Characters in Animal farm

In the story the main characters represent a historical character.

The old major  represents Lenin the charismatic leader.

Napoleon represents Stalin, who,like Napoleon, turned revolution into dictatorship.
.He is the ambitious pig, who does not hesitate to betray (tradire) the
revolution to become a dictator

Snowball represents Trotsky
for his white beard and hair,and the fact that he was eliminated by Stalin.





Boxer the simple and honest horse,whose strength is exploited by the pigs (the intellectuals) represents the workers ; they are  destined to work incessantly to make others (the pigs) comfortable and gaining nothing from their work.