Animal Farm: George Orwell: character name meanings?

i have an essay i need to do for school heres the question:::





Examine the names of the characters. Explain why orwell chose the names he did.


it can be any threee characterss!





likee





mr jones


napoleon


snowball


boxer


squealer


ect

Animal Farm: George Orwell: character name meanings?
Ok... I think most of them don't have much meaning but here I go...





Mr. Jones - Orwell's neighbour was called Mr. Jones and he didn't like him very much.





Napoleon - Napoleon represented Stalin. Stalin was similar to Napoleon Bonaparte of France. Napoleon Bonaparte was seen as a hero of the revolution and soon became in power in France during the French Revolution. Napoleon was a dictator, but like Stalin was well welcomed by the citizens.





Snowball - Napoleon was a pig that is dark in color. Snowball (note: snow) but mean that Snowball was somewhat light in color. In symbolism, light usually represents "good" while dark (Napoleon) represents "evil".





Boxer - able to endure hardship and pain, like a boxer. Not a quitter.





Squealer - squeal is a sound that is used to represent the communication of pigs. In other words, Squealer represented the pigs in communication (propaganda).





Good luck.
Reply:I read Animal Farm for fun. I think that school essays can take away the enjoyment about of reading something. I did not think of Animal Farm in literary alliterations but I would assume that Napoleon might refer to the leader and Snowball might refer to something that falls down and crashes and rolls and Squealer might allude to a complainer. I hope my answer helps.