REPRESENTATION OF DOGS IN ANIMAL FARM.

Because I am using dogs (I like to throw caution to the wind and laugh at those who say 'never work with children or animals') as the main focal point of my short film, I decided to look at how they are represented in books. One book that I have decided to look at is 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell, a story of which I am sure we are all familiar. In 'Animal Farm', the dogs represent the police - they work closely with the main pig, Napoleon. It is thought that the pigs represent Stalin's (a.k.a. the character of Napoleon) secret police, the NKVD, who helped Stalin 'purge' anyone who he thought was a threat to his power. Basically, the NKVD helped Stalin to stay in power as long as possible.

The dogs in Orwell's police represent security, and also fear - Napoleon uses them to kill many other animals, so they are not shown in a very good light. However, the dogs often wag his tail when they see Napoleon; and whilst people suggest that this alludes to him becoming more and more like the farmer they overthrew, it could represent loyalty.