Cold War vs. English Countryside (Q2: 8)

Quote: "Every day Snowball and Napoleon sent out flights of pigeons, whose instructions were to mingle with the animals on neighboring farms, tell them the story of the Rebellion, and teach them the tune of 'Beasts of England'" (44) 

This is describing the foreign policies of Animal Farm in the months after the Rebellion

I chose this quote because of the allegorical value associated with it.  

Analysis: When Communism became firmly rooted in Russia, it was not immediately considered a threat, but it hit the ground running with public relations in the area. Especially in the time after WWII, the Soviets would send agents and propaganda to neighboring countries to try to incite insurrection. Where they were successful, the agents made sure that the new governments would be supportive of the Soviets and work for them. This is analogous to the pigeons, who are traveling to neighboring farms and trying to sow insurrection in the animals so that they will rise up against their masters. After this the new farm would adopt the principles of Animalism that