Napoleon represents Stalin, using violence and deceit to seize power. Snowball represents Trotsky and Lenin, both later sidelined by Stalin. Boxer represents Soviet workers, valued only for his strength. Old Major represents Marx and Lenin, inspiring the revolution
INGSOC is the only political party in Oceania, established during super-state's creation. Big Brother serves as the Party's leader, though his identity remains debated. Party aims for total control over people's thoughts and actions
Proles are lower-class citizens living outside Party infrastructure. They make up majority of population but have limited rights. Proles live in poverty with little access to luxuries. They are kept in subjugation and ignorance by government
Snow starts as an ambitious 18-year-old student in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. He mentors Lucy Gray Baird in the tenth Hunger Games. Snow becomes president of Panem through the Second Rebellion. His villainous role is more overt in the films than in the books
World divided into three superstates: Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia. States emerged from nuclear warfare and civil dissolution between 1945-1965. Oceania formed after US-British Empire merger, Eurasia after Soviet Union's European annexation. Eastasia established in 1960s after confusion between predecessor nations
Born in 1892 in Ferrol, Franco joined Spanish Army at age 14. Became youngest European general at 33 in 1926. Served in Morocco during Rif War, earning promotion to major. Became director of Zaragoza Military Academy in 1928