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Animal Farm

Animal Farm is a fable written by George Orwell in 1944 that critiques political revolutions, particularly the Russian Revolution and the rise of communism. The story follows animals who overthrow their human owner, only to find themselves oppressed by the pigs, representing corrupt leaders. Key symbols include the pigs as revolution leaders, Boxer as the working class, and the farm itself as the Soviet Union.

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Animal Farm

Animal Farm is a fable written by George Orwell in 1944 that critiques political revolutions, particularly the Russian Revolution and the rise of communism. The story follows animals who overthrow their human owner, only to find themselves oppressed by the pigs, representing corrupt leaders. Key symbols include the pigs as revolution leaders, Boxer as the working class, and the farm itself as the Soviet Union.

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(Animal Farm ) by Gorge Orwell

The Facts about Animal farm:

Kind of story: Fable ( a story with animal characters)with political deep meaning

Date written: 1944

Main idea: a farm taken by the animals living in it and getting rid of the human
owner, but later realize they were used by the pigs who are worse than the
humans.

Literary terms: dystopia (opposite to Utopia); a place where corruption and evil
spread where the rich use the poor and injustice prevails

Main characters: Napoleon- Snowball- Squealer- Old Major- Boxer- Mr. Jones –
the dogs

Issues presented (deeper meaning): the nature of any political revolution; attack
on the Russian Revolution in 1917 and the communism in the Soviet Union; rise of
Lenin and Stalin (the Communism leaders)

Symbols:

The pigs (Napoleon, Snowball, Old Major):are the revolution leaders

(Old Major: is Karl Marx/ Napoleon: is Stalin/ Snowball: is Trotsky)

The dogs: are the police or any authority used against people

Squealer (a pig): is the media (TV and others) which make the propaganda

Boxer (the horse): is the hardworking class

Farmer Jones (owner of farm): is the enemy or the autocrat who

The Farm:is The Soviet Union. (The name was Manor farm then Animal Farm)

The Song “Beasts of England”: Old Major’s song as a national anthem

The 7 Commandments: Rules of the farm. No 1 rule: (All Animals Are EQUAL)
Academy of Arts

The Higher Institute of Ballet

Animal Farm :

Choose the best answer:

1- Animal Farm is a (Fable- science fiction) story

2- Napoleon and Snowball are (horses-pigs)

3- (Communism- Dystopia) is the opposite of Utopia

4- Animal Farm tells about the rise of (Lenin and Stalin – Napoleon and Neron)

5- The farm in the story symbolizes (Unites States- Soviet Union)

6- Squealer represents ( the media- the police)

7- The dogs represent (the government – the police)

8- Boxer represents the (rich- hardworking ) class

9- The commandments of Animalism were (10-7) commandments

10-Napoleon symbolizes (Gorbatchov-Stalin) in the Soviet Union

11-Old Major symbolizes (Karl Marx- Bonaparte)

12-Snowball represents (Trotsky-Orwell) in the Soviet Union

13-The name of the farm before the revolution is (Napoleon- Manor) farm
14-The (pigs-horses) lead the revolution in the farm

15-Animal Farm has a deep (political-comic) meaning as Orwell uses it to


attack the Soviet leaders of Communism

16-The owner of the farm before the revolution was (Farmer Jones- Mr
Snowball)

17-The name of the song which Old Major teaches the animals is (Heroes of
England- Beasts of England)

18-According to the Commandments, all animals are (rich – equal)

19-The name of the farm after the revolution changed from Manor Farm to
(Old Major farm – Animal Farm)

20- Animal Farm was written (1884- 1944)

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