ANIMAL FARM Flashcards
this dates back to the 6th century BCE
fable
Orwell frequently criticized
totalitarianism
critics often consider Animal Farm to be an allegory of the
russian revolution
orwell uses this to expose the myth of the soviet union
satire
Animal Farm is considered a
political satire
the tale of the society the animals form into a totalitarian regime is generally viewed as Orwell’s critique of the
communist system in the former Soviet Union
this is usually short written in either verse or prose, and conveys a clear moral or message
fable
this stages a critiques of an individual group, or idea by exaggerating faults and revealing hypocrisies
satire
this has at least two levels of meaning + basic plot and the characters represent different types of people or ideas
allegory
animal characters stand human “types” can be found in
fable
this results when there is a disparity between what an audience would expect and what really happens
irony
this is when a write attacks a serious issue by presenting it in a ridiculous light or otherwise pokes fun at in
satire
one of the rebellions most validate leaders in the novel who takes on the mental demands of leadership
snowball
communist dictator from 1922-1953
stalin
creates a philosophy known as animalism
old major
inventor of communism who wanted to unite the working class to overthrow the government
Karl Marx
leads the rebellion against Farmer Jones
snowball
represents Nicholas ll in the novel
Farmer Jones
legitimately wanted to improve the lives of the Russians
Trotsky
weak russians leader during the early 1900s
Nicholas ll
used the KGB to enforce his ruthless, corrupt antics
Stalin
represent the KGB in the novel
Dogs
represents trotsky in the novel
snowball
irresponsible owner of Animal Farm
Farmer Jones