Animal Farm
By George Orwell
Novel Geners:
Animal Fable
An Animal Fable is a fictional story about any animals having human like or anthropomorphic qualities, which would usually always have a moral lesson at the end.
Allegory
Any picture, poem, or story that can be read to be interpreted to have a deeper meaning. Typically having a moral or political meaning.
Examples:
- Communist Russia - Animal Farm
- Tyrannical Government - The Pigs
Satire
A way to use humor or irony to expose or criticize a person's mistakes or vices. This can mainly be seen in politics or other topical issues.
Chapter Summary:
Chapter 1
- Animals are first brought together by a meeting
- Introduced to all the animals
- Animals are told about Old Majors Dream
- Animals get taught Beast of England
Chapter 2
- Old Major Dies and is brought to the butcher
- Rebels against Mr. Jones
- Created the seven commandments
- The Milk disappears which foreshadows selfishness
Chapter 3
- The animals work hard to have one of the biggest harvest ever seen
- Snowball creates a flag that represents the animals hard labor
- The pigs get the milk from the cows because they are the smartest
- pigs are now in control with the power of fear
Chapter 4
- Snowball wants to let the other farms rebel
- Snowball goes out with the order
- The animals win the battle of the Cow Shed
- They now have a holiday and a tradition created from the battle
Chapter 5
- Mollie left to live with the humans
- The two pigs finally come to a conflict between each other
- The pigs take change one of the seven rules
- Snowball is forced off the Farm
Chapter 6
- The pigs are working all the time
- The animals have to result into trade
- another rule is changed
- A storm comes and destroys the windmill and snowball is blamed for it
Chapter 7
- Napoleon wants the eggs from the hen to sell but the hens go on strike
- The hens must give in because they have no food
- Four pigs are killed for speaking on behalf on snowball and protesting against the gov.
- The animals are now obedient and now listen to napoleon
Chapter 8
- Another Rule is changed on behalf of the pig again
- The animals have another battle, but this time its to protect the windmill
- The animals win and create another holiday of the Battle of the Windmill
- One of the pigs die a sad death at the end trying to change a rule changed by the pigs
Chapter 9
- The pigs now get to wear ribbons
- Boxer ends up injuring himself and hopes to retire
- Boxer dies at a slaughter house called in by Napoleon
Chapter 10
- The farm grows richer without the animals getting anything
- Another commandment is changed
- The pigs now have the farm as a tour
- The pigs now become humans and now everything was back as it was before
Characters Symbolism:
Snowball
Napoleon
Old Major
Mollie
Benjamin
Boxer
Clover
Moses
Squealer
Muriel
Mr.Jones
Mr.Fredrick
Mr.Pilkington
Mr.Whymper
Sheep
Dogs
Ducklings
Motifs:
Songs
Rituals
Themes:
1. The Corruption of Socialist Ideals in the Soviet Union
2. The Societal Tendency toward Class Stratification
3. The Danger of a Naïve Working Class
4. The Abuse of Language as Instrumental to the Abuse of Power
5.freedom and individual dignity must be gaurded carefully.
6.Language is a powerful tool. if it is used improperly, it can enslave and confuse us