major is an old boar having large tusks. Orwell creates the Old Major to represent Karl Marx. It is because he is the originator of the Communist Revolution in Russia despite his untimely death before it. The writer treats this character with dignity, honor, and respect. It is also clear that he wins the same respect from other animals. However, Orwell exposes some of his weaknesses.

Snowball is a second class leader among the pigs. He works with Napoleon for the revolution. Also, he the chief thinker after the Old Major. He is not only intelligent but also very passionate about the welfare of his animal brothers. However, he is tricked by Napoleon as soon as Napoleon establishes his own superiority. Despite his oratory and eloquence, his cleverness proved second to Napoleon.

That is why he has to flee persecution at the hands of Napoleon. By the end of the novel, though he is missing, he becomes a scapegoat for whatever bad happens to animals on the farm. Squealer is an agile and small pig, who is the propaganda secretary of Napoleon.

He is very smart in using his tusks and legs as writing tools. He abuses the language for the good of his master. He creates and amends the slogans according to the situation after Napoleon establishes his supremacy over others.