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Who is Karl Marx?
Many of the ideals behind the Soviet revolution were based on the writings and teachings of Karl Marx. A German intellectual who lived in the mid-1800s, Marx believed that societies are divided into two segments, a working class and an owner class. The working class creates all the products, while the owner class enjoys all the benefits of these products. This class division leads to inequality and oppression of the working class. Marx’s objective was to create a classless society in which the work is shared by all for the benefit of all, and he believed revolution was the way to achieve this goal.
Old Major
- an old boar whose speech about the evils perpetrated by humans rouses the animals into rebelling
-his philosophy concerning the tyranny of Man is called Animalism
-he teaches the animals the song, "The Beasts of England"
-he dies before the revolution
Many of the ideals behind the Soviet revolution were based on the writings and teachings of Karl Marx. A German intellectual who lived in the mid-1800s, Marx believed that societies are divided into two segments, a working class and an owner class. The working class creates all the products, while the owner class enjoys all the benefits of these products. This class division leads to inequality and oppression of the working class. Marx’s objective was to create a classless society in which the work is shared by all for the benefit of all, and he believed revolution was the way to achieve this goal.
Old Major
- an old boar whose speech about the evils perpetrated by humans rouses the animals into rebelling
-his philosophy concerning the tyranny of Man is called Animalism
-he teaches the animals the song, "The Beasts of England"
-he dies before the revolution