The document provides background information on George Orwell's Animal Farm. It discusses that Orwell was inspired to write the book after seeing a boy whipping a horse, and wanted to show how the rich exploit workers in a similar way. Animal Farm is an allegory for the Russian Revolution where characters represent figures in Russian history. It uses animals to represent people and critique how revolutionary leaders can become as oppressive as those they overthrow.
Before reading Animal Farm you should know some things about Russia, Communism, Socialism, Capitalism, Stalin, Marx and other important figures. These are those things.
Mr. Jones the farmer is a drunk and cruel tyrant, and one day the animals on his farm have had enough of him, so they take over the farm and kick him out. They set up a government of their own. It starts out as an egalitarian government, where all animals are equal, but as time progresses it turns into a regime as repressive and totalitarian as that of Mr. Jones. Their new motto is "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others." In the end they become a drunk tyrant just like Mr. Jones, so the revolution was not revolution at all.
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Before reading Animal Farm you should know some things about Russia, Communism, Socialism, Capitalism, Stalin, Marx and other important figures. These are those things.
Mr. Jones the farmer is a drunk and cruel tyrant, and one day the animals on his farm have had enough of him, so they take over the farm and kick him out. They set up a government of their own. It starts out as an egalitarian government, where all animals are equal, but as time progresses it turns into a regime as repressive and totalitarian as that of Mr. Jones. Their new motto is "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others." In the end they become a drunk tyrant just like Mr. Jones, so the revolution was not revolution at all.
Animal Farm By George Orwell ( Book Review)Rupal01818
This presentation has been prepared by the Sociology Hons. students. We analyzed this political satire of George Orwell from a sociological point of view and tried to associate this novel with contemporary situations.
From the start till the end, this slide includes the story background, summary, characters analysis, and moral value. Some of the words in it got out of place because of the upload, but with variety of images and enough words in it, this slide is the best one to show in your class.
From the start till the end, this slide includes the story background, summary, characters analysis, and moral value. Some of the words in it got out of place because of the upload, but with variety of images and enough words in it, this slide is the best one to show in your class.
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2. » Real name: Eric Arthur Blair
» Lived in India as a young boy and began writing at a
young age
» His beliefs about politics were affected by his
experiences fighting in the Spanish civil War.
» Viewed socialists, communists, and fascists as
repressive and self-serving.
» Always felt he was an outsider and questioned any
group’s ideology.
3. » Published in 1945
» Orwell criticized the Soviet Union
» Orwell said it was the first book in which he
consciously tried to blend artistic and political
goals.
4. » In explaining how he came to write Animal Farm,
Orwell says he once saw a little boy whipping a
horse:
It struck me that if only such animals became aware of
their strength, we should have no power over them,
and that men exploit animals in much the same way
as the rich exploit the worker.
He was interested in HUMAN NATURE and in how
revolutionary leaders can sometimes turn out to be
worse than the people they overthrow.
5. » Animal Farm is more than a fairy story. It is a
commentary on the relevance of independent
thought, truth, and justice.
6. » Allegory – symbolic story structured with at least 2
levels of meaning.
» Critics often consider Animal Farm to be an allegory
of the Russian Revolution.
» The characters in the novel have been directly
compared to players in the Russian Revolution.
7. » Fable – Short tale with a moral, which often
includes unusual or even supernatural
incidents.
» They give human qualities to animal characters.
These beast fables are usually satiric.
» Fables have two levels:
» 1st level=about animals
» 2nd level=animals stand for types of people
or ideas
8.
9. » Russia was ruled by Czar Nicholas (king) until
1917 when the communists under Lenin took
over the government.
» Lenin and his assistant, Trotsky, followed the
ideas of the communist thinker Marx.
» When Lenin died in 1924, Trotsky became the
leader of the Soviet Union.
10. » Trotsky was a good leader, but he only ruled for
a short time because he was overthrown and
killed by Stalin.
» Stalin was only interested in power. He was a
ruthless dictator who killed or imprisoned
anyone who stood against him. Stalin killed
almost twice as many people as German
dictator Adolf Hitler.
