Who is Trotsky?
Leon Trotsky was one of the main key figures of the Russian revolution and the early days of Soviet Union. He was a communist leader during 1905 and 1917. He arranged the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany being a commissar for foreign affairs. He next turned out to be the leader of Red army, killing millions of White Army officers and Cossacks, under V.l. Lenin’s controls. he approved himself that he is not a good influential leader ordering obedient peasants and workers in the Red Army. (Leon Trotsky, 1996)
Leon Trotsky was born on November 7, 1879, in Yanovka, Russia. He was sent to Odessa for education after the age of 8. Throughout his years of schooling, the idea of revolutionary began to take shape. He supported Russian Marx's revolutionary theories, and also founded the Red Army (during the Civil War in the 1920s, where normal citizens were joined together under Trotsky's leadership to become Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups). (Germany&USSAR, 2007)
Near the beginning of the establishment of the Soviet Union, he was appointed as the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs. However in 1925, he was expelled of his position as war commissar, and later on, even the Communist party. He was afraid of Stalin's murderous intent, and later fled to Mexico, however Stalin pursued Trotsky and sent people to assassinate Trotsky and family in Mexico in 1940. (The history of Russian Revolution, 2007)
Leon Trotsky was born on November 7, 1879, in Yanovka, Russia. He was sent to Odessa for education after the age of 8. Throughout his years of schooling, the idea of revolutionary began to take shape. He supported Russian Marx's revolutionary theories, and also founded the Red Army (during the Civil War in the 1920s, where normal citizens were joined together under Trotsky's leadership to become Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups). (Germany&USSAR, 2007)
Near the beginning of the establishment of the Soviet Union, he was appointed as the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs. However in 1925, he was expelled of his position as war commissar, and later on, even the Communist party. He was afraid of Stalin's murderous intent, and later fled to Mexico, however Stalin pursued Trotsky and sent people to assassinate Trotsky and family in Mexico in 1940. (The history of Russian Revolution, 2007)
Why did Orwell represent the events/system or character this way? (compared to Snowball (book character and real person)
Why did Orwell represent the events/system or character this way? (compared to Snowball (book character and real person)
Snowball is the animal version of Leon Trotsky, who was known as an important person that led the victory in the Russian civil war. His importance is reflected in Snowball’s character. Snowball represents Napoleon’s greatest rival, as Trotsky was to Stalin.(Animal Farm, Snowball, 2013) In the beginning, both Snowball and Napoleon were portrayed as animals with good leadership of Animal farm. However, later on, they both realized that in order to continue on, one of them must be eliminated. Thus, Napoleon decides to step up and get rid of Snowball.
Orwell portrays Snowball in a rather positive light, a pig with good ideology and heart to spread animalism and to improve the buildings of Animal Farm. However, Snowball, with only good logic and speaking skills cannot victorious against Napoleon’s brutality. In Snowball, Orwell allows the readers to deeply think about the true factors that corrupts people (animal) and that is, the power itself, relating that it is impossible to get rid of government corruption by putting single individual to large responsibility of power.
Snowball is the animal version of Leon Trotsky, who was known as an important person that led the victory in the Russian civil war. His importance is reflected in Snowball’s character. Snowball represents Napoleon’s greatest rival, as Trotsky was to Stalin.(Animal Farm, Snowball, 2013) In the beginning, both Snowball and Napoleon were portrayed as animals with good leadership of Animal farm. However, later on, they both realized that in order to continue on, one of them must be eliminated. Thus, Napoleon decides to step up and get rid of Snowball.
Orwell portrays Snowball in a rather positive light, a pig with good ideology and heart to spread animalism and to improve the buildings of Animal Farm. However, Snowball, with only good logic and speaking skills cannot victorious against Napoleon’s brutality. In Snowball, Orwell allows the readers to deeply think about the true factors that corrupts people (animal) and that is, the power itself, relating that it is impossible to get rid of government corruption by putting single individual to large responsibility of power.
Was he successful?
Orwell successfully portrayed Snowball as a ideal character, but with moral flaws. For example, the author puts the symbol of windmill to represent the future of Animal Farm visualized by Snowball’s dreams; reflecting Trotsky’s aims of spreading the Communist Revolution worldwide. He also highlights the flaws of this character when the symbol of the windmill is destroyed, and the pigs put Snowball in the responsibility of its damage. This event directly reflects Stalin forcing Trotsky out of the Communist party, acting as another motif Orwell uses to portray the effect of the hunger of power.
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