What is an example of allusion in Animal Farm?

Answer 1

I think you could consider in chapter 1 when Old Major says, "And now, comrades, I will tell you about my dream of last night. I cannot describe that dream to you. It was a dream of the earth as it will be when Man has vanished. But it reminded me of something that I had long forgotten. Many years ago, when I was a little pig, my mother and the other sows used to sing an old song of which they knew only the tune and the first three words. I had known that tune in my infancy, but it had long since passed out of my mind. Last night, however, it came back to me in my dream. And what is more, the words of the song also came back−words, I am certain, which were sung by the animals of long ago and have been lost to memory for generations." That's the closest I could find to an anecdote.

Answer 2

There are several examples of Allusion in this book. Most people get allusion mixed up with allegory. The whole book is obviously an allegory, as the story parallels the Russian Revolution. Allusion means when an author or other figure makes reference to a famous person, place, or thing in history. Here are some examples in the book 'Animal Farm':

'Moses' the Raven represents religion in the story

And just the name 'Napoleon'. In the story, Napoleon represents Stalin, who was a terrible dictator responsible for millions of deaths. Napoleon in history was also a cruel dictator.

Answer 3

Beasts of England, Beasts of Ireland, Beasts of every land.

First two lines of Beasts of england that the animals sing all the time.