Chapter+5



= Summary = ==== Mollie begins acting against Animalism by letting a man from the neighboring farm pet her, and eventually lure her to his farm where she is fed sugar and ribbons; the animals never speak of her again. Snowball creates a plan to build a windmill that Napoleon opposes, consequently splitting the farm. After Snowball drew up the plans for the windmill and Napoleon urinated on them in disapproval, the decision was put to the group for a vote. However, after some debate back and forth, Napoleon called in dogs to chase Snowball off of Animal Farm. Napoleon continued to explain to the rest of the animals that from now on, he and another group of pigs will make all of the decisions. While some animals questioned this logic, the new maxim "Napoleon is always right" and the growls from the dogs quickly changed their minds. ====

= Parallels = ==== Napoleon running Snowball off the farm- This action is similar to Stalin running Trotsky out of Russia. Stalin and Trotsky had opposite views of how to run Russia. Trotsky believed that Russia should be much more democratic and the people should have some freedoms. However, Stalin believed that a totalitarian government would work best. Trotsky was a proponent of the "Leftist" beliefs in Russia. He believed that the New Economic Policy should be abolished, that it was necessary to spread communism throughout the entire world in order to be successful, and that the economy should be developed swiftly into socialism. Stalin originally opposed the "Leftists" and sided with the "Rightists," who believed in the NEP and that it was most important to garner domestic support for communism before staging a world revolution. Stalin switched viewpoints when it became convenient to do so. Once he had ousted several prominent Russian political figures, he began supporting the "Leftists," stating that the NEP was "uncommunist" and backing the Communist International Movement. When Trotsky was chased out, he spent several years in limbo before finally migrating to Mexico, where he would eventually be assassinated by a Stalinist. His son was killed in one of the Great Purges in the Soviet Union. In Animal Farm, Snowball becomes the new common enemy against which the animals must unite. Now that Mr. Jones is no longer a prominent threat to the animals, they need a new threat to hold them together. Snowball is the perfect target for Napoleon to focus on, since everything can be blamed on Snowball (and, in later chapters, unusual things will be blamed on Snowball). ==== ==== The sheep- Characters with little independent strength of mind are often portrayed as "sheep" in literature. The sheep in Animal Farm mindlessly repeated the doctrine "Four legs good, two legs bad" over and over again as if it were a brilliant notion. However, this doctrine has already been well-established at this point in the book, and the sheep really have nothing new to say, similarly to metaphorical sheep. Orwell took an old metaphor and made it literal. ====

==== Napoleon changing history- In the book, Napoleon attempts to justify running Snowball out by having Squealer say that Snowball was a traitor and a criminal. While at the farm, Snowball tried to improve the farm through hard work. While the animals originally questioned this, they eventually accepted it after the repetition. This was similar to what happened to Trotsky after he was pushed out of Russia. In the Moscow Trials, Trotsky was accused of treason and trying to assassinate Stalin, even though neither actually happened. Overall, Stalin was just trying to make Trotsky appear to be an enemy, so the people would only follow himself. Rather than transforming Trotsky into a political martyr, Stalin chose to "ruin" Trotsky and his followers. He blamed the murder of Sergei Kirov on Trotsky, and accused Trotsky and his followers of treason, thus justifying Trotsky's eventual exile. Stalin also accused Trotsky of being under pay of oil magnates and the FBI. ====

==== The windmill- The windmill idea was thought of to industrialize the farm so less manual work needed to be done. In Russia, Lenin suggested that an increase in technology was necessary to be successful. While Stalin was originally against this, he eventually came around once he was the only person in power. Napoleon did the exactly the same. Once Snowball was out of the picture, he decided that the windmill actually was a good idea. This windmill symbolizes Stalin's "Five-Year Plan," which incorporated ideas that were originally supported by Trotsky and the "Leftists." ==== ==== The dogs- The puppies stolen from their mothers by Napoleon is a direct parallel to Stalin's military and police. They are raised to be unquestioningly loyal to Napoleon, and indoctrinated with Napoleon's ideas. Under Stalin, the KGB would seek out and destroy anybody who plotted against the government, or was suspected of plotting. ====

==== Squealer- This pig represented "Pravda," a Russian newspaper. "Pravda" means "truth" in Russian. Stalin was not much of a talker, and he relied on Pravda to be his "mouthpiece." Pravda became a major source of Communist propaganda, just as Squealer spoke for Napoleon. Napoleon did not say much when he was called to debate. Instead, most of the logic used to support Napoleon's viewpoints came from Squealer. Squealer claimed that EVERYTHING Napoleon and his underlings did, from the banishment of Snowball to the pigs' hoarding of milk and apples, directly prevented the return of Mr. Jones. ====

==== At this point in the story, the pigs have broken one commandment multiple times. "All animals are equal" is broken further in this chapter when Napoleon creates a new rule: that all decision-making will be left to a closed committee of pigs. Squealer claims that this decision is for the best, since the other animals do not know what is best for themselves. This statement alone proves that the pigs have elevated themselves to an unusually high position. ==== ==== Mollie, however, has broken other commandments. Mollie represents the previously lofty upper-class, especially the aristocrats that were once favored by Csar Nicholas (Mr. Jones). By running off to Foxwood, she has broken the commandment "Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy." She is also wearing ribbons once again, breaking the "No animal shall wear clothes" commandment. ==== ==== Foxwood represents the countries to which the Russian bourgeoisie fled, especially England. When Mollie (the bourgeoisie) fled to Foxwood (England), she was able to retain the privileges denied to her by the new Animalists (Communists). ====

Another nifty tidbit- Old Major's skull was set on a stump at the foot of the flagstaff. Similarly, Lenin's body was preserved and set in a tomb by the Kremlin Wall.
= Quotes =

"Windmill or no windmill, he said, life would go on as it had always gone on-that is, badly." (pg.65)
==== In this quote Benjamin remains neutral between Napoleon and Snowball because he knew nothing would change. Benjamin seems to be stubborn because all his life nothing has changed so why should it start now. Benjamin represents the older generation because of the different level of maturity he has from the other animals. Especially how he does not get caught up in the propaganda of Napoleon and Snowball. ====

"Suddenly the dogs sitting around Napoleon let out deep, menacing growls and the pigs fell silent and sat down again." (pg.69)
==== In this quote Napoleon uses the dogs to stop any threats against him and to create fear for the rest of the animals on the farm to show that he has all the power. The dogs represent the KGB who were completely loyal to Stalin.The KGB were not a police force they were the support for Stalin. The KGB would use force on anyone who was disobedient towards Stalin. They were Stalin's guard dogs. ==== ==== "I trust that every animal here appreciates the sacrifice that Comrade Napoleon has made in taking this extra labour upon himself. Do not imagine, comrades, that leadership is a pleasure! On the contrary it is a deep and heavy responsibility. No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal. He would be only too happy to let you make your decisions for yourselves. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where should we be? Suppose you had decided to follow Snowball, with his moonshine of windmills-Snowball, who, as we now know, was no better than a criminal." (pg.69) ==== This quote by Squealer shows how he convinced the other animals how Napoleon is the hero and Snowball would have corrupted everything the animals were working towards. Since Mr. Jones is gone Snowball is the new enemy. Squealer represents the media especially "Pravda" that Stalin had control over. This allows Stalin to sway the opinions of the peoples ideas of Trotsky.

"Napoleon is always right." (pg.70)
When Boxer recited this slogan he allows the pigs to gain control. With this control allows Napoleon to announce any new ideas without debate from the other animals. Including the construction of the windmill would go forward even though Napoleon seemingly was opposed to the idea. The working class in the Stalinist society had no say in the running of their workplaces and suffered attrocious conditions under the threat of the state's iron fist. The working class became slaves of industry.

= Crazy Cool Pictures =



After Stalin ran Trotsky out of Russia, he had a major necessity to make Trotsky seem like the enemy. If this was to be true, any proof of a friendship between Stalin and Trotsky had to be erased. In these few pictures, the original is on the left and the modified picture is on the right. The left pictures show Stalin and Trotsky, where as the pictures on the right have Trotsky completely eliminated.