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It’s essential to circulate a sheet that lists the characters of Animal Farm and whom they represent; for example, Old Major represents Vladimir Lenin and Napoleon is Joseph Stalin. Napoleon’s name suggests that Orwell also modeled Napoleon on the despotic French military leader Napoleon Bonaparte in addition to despots in general. In order to appreciate the allegory, show the class a complete list that compares the animals to people in Rusian history. (Detailed lists are available at several websites.) Orwell…..

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