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Animal Farm
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George Orwell
Animal Farm

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Index
  • Life of George Orwell
  • Literature period
  • Genre
  • Summary Animal Farm
  • Political story
  • Passage
  • Movie Animal farm 1999
  • Influence of the author / book

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Life of George Orwell
  • Eric Arthur Blair
  • 25 june 1903
  • Democratic Socialism
  • 1984

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Spirit of time
  • October Revolution
  • Absurdity
  • Sociocritical

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Genre
  • Animal story
  • Persons of the communist world are represented as animals
  • Sociocritical genre

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Summary Animal farm
Old Major incite the other animals to start a revolution

The animals will get a better life


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7 commendments are drawn up
Animalism=communism

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After Snowball is chased away by Napoleon's dogs, Napoleon becomes the sole ruler of the farm

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  • The gap between the more intelligent animals and the less intelligent animals is widening
  • Dictatorship
  • Other animals had to work harder

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  • Purpose of the revolution has failed
  • ''All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.''
  • No difference between the pigs and the people

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Who is represented as Napoleon?
A
Trotsky
B
Stalin
C
Lenin
D
Gorbatsjov

Slide 11 - Quiz

Who is represented as Boxer
A
Lenin
B
Farmers Defence Force
C
Working class
D
Bourgeoisie

Slide 12 - Quiz

Political story
Animal Farm revolution
Was supposed to make life better for all, but:
  • Life was worse at the end
  • The leaders became even worse than the humans they rebelled against
Russian Revolution
Was supposed to fix the problems created by the Czar, but:
  • Life was even worse after the revolution
  • Stalin was an oppressor

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Political story
  • Critisize the Russian Revolution and the Soviet Communism
  • Stalinism

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Passage

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How can you conclude from this passage that the pigs are going to behave like dictators?

Slide 16 - Open question

How can you conclude from this passage that the working class is more stupid?

Slide 17 - Open question

What does Orwell want to show the readers with this passage?
A
Oppressors are good for society
B
The pigs(oppressors) are getting corrupt
C
The working class suffers from being oppressed
D
The pigs(oppressors) are feeling superior

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Movie Animal farm 1999
  • Difference
  • Time
  • Two legs

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Influence of the author / book
  • Words entered popular language
  • Still a bestseller

  • Knowledge about communism

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Are there any questions?

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