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Transcript of Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution D. Maldonado.
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Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution
D. Maldonado
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George Orwell (1903-1950)
Eric Blair
Educated at private schools
Resulted in hating the class system
disapproved of Communism
a socialist
Communism was not pure socialism because:
gulf in society
control of the peasants
Hypocritical
used his writings to communicate a political message
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Orwell and Satire
Orwell was a socialist as well as a satirist
Orwell became a critic of capitalism and communism
Animal Farm is a Fable, a Satire, and an Allegory
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Fable
- A short story that has a moral and has animals as characters Brainstorm: Fables?
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Satire
-The use of ridicule to attack ideas/failures/evil action Brainstorm: Satirical cartoons?
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Modern Examples
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Allegory
emblem: a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor
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Wall-E as an Allegory
“Allegorically, two metallic robots and a tiny green plant growing out of a discarded shoe appear prophetic, perhaps hyperbolically representing the concept of love for another, the necessity for community and the fragility of the balance of nature.”
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Why an Allegory?
Provides for a greater audience
Easy way to spread a complex idea to the masses
Less “in your face” type of persuasion; provides a way to talk about something without REALLY talking about it
To understand how Animal Farm is an allegory, you must have knowledge of the Russian
Revolution.
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Allegory in Animal Farm
Farmer Jones – Czar, Aggressive & Brutal
Old Major – Karl Marx; philosopher
Snowball – Lenin; democracy and industrialism
Napoleon – Stalin; controlling, terrorism
Squealer - propaganda
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Allegory in Animal Farm
Beasts of England – Song of Rebellion
Windmill – Industrialization; hope that things will improve/life will get easier
Dogs – Secret Police (KGB); kill enemies and enslave those who threaten ruling class
Pigs – government (“smarter” than everyone else)
Boxer – proletariat (working class); loyal & hardworking
Mollie – upper class; lazy elitist
Moses – Russian Orthodox Church (heaven = Sugar Candy Mountain)
Benjamin – Older generation; things never change