Animal Farm Chapter 10 and its relation to Russian Communism

[EnglishKid]

I have a homework assignment on this and really need help. Here are the questions:

What action of the plot occurs in this chapter?

What do these incidents of the plot illustrate about the relations to an individual to the state?

what do these incidents of the plot illustrate relative to the 7 commandments and Major's speech in the first 2 chapters?

Waht has happened as far as the difference between the pigs and the other animals is concerned?

What irony is found in this chapter?

What significant details do you find? Why are they significant?

What parallels to Russian history are found?

All help is greatly appreciated!
And if I don't get this in on time im --> :sick:

[dmloveshg]

What irony is found in this chapter?
the animals looked through the window, they looked at those pigs, then to human, then to pigs, then to huma, they cant see any differences between them.

Waht has happened as far as the difference between the pigs and the other animals is concerned?
the pigs betrayed their dream and their commandments, they became like human.

What parallels to Russian history are found?
the other animals started as slaves to human, now they are slaves to the pigs. they went back to where they exactly started with. that is a parallel to the soviet union turned its back on its own principles.

[The Atheist]

Ah, ya lazy young blighters!

No matter - always happy to "Orwell up"!

Ok, looks like you're up with the irony; the other animals realise finally that they've been had, which is the ultimate irony - the animals run the farm, but apart from the pigs, all the others are worse off. The final one is the change of name back to "Manor Farm".

The parallel with USSR/Russian history is easy, as that's precisely why the book was written. In Russia, the peasants were oppressed under the Tsar, creating the opportunity for revolution. The revolution then took place, exactly as in Animal Farm and at the end of it, instead of getting communism/Marxism - "to each, according to his needs, from each, according to his ability" - and instead the general population ended up in a worse situation. Stalin (Napoleon) had seized total power, instituted pogroms (institutionalised violence) against dissenters and had created a quasi-fascist state under the guise of communism.

Remember the change to the only remaining commandment - "all animals are equal, but some are more equal than others" - in essence far worse off than under Jones as when he owned the farm, all the animals were equal, while now, the pigs are the overlords.

Hope that helps!

[gurl4school]

What do these incidents of the plot illustrate about the relations to an individual to the state?