Fredericks-Adolf+Hitler

Frederick vs. The Fuhrer

= __Background__ = __Frederick__
 * Mr. Frederick owns Pinchfield, one of the neighboring farms to Animal Farm. From the start, he is described as “a tough, shrewd man, perpetually involved in lawsuits and with a name for driving hard bargains" (Orwell, 1945)
 * Frederick becomes an enemy, a friend, and then an enemy again to Napoleon and Animal Farm.

__ Adolfus Hitler﻿ __ = = = " Death to Frederick! Death to Pilkington!" =
 * Self-achieved dictator and creator of fascist Nazi Germany and the Third Reich.
 * Merciless, perceptive, military genius
 * Manipulated allies, preyed on the weaknesses of enemies

__ ﻿ ﻿ __ __Parallels__ Sources
 * * ﻿Fredericksflogged an old horse to death || * Hitler ’s Euthanasia program ||
 * * Fredericks starved his cows || * [|Concentration camp] starvation ||
 * * Frederick killed a dog by throwing it into the furnace || * Nazi Genocide by way of crematories and furnace ovens ||
 * * Frederick amused himself by making cocks fight with splinters of razor blades attached to their spurs || * Harsh treatment of conquered citizens, forced men to serve in his army ||
 * * Unfair timber trade between Frederick and Napolean || * During World War II, countries were desperate for resources. They often traded with enemies, which were usually lopsided unfair trades ||
 * * Timber trade || * Hitler and Stalin's brief Nonaggression Pact ||
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