Abstract:Animal Farm, one of the masterpieces of George Orwell, is a political and allegorical novella. In a comparative way, Friedrich and Brzezinski conclude six characteristics of totalitarianism from the political point of view. Basing on governing class’s crack artifices and combining with the six characteristics of totalitarianism, this paper will analyze Napoleon’s domination is provided with the six characteristics and then prove the inevitability of totalitarianism in Animal Farm.

Keywords: Totalitarianism; Inevitability; Characteristics

中文摘要:奥威尔的传世之作《动物庄园》是世界文坛上著名的政治讽喻中篇小说。弗里德里希与布热津斯基从比较政治角度概括出了极权统治的六个特征。本文将结合这六个特征，以文章中统治阶级的统治手腕作为依据，分析《动物庄园》中拿破仑对庄园的统治具备这六个特征从而说明其极权主义形成的必然性。

关键词：极权主义； 必然性;  特征

As enlightened by Old Major who is highly regarded on the Manor Farm, animals get a success in a unexpected rebellion on a middle summer evening. They expel their tormentors — human beings and change Manor Farm into Animal Farm. From then on, animals manage the farm by themselves. All the animals have began learning to read and write, but only clever ones such as Napoleon, Snowball and Benjamin are in a higher degree. Unconsciously, Napoleon and Snowball become the leaders of Animal Farm. They work together to reduce the principle of animalism to the Seven Commandments based on the equality of all the animals. Animals immerse themselves in the ecstasy of their success and happiness. All of them enjoy themselves having a peaceful life, which is surrounded with freedom and democracy.  Unfortunately, peaceful life on the farm is short-lived.