Time Period of

George Orwell Era

JACKSON TURNEY

Orwellian
Of or like the society portrayed by Orwell in his novel Nineteen Eighty-four,
characterized by totalitarian government, irrational political concepts, the
politicization of everyday language, etc.
Authoritarian principles

Timeline of Events
1917- Russian Revolution
1924- Death of Vladimir Lenin
1928- Stalin Launches Five Year Plan
1933- Hitler appointed German Chancellor
1939- Germany invades Poland; Starts WW2
1944- Allies invade to re-conquer Europe
1947-1991- Cold War
1948-1949- Berlin Airlift

Most Notable Works from 1945death

Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949)
Animal Farm (1945)

Symbolism of Characters
Mr Jones - Mr Jones is a farmer, and the owner of Manor Farm. He represents the last Tsar of Russia,
Nicholas Alexandrovich Romanov (Nicholas II).
Mr. Frederick - Owner of Pinchfield (Leader of Germany). Frederick is a composite of the leaders of
Germany. However, throughout most of the book, Frederick is a representation of Hitler.
Old Major - The father of 'Animalism'. He represents Karl Marx, but in some ways also symbolizes
the original communist leader - Vladimir Lenin.
Napoleon - Napoleon is Joseph Stalin.
Squealer - This pig represents the Russian media, which spread Stalin's version of the truth to the
masses.
Snowball - Snowball represents Leon Trotsky. Trotsky was one of the original revolutionaries. But as
Stalin rose to power he became one of Stalin's biggest enemies.
Boxer - Boxer represents the working class.

Karl Marx and Marxism

Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote the Communist Manifesto (1848).
Some socialist ideas can be traced as far back as the Bible, but Marxism has
its main intellectual origins in German philosophy, English political economy,
and French utopian socialism.
Stressed Economic power.
The framework for communism as we know today.
The concept of class struggle plays a central role in
understanding society's allegedly inevitable development
from bourgeois oppression under capitalism to a socialist and
ultimately classless society.

Trotskyism
On the political spectrum of Marxism, Trotskyism was more to the left.
Permanent Revolution
World rather than national.

Nazism
National Socialist Program
Belief in the superiority of the White, Germanic, Aryan or Nordic races.
Racial Hygiene
Anti-Marxism and Anti-Communism
The rejection of democracy, with as a consequence the ending the existence
of political parties, labor unions, and free press.
Social Darwinism
Related to Fascism

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