Mr. Frederick (like Adolf Hitler) wishes to purchase lumber from Napoleon. To pressure Mr. Frederick to increase his salary, Napoleon threatens to sell the timber to Mr. Pilkington (representing France and Great Britain). After the transaction, it is revealed that Frederick used counterfeit money to purchase the lumber. Orwell illustrates this situation by referring to the Non-Aggression Pact of 1939. Stalin and Hitler find themselves on opposite sides of the political spectrum. Hitler is far right, which leaves Stalin on the far left of the political compass (Political Compass Team). Because of this difference in position in the political sphere, Hitler and Stalin “stunned the world by announcing that they had concluded a non-aggression pact, pledging not to aid each other's enemies or engage in hostile acts against each other ” (Evans). Stalin signs this pact after betraying an anti-German alliance with France and Great Britain. Representing Mr. Frederick's counterfeit money, Hitler breaks this pact and sends millions of troops to attack the Soviets