JacquelineBrevik

Ms.Gardner
English10H2
30October2014

AnnotationsandInsightinto
AnimalFarm
1.

Pearce,Robert."
AnimalFarm
:SixtyYearsOn."
HistoryToday
.N.p.,2005.Web.30
Oct.2014

RobertPearcesanalysisof
AnimalFarm
wasmostlikelyaimedtowardsliterarycriticscurious
abouttheeffectandsuccessofGeorgeOrwellsnovel.Thepurposeofthearticleistoprovidean
indepthanalysisofthebooksthemes,popularity,origins,andaftermathofOrwellswriting
processforreadersofthenovelaswellasliteraryanalysts.Notonlydoesthearticlecontain
factualinformationandanalyses,butitalsofeaturesafewsubjectiveopinionsfromPearce
himself,suchashisfondnessforprosewritinganditsinfluenceonhiswritingofthearticle.

ThisarticleoffersprofoundinsightastohowGeorgeOrwellspoliticalideologyinfluencedthe
novel.AlthoughOrwellwasclearlyagainstCommunism,hewasastaunchsocialist.Hisown
ideashadthepotentialtogreatlybiasthestory,whichwasapossibilityPearcedidnotaddress.
Arguably,theproblemwiththisarticleisthatPearcehimselfverywellcouldhaveexerciseda
biastowardOrwell,whichexplainshiscompletepraiseandlackofcriticismforthenovelandits
author.

2.

Sujindaporn,Kawintida."AnimalFarmLiteraryAnalysisGeorgeOrwell."
Humanities
360
.N.p.,19Dec.2011.Web.30Oct.2014.

KawintidaSujindaporndiscussesthemultiplethemesGeorgeOrwellusesin
AnimalFarm
,and
offersanalysesofthecharactersaswell.Itisthecharacterscharm,charismaandeloquencethat
makesitpossibleforthemtoluretheanimalsintotheirplanandexercisecompletedominion
overthem.Theauthorsadditionofherunbiasedopinionallowsreaderstorelatemoretothe
contentofthearticleandjudgethedevicesOrwellusesforthemselves.

3.

Rahaman,KaziMafizur."AnimalFarm:AdoptingforTeachingLanguage."
Academia.edu
.N.p.,n.d.Web.30Oct.2014.

Rahamanwritesaboutthenovelsallegoricalcontent,directedatStalinandotherradicalsofhis
era.HealsopraisesOrwellslinguistictalents,aswellashisabilitytocommunicatehispoint.
ThisarticleisquiteintriguingbecausementionsspecificliterarytalentsofGeorgeOrwell,not
justpraisinghiswritingingeneralitexplainshowandwhyhe,outofallpeople,wasableto
makethisnovelagreatsuccess.Hisskillswithlanguageandexpressioncaptivatehisreaders
otherauthorsprobablywouldnothavebeenabletodothesamebecauseOrwellstalentsare
quiteunparalleled,asRahamaninsinuates.

4.

Perles,Keren.""AnimalFarm"CharacterAnalysis."
BrightHubEducation
.N.p.,14Feb.
2012.Web.30Oct.2014.

KerenPerlesanalyzesthepersonalities,motives,andactionsofeachofOrwellscharacters,
discussingtheirimpactonthenovelscourseofeventsshegoesintothesickagendasand
questionablequalitiesofthepigs,yetadmiresthemorebenevolentnaturetheoldhorse,Boxer,
possesses.Thisarticleleadsreaderstocomparethepigstothehorsereaderscaneasilyconclude
fromPerlessarticlethatthesharpcontrastinpersonalityandmotivationbetweenthetwoparties
resemblesthedifferencebetweentheCommunistSovietleadersandthehardworkingRussian
people.LiketheRussians,Boxeronlytriestohelpanddowhatisinthebestinterestofhis
fellowanimalsSnowballandNapoleon,ontheotherhand,aredomineering,selfcentered
leaderswhowillgotoextremelengthstomaintaintheirpower,muchlikeStalinandTsar
NicholasofRussia.

5.

"ANIMALSATIREINANIMALFARM."
TheOrwellReader
.N.p.,n.d.Web.30Oct.
2014.

ThisarticlesauthordiscussesthedangersofCommunismintheSovietUnion,andhowitisthe
primaryinfluence/themein
AnimalFarm
.He/sheexpressesthatthesatireofSovietCommunism
isquiteobviousinthenovel,withthecharactersundeniablesimilaritiestoradicalfiguressuch
asJosephStalin,KarlMarx,andAdolfHitler.

Satire,theauthorexplains,isusedinthecharactersthroughoutOrwellsallegoricalnovelto
criticizeandexposetheradicalismoftheCommunistregimeintheSovietUnion.Thesatire
captivatesthereadersandpiquestheirinterestinawaymosthistorybookswouldnotbeableto.

Theauthormaintainsthatthenovelsallegoriesandfigurativelanguage/elementsmakeiteasier
forreaderstounderstandandevaluatethetheridiculousnessofStalinsCommunism.

6.

Menand,Louis."Honest,Decent,Wrong."
TheNewYorker
.N.p.,27Jan.2003.Web.30
Oct.2014.

Inthisarticle,LouisMenanddiscussesandanalyzesthewritingstyleandresponsestoGeorge
Orwellssatiricalnovel.MenandspeaksofthesuccessOrwellenjoyedfromthisstory,hisintent
withthestory,andtheimpactofthenovelintheyearsleadinguptoOrwellspassing.Menand
alsoquotesafellowauthorswritingsaboutOrwell,whichincludepsychoanalysistherefore,
thisarticlewouldbeespeciallyusefultopsychologistslookingtoresearchGeorgeOrwells
psyche/mindset.

AccordingtoLouisMenandspointofview,Orwellwasessentiallyagraphomaniac(one
obsessedwithwriting).Orwell,adeeplycomplexperson,wasoftenoverzealousinhis
perfectionismtoohardonhimselfandothers,Menandargues.Menandisattemptingtoexpress
tohisaudiencethatdespiteOrwellsimperfections,theauthorwastrulyhonestanddecent
inallofhisworks,asthetitleofthearticlesuggests.