Fables, (such as Aesop), are
stories with animal characters,
why do you think the author
used animal character instead of
humans. Justify
Answers
Answer:
The Role of Fables in Human Life
Explanation:
We can see symbolic reasons behind his animal choices. Orwell uses pigs to symbolize the leaders of what was actually the Bolshevik Revolution and the start of communism in Russia because pigs are actually known to be the most intelligent animals found on a farm, next to dogs.
Did Orwell use pigs for that reason? Surely just as likely it was for their reputation for greed and wrong perception of their lack of cleanliness? In Old English the term for pigs was swine, which later was employed as an insult indicating a nasty character. In fact, he implied by using pigs that the communists were intent only on power and justifying their power not intent on the good of authors. Giving the pig leader the name Napoleon places him in the mainly British understanding of the French conqueror as mad for power.
Of course Russia likewise has a point as Snowball is also a pig. Napoleon's guard dogs act as dogs who protect their master without any moral justification. They protect whoever provides food, comfort, the individual with power. As an estimate as the security and politicians that protected the Communist elite, fair enough. Boxer is simply a workhorse who does what he is told and does not ask too many questions like the ordinary people in Russia. The term Snowball as in snowflake could be seen then as now a bit of an insult-weak, nice to look at and fluffy.
Orwell gained insights into communists seeing their behavior in Spain and was at odds with the left wing intellectuals of his time.. Long after his death it was found that he spied on these intellectuals for the authorities. He saw such intellectuals as naive and misled, but potentially dangerous. A number of Russian intellectuals had joined the Bolsheviks/Communists only to be gradually liquidated by Stalin. None or few grasped their leader's real nature. By making politics into something from Aesop he made a direct approach into the issues, reflecting their basic rather than intellectual nature.