1. The Allegory of Animal Farm
The song, "Beasts of England" is literally an anthem about the utopian dream of the farm animals being free from Jones, but in an allegorical sense, it represents the "Communist Internationale". ... Readers can infer that Frederick and his men represent German troops who turned against Russia and fought the Soviet Union for land. When Pilkington, a neighboring farmer who has been betrayed by Animal Farm, sends a reply for the cry of help from the pigs, he says "serves you right", which alludes to England's response whilst German troops were invading Russia, a...
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