Animal Farm

intro

Author
Eric Arthur Blair(25 June
1903 21 January
1950),who used thepen
nameGeorge Orwell, was an
English novelist, essayist,
journalist and critic. His work
is marked by lucid prose,
awareness ofsocial
injustice, opposition
tototalitarianism, and
commitment to democratic
socialism.

 Commonly ranked as one of

the most influential 20th
century English writers and
chroniclers of English
culture,Orwell wrote
literary criticism, poetry,
fiction,
andpolemicaljournalism.
He is best known for
thedystopiannovelNinetee
n Eighty-Four(1949) and
the
allegoricalnovellaAnimal
Farm(1945).

 His non fiction works, includingThe

Road to Wigan Pier(1937),
documenting his experience of
working class life in the north of
England, andHomage to
Catalonia(1938), an account of his
experiences in the Spanish Civil War,
are widely acclaimed, as are
hisessayson politics,
literature,language, and culture.

 In 2008,The Timesranked him second on a

list of "The 50 greatest British writers since
1945".

Setting

Imaginary Farm in England, unspecified time

(1917-1945)

Characters

Mr. Jones

Mr. Pilkington

Mr. Frederick

Characters

Old Major

Squealer

Snowball

Napoleon

Boxer

Plot

 Old Major, the old

boar on the Manor
Farm, summons the
animals on the farm
together for a
meeting, during
which he refers to
humans asparasites
and teaches the
animals a
revolutionary song
calledBeasts of
England..

 When Major dies, two young

pigs,SnowballandNapoleon, assume command and
consider it a duty to prepare for the Rebellion.

The animals revolt and drive the

drunken and irresponsible farmerMr.
Jonesfrom the farm, renaming it
"Animal Farm".

 Snowball teaches
the animals to read
and write, while
Napoleon educates
young puppies on
the principles
ofAnimalism.

 Through a young pig namedSquealer, Napoleon claims

credit for the windmill idea. When the animals find the
windmill collapsed after a violent storm, Napoleon and
Squealer convince the animals that Snowball is trying to
sabotage their project.

 Once Snowball becomes

ascapegoat, Napoleon
begins topurgethe farm
with his dogs, killing
animals he accuses of
consorting with his old
rival.Beasts of Englandis
replaced by an anthem
glorifying Napoleon, who
appears to be adopting
the lifestyle of a man.
The animals remain
convinced that they are
better off than they were
under Mr. Jones.

 Mr. Frederick, one of the

neighboring farmers, attacks the
farm, usingblasting powderto
blow up the restored windmill.

 Years pass, and the pigs start to resemble humans, as

they walk upright, carry whips, and wear clothes. The
Seven Commandments are abridged to a single phrase:

 Napoleon holds a dinner party for the pigs and

local farmers, with whom he celebrates a new
alliance. He abolishes the practice of the
revolutionary traditions and restores the name
"The Manor Farm". As the animals look from pigs to
humans, they realise they can no longer
distinguish between the two.

Parallelism

Russian Revolution VS. Animal

Revolution
1904 Russia Vs. Japan, Bloody
Sunday
1914 Russias participation to WW1
1917 February Revolution, Bolshevik
Party,
October Revolution, USSR
1924 Death of Lenin
1925 Stalin took over

Parallelism
Story

HUMAN
Real life

1. Mr. Jones
2. Mrs. Jones
3. Mr.
Pilkington
4. Mr.
Frederick

1. Nicolas II
2. Alexandra
3. Leaders of
England
4. Hitler

Parallelism

PIGS

Story

Real life

1. Old Major

1. Marx & Lenin

2. Snowball

2. Trotsky

3. Napoleon
4. Squealer

3. Stalin
4. Molotov/
Russian
Media

Parallelism

OTHER
ANIMALS

Story

Real life

1. Boxer

1. Working Class

2. Birds

2. Peasants

3. Dogs

3. Russian Police
4. Russian
Unorthodox
Church

4. Moses

Parallelism

Story
1. Animal Farm
2. Manor Farm
3. Foxwood
4. Pitchfield
5. Willingdon
6. Sugar Candy
Mountain

PLACES
Real life
1. USSR
2. Russia
3. England
4. Germany
5. Europe
6. Heaven

Parallelism

EVENTS

Story
1. The Animal
Revolt
2. Battle of
Cowshed
3. The Meeting
4. Napoleon
and Frederick
trade

Real life
1. Russian
Revolution
2. October
Revolution
3. Bolshevik
Party
4. Nazi-Soviet
Pact

Themes
1. Leadership and Corruption
2. Lies and Deceit
3. Rules and Order
4. Violence