Animal Farm presentation

English Authors Books:

Animal Farm

George Orwell

Presented by : K. Gordanová

George Orwell

• 25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950
• Eric Arthur Blair ( George Orwell is a pen name)
• writer, novelist, critic, journalist and essayist
• Popular novels:
• Animal Farm,1984,The Road to Wigan Pier...
• Influence in English vocabulary:
• Big brother, double-think, thoughtcrime, room 101

Animal Farm

• allegory of Russian Revolution of 1917
• On a simple level, it’s a story about farm animals who rise up against the cruel owner of their farm. On adeeper level, the story represents humankind and how people are treated by society and their governments.

• characters in the story represent real political leaders:

• Mr.Jones: Tsar
• Old Mayor: Karl Marx/ Vladimir Lenin

• Napoleon: Josif Stalin
• Snowball : Leon Trotskyj
• Squealer: Vyacheslav Molotov/ Pravda

Plot summary

1. old pig, named Major, addressing his fellow animals, Major criticises Mr. Jones
2. Old Major dies a few days later,animals have been inspired by his message.
3. Seven commandments for animals
4. The animals lead a rebellion against Mr Jones, whom they drive from the farm.
5. Napoleon and Snowball require special treatment, they disagree with each other, Snowball wants to build a windmill
6. Snowball is banished from the farm. They start building the windmill
7. Pigs trade with humans
8. Animals are starved,weak and old, pigs are getting fatter and fatter
9. Partnership between pigs and humans

Ending:

• “The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.”

The major themes in Animal Farm

• The Corruption of Socialist Ideals in the Soviet Union
• The Societal Tendency Toward Class Stratification (natural division between intellectual and physical labor)
• The Danger of a Naïve Working Class
• The Abuse of Language as Instrumental to the Abuse of Power
• Corruption
• The Failure of Intellect ( Donkey Benjamin)
• The Exploitation of Animals by Humans

Summary:

References

• Animal Farm by George Orwell, Retrieved from:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/170448.Animal_Farm?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=6CuNbZNlk5&rank=1

• Animal Farm: An Overview, Retrieved from:

https://www.gale.com/open-access/animal-farm

• Animal Farm- themes, Retrieved from:

https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/animalfarm/themes/

• 'Animal Farm' Quotes, Retrieved from:

https://www.thoughtco.com/animal-farm-quotes-738568

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