Animal Farm
By George Orwell
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George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' is a thought-provoking allegory that explores the dangers of socialism and communism through the story of farm animals. This classic novel serves as a cautionary tale for democratic societies, shedding light on the consequences of social ownership and democratic control of the means of production. The story follows the rebellion of the animals against their human farmers, the rise of the pigs as leaders, and the eventual failure of Animal Farm as the pigs become as oppressive as the humans they overthrew. a detailed analysis of the background, plot, characters, and themes of the novel, making it an essential resource for students of literature, politics, and history.
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Animal Farm
By George Orwell
Background
- Cautionary tale about socialism and communism for the democratic West
- Socialism: range of economic and social systems characterized by social ownership and democratic control of the means of productions
- Communism: theory that promotes class war and leads to a society in which property is publicly owned and each worker is paid according to his needs
- Allegory for the Russian Revolution and the rise of communism
Plot: Rising Action
- Rising Action: introduces the conflict
- The Rebellion; Chapter 2
- Will Animal Farm succeed?
Plot: Turning Point
- Turning Point: the conflict changes
- Napoleon drives out Snowball; Chapter 5
- Conflict changes from tyranny of human farmers to the tyranny of the pigs
Plot: Resolution
- Resolution: the conflict is resolved or worked out
- Pigs Turn to Men; end of Chapter 10
- The animals can no longer distinguish the pigs from the men, the cycle of corruption continuing
The Humans
- Mr. Jones: last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas Alexandrovich Romanov (Nicholas II)
- Mr. Pilkington: Composite of allies before WWII, particularly the British
- Mr. Frederick: Hitler, but also general composite of fascist German leaders
- Mr. Whymper: Capitalists who got rich doing business with USSR
The Animals
- The Dogs: Soviet Secret Police and the absolute power of the government
- Clover and Boxer: working class
- Benjamin: those aware of Stalin’s unjust and oppressive policies but did nothing to stop them
- Mollie: members of the working class that remained faithful to the Czar
- Moses: organized religion
- Hens: peasant farmers
- Birds: those “left out” of socialist rhetoric