Animal Farm, by George Orwell

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Animal Farm, by George Orwell

• Darren Leu

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Tone

• The tone of Animal Farm is objective. The
  narrator acts as a bystander to the happenings of
  the farm, and the reader learns very little about
  the personal thoughts or feelings from any
  individual animal. The story is presented as
  fact, and the narrator does not go into detail
  the moral aspect of everything happening on the
  farm.
• There is also a satirical aspect to the book.
  Orwell expresses how after any revolution, a new
  group will try to take power. Orwell satirizes
  the irony in which the pigs take over the farm.

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Imagery

• Orwell uses imagery throughout to describe the
  farm setting. Imagery helps the reader to better
  understand the concept of animals running a farm,
  something we arent normally used to.
• Imagery is used when describing the torture of
  the animals, and is also used when describing the
  flag and ceremonies on the farm.
• The end of the book uses the most imagery, as it
  explains the meeting between the pigs and men.
• - They tiptoed up to the house, and such
  animals as were tall enough peered in at the
  dining room window.
• While the imagery in Animal Farm has no affect on
  the meaning of the text, it is very helpful for
  the understanding of the novel, giving the reader
  clear images of how the farm was run.

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Voice

• Animal Farm was written in the past tense. Active
  voice is used mainly through the story to
  describe the actions of the animals, although
  some passive voice is used.
• The animals diction in the story is very simple
  and easy to understand. The animals do not use
  any complex language or literary devices, and
  this helps show the illiteracy of the animals.

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Irony

• Irony is what makes Animal Farm into the story it
  is today. The pigs lead a revolution to get rid
  of their oppressive farmer, yet in the end, the
  pigs act the same way their old leader had. The
  farm creates a list of seven commandments, but
  they get changed to legalize the pigs actions.
  The best example of this is when the commandment
  All Animals are Equal gets changed to All
  Animals are Equal, but some are more equal than
  others. This is a direct contradiction of the
  commandment, because its impossible to be more
  equal than someone. The reader also sees irony
  at the end of the book, when the name Animal
  Farm gets changed back to Manor Farm, its
  original name. Napoleons reason for the change
  is that Manor was the correct and original
  name. Its ironic that the pigs led the revolution
  for change in the farm, but that they believed
  the original name was its correct name.

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