... system "Animalism". Old Major's behaviour is symbolic of Lenin's. When the Russian civilians stopped supporting Tsar Nicholas the second, they turned to Lenin who provided them with hope. Before Lenin died he established the USSR just as old Major established "Animalism" before his death. Orwell shows us just how callous Jones is when he doesn't feed the animals. The animals later break down the door of the store-shed causing Jones to come to the barn with a whip and "lash out in all direction". It is at this point we can see that the animals are no longer going to tolerate their hard lives and so rebel, scaring Jones and his wife from the farm. The first thing the animals do to celebrate their newfound freedom is go to the harness-room. They collect the "nose-rings", "dog-chains" and the "cruel knives" and through them "down the well". The list of horrific items indicates ...

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