Animal Farm di george orwell, Tesine universitarie di Letteratura Inglese

Scarica Animal Farm di george orwell e più Tesine universitarie in PDF di Letteratura Inglese solo su Docsity! Animal Farm is a short political novel written by George Orwell based on Joseph Stalin's betrayal of the Russian Revolution. Orwell wrote it because he wished to destroy what he called the "Soviet myth". Animal farm is the story is one of the most famous political allegories in the world, It was written during World War II and published in 1945. The animals of the Manor Farm lived badly. Their farmer Mr. Jones, a drunken man, exploited them. One day Old Major, called a meeting of all the animals and he told them about a dream he had the previous night. He had dreamed about an old song called, 'Beasts of England' which describe resistance against the human beings. When Old Major sang the song most other animals started too. Everyone was very excited about rebelling. Old Major died a few days later and two young pigs, Snowball and Napoleon, started leading the preparations for the Rebellion. Months later they revolted against Mr. Jones and they took over the farm. The purpose of the revolution was to create a fair society made only by animals, or animalism and it was based on seven commandments such as “Four legs good, two legs bad” and most importantly: "All animals are equal". They also changed the name of the farm to "Animal Farm" from Manor Farm. Snowball, an inventive and vivacious pig, and Napoleon, a big and cruel- looking pig, started to fight for authority. But Mr. Jones was planning to attack to get the farm back but animals won the battle called "The Battle of the Cowshed" and Mr. Jones was forced to stay out of the farm. One day, when Snowball announced his plans to build a windmill, Napoleon arrived with big dogs that kill snowball.From that day Napoleon was the real dictator of the farm; he sent his dogs to kill any animal that didn't agree him. If something went wrong Napoleon blamed it on Snowball. When Boxer, the strongest horse in the farm, lost his strength because of old age and fell while he was building a windmill, Napoleon sent him to be slaughtered. Now Napoleon had no pity on anybody. He and the pigs were like Mr. Jones - they exploited the other animals, and they took advantage of the foolishness of some animals. They came into contact with human beings for business although they had said it was forbidden. In the end they became like human beings, they started to walk on their hind legs and they changed the old maxim with a new one: “Four legs good, two legs better”. Nothing was changed and resistance resulted useless. There are many characters in the book who are based on real people. They are grouped into pigs, horses, humans and other animals. Pigs Old Major- He is the one who inspires all the animals to rebel against the humans. The character is based on Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin, the communist leader of the Russian Revolution. Napoleon – A large boar who becomes the leader of Animal Farm. He is the main villain of the story. The character is based on Joseph Stalin. Snowball – He is the pig who fights Napoleon for control after the rebellion. He easily wins the loyalty of most of the animals. He is mainly based on Leon Trotsky. Squealer - he is Napoleon's propagandist. He speaks for half truths, omissions, and lies. He provides illusions that help workers endure the harsh existence and exploitation of pigs. His main strategy is to threaten Jones's return. Horses Boxer – He is quite gullible. He and his companion Clover represent the working class during the Russian Revolution. Clover –She is Boxer's companion, and she takes care of him. During the book she has doubts about the pigs' behaviour, but she repeatedly blames herself for not remembering correctly the commandments. Mollie –The character represents the Bourgeoisie of the Russian Revolution, who were happy with their life under rule of zar Nicola II and left Russia a year after the Rebellion. Humans Mr. Jones – The farmer of Manor Farm. The animals revolt against him because he does not feed them, take care of them, and he whips them. He is based on zar nicola II. Mr. Pilkington – The farmer of Foxwood, a large neighbouring farm. He is based on Winston Churchill Mr. Frederick –briefly enters into an alliance with Napoleon. He is a reference to Adolf Hitler. Other animals Benjamin – He is a donkey and he represents the cynics who have resigned. It is also the oldest animal on the farm