Stalinism and Communism in “Animal Farm” by George Orwell

Animal Farm is a classic novel by the acclaimed author George Orwell reflecting a negative opinion towards Stalinism or Russias form of communism. Through his work he expressed controversial views and came to be well known for such. George Orwell published Animal Farm in 1945 in the midst of world war two, despite his beliefs the book would not be received well due to the war the book managed to take off and being one of his more popular books it also allowed for readers to discover George Orwell as an author. Animal Farm by George Orwell is a classic portrayal of stalinist government but from a different perspective,so as to say original. George Orwell wrote this book in the 1940s and it has managed to stay popular till this day. George Orwell lived a long life influenced by many things in his writings as he wrote many books, animal farm one of his greater books hides many messages within its words allowing it to stay interesting and relevant, and another factor to consider is how world war II influenced the popularity or effect of animal on the people.

Firstly, is how Animal Farm has managed to stay relevant through the years, and since it was released in the 1940's. George Orwell was able to gather a large group of readers in this as the book related to many events occurring in the ussr and events that lead up to world war II. One such event symbolized in the book being the hitler-stalin pact in his novel as the agreement between mr.fredrick and Napoleon as told by gale a literary sources author. In this quote referenced is the pact between Mr.Fredrick and Napoleon which caused for no aggression is similar to that of Hitler and Stalins vow to 0 violence after a long period of hate between the two countries. Another quote similarly backing how the war was a beneficial factor in the books popularity is this from gale literary sources Animal Farm saying that the ussr was the target of George Orwells satires throughout the book. This goes to show that george orwells intended claums were towards the ussr, this being a shared hate amongst many at the time allowed the book to soar. Those two facts are what allowed george orwells book Animal Farm to rise to such fame in the time that it did.

Secondly, is the influence george orwell had in writing his books. George orwell being an already famous author had many of his books influenced through previous experience living in what was bengal now in india, near the soviet union and had always kept a firm stance arguing the practices of the soviet union, according to gale literary sources. On top of this george orwell also did not limit himself or halt himself in his work he wrote constantly over similar ideas until he reached the heights of his fame even having to take jobs in the indian civil service as an overseer of opium exports to china. Though an important job this was not his passion as george orwell had his sights set on writing books and managed to do this unlike many others who tried but failed.

Finally, there is how world war II influenced the popularity of his book. This happened through both the time in which he released his book and how his book was heavily influenced by the government at the time. Having a heavy negative approach towards russian totalitarian government especially during those times caused for a peak in interest amongst those related in such events, which practically included everybody at the time. As many were influenced and cared for the events of world war II, on top of this however remains the fact that this novel has had a continuous fan base up until now. This may be due to the increased use of it in schools but the more popular opinion remains that it is just a good book, no matter the year. On top of this george orwell was well educated and taught to advertise his books gaining multiple scholarships in which helped him further his writing career. The schools he attended included Eton college, and Wellington college, according to gale literary source.

To conclude, Animal Farm by George Orwell is a tale that has lasted the test of time. Animal Farm first released during the era of world war II saw its spikes and declines in poopularity. All this due to literary techniques used by the author relating to current times but also leaving readers with a lasting message. George Orwell in his book used common themes such as history repeats itself, and power=corruption. Through this he reached a varied audience because such rules apply to everyone and everything as demonstrated by Napoleon, a pig. George Orwell influenced by the struggles of his time wrote an novel that will allow people easier access to the hard to understand concepts of world war II, stalinism, and russias corrupt government at the time the book was published.

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