Mr. Pilkington, Mr. Frederick and Napoleon

Look up the the relationship between Stalin, Hitler and America and Europe.  Discuss they way Orwell handles these representation in the book. What were the true events of these relationships? Was Orwell succesful in his handling of these relationships? Why or why not? Support your answer–use in-text for outside sources.

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4 Responses to “Mr. Pilkington, Mr. Frederick and Napoleon”

  1. Eric o Says:
    January 23, 2009 at 10:33 am

    I believe Mr. Frederick represents Hitler. there are a lot of rumors about him killing and abusing his animals. Also when he trades with Napoleon he cheats and breaks there agreement. I think that this displays Orwell’s opinion of Hitler and Stalins relationship.

  2. Nick G. Says:
    January 24, 2009 at 10:47 pm

    George Orwell handles these relationships quite well. I agree with Eric that Mr. Frederick represents Hitler, and Orwell showed this by the rumors of maltreatment on Mr. Frederick’s farm and the making of false money. In real life, Hitler mistreated the Jews and other groups, and he probably cheated people on deals. Orwell also used Mr. Pilkington and other farmers to represent countries in the world. I think Orwell was successful in his representations because he used characteristics of real people and countries in his book very well, but he still gave the book a twist.

  3. eric O Says:
    January 25, 2009 at 11:23 pm

    I agree with Nick that Orwell made sure the reader knew who people were and that he explained why.

  4. Alex C Says:
    January 28, 2009 at 9:28 pm

    Mr. Frederick represents Hitler, Mr. Pilkington represents Churchill and Roosevelt. Because America and Britain was the rival of Soviet Union, Mr. Pilkington tries to overcome Napoleon.

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