Scarica Animal Farm by George Orwell e più Appunti in PDF di Inglese solo su Docsity! sabato 11 giugno 2022 Animal Farm - George Orwell It is a simple tale of animals rising up to take control of their own destiny and run the farm they work to provide for one another and living off a central doctrine of rules. It-s an allegory not just for the Soviet Union and its transformation from communism's high ideals of equality into totalitarian rule by a single dictator and his chief propagandist but also for the challenges of self-governance and perils of government people face all around the world. To understand the nature of Animal Farm, let's look at George Orwell, the author. "George Orwell" is the pen name for Eric Arthur Blair, born on June 25th 1903 to British parents in India. He served with the Imperial Indian Police, in Burma. He fought in the Spanish Civil War and was a WW2 correspondent for the BBC. His first-hand experiences of class struggles and inequalities of everyday life in England, influenced the writing of "Animal Farm". The structure of Animal Farm parallels the Russian Revolution. It's satire. Using animals and their names and actions as embellished heightened versions of reality. At the very beginning, Old Major, an idealistic boar, introduces ideas he's envisioned about animal rebellion and self-rule teaching the other animals the song "Beasts of England" and helping to establish a sense of camaraderie. The animals rebel against their drunken neglectful farmer Mr- Jones and take over his farm. At the battle of Kaushin, the animals defend their farm from humans for the first time. Pigs Snowball and Napoleon, main characters of Animal farm, compete for leadership. Napoleon ends up expelling Snowball using a combination of propaganda expertly delivered by Squealer, his mouthpiece, and poorly educating the other animals, slowly eroding Snowball's legacy, turning him from real brave hero to imaginary scapegoat villain. Napoleon imposes his will on the other animals, making them work harder and harder for less and less, while he and his close circle of pigs live more and more extravagantly and increasingly detached from the community. He orders the construction of a windmill, which had been a Snowball's idea he had once fiercely opposed. Napoleon oversees collusion with humans rather than animals sworn enemies for supplies. The animals defend their farm against a farmer, Frederick, and his attack. Their windmill is destroyed in the process. But, the noblest workhorse so responsible for much of the farm's success is sent away to slaughter and the animals are lied to about what happened to him. 1
