Animal Farm Symbolism Timeline

Founding of Animal Farm " Then Snowball (for it was Snowball who was best at writing) took a brush between the two knuckles of his trotter, painted out MANOR FARM from the top bar of the gate and in its place painted ANIMAL FARM" (Orwell 8) Soviet Union Formed

Old Major tells farm animals of Animalism "'Why then do we continue in this miserable condition? Because nearly the whole of the produce of our labour is stolen from us by human beings. There, comrades, is the answer to all our problems. It is summed up in a single word−Man. Man is the only real enemy we have. Remove Man from the scene, ] and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished for ever'" (Orwell 2) Karl Marx publishes the Communist Manifesto

Old Major dies "Three nights later old Major died peacefully in his sleep. His body was buried at the foot of the orchard" (Orwell 5). Karl Marx dies

Animal Farm renamed Manor Farm " the name "Animal Farm" had been abolished. Henceforward the farm was to be known as "The Manor Farm"−which, he believed, was its correct and original name" (Orwell 42) Soviet Union dissolved and renamed Russia