Animal Farm

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 6

Animal Farm

Emanuel Razmik Bajadjan, Davide Ynte van de Vlag en Tim Vink

Introduction

• Homework assignment
  
• Context and author
  
• Plot
  
• Themes
  
• Literairy devices
  

How do you see the communism represent in the homework video?

Author

• George Orwell, Eric Arthur Blaire 1903
  
• India then England 
  
• Police officer Burma
  
• Political and social issues
  
• Clarity and simplicity
  
• Hero for democrats
  

What do you know about the Russian revolution in 1917?

Context

- Satirical allegory 

- Russian Revolution

- Stalin

- How it translates in the novel 

“Now, comrades, what is the nature of this life of ours? Let us face it: our lives are miserable, laborious, and short.”

Plot

- Mr Jones (Manor farm)

 - Mistreating animals

 - No necessities

 - Rebellion (Animalism) 

- All animals are equal

 - Pigs wanted to expend their power 

- Seven commandements of animalism

- Violence and intimidation (maintain power) 

- Revolution failed (pigs and humans are meeting)

 -Animals are betrayed

Who do you think Napoleon resembles in real life?

Main characters

 - Old Major ( Aging boar)

 - Napoleon (antagonist)

 - Snowball (protagonist) 

- Boxer ( Hard working horse) 

-Squealer (Napoleon`s chief propagandist) 

- Benjamin (Aging donkey)

Seven commandments

1. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy.

2. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.

3. No animal shall wear clothes.

4. No animal shall sleep in a bed.

5. No animal shall drink alcohol.

6. No animal shall kill any other animal.

7. All animals are equal.

Themes

 - Themes

 - Power and corruption

 - Propaganda and manipulation 

- Revolution and disillusionment 

- Ideals and reality 

Literary devices

- Allegory 

- Dystopian elements

 - Satire

Assignment

Are there any questions?