Intro to the Novel: Animal Farm

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Intro to the Novel Animal Farm
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(1903-1950)
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Real Name Eric Blair British Political
Novelist Born To English parents in India
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After his father retired, Eric and his family
moved back to England.
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He was sent to boarding school at the age of
eight to prepare for Eton, an exclusive prep
school. Because he had a scholarship, he was
teased and humiliated frequently.
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1927
Returned in Europe
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He chose to live in poverty because he felt
guilty for the job he had done in Burma - for
having been a part of an oppressive government.
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He saw poverty as a way to understand
the problems of the oppressed and helpless by
becoming one of them.
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Orwell was a Socialist
Socialist someone who believes that the
government should own businesses so that everyone
will be equal
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Two Things That Influenced Orwell To Write
Animal Farm
His hatred for Injustice Political Lying
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He desired a society in which separate
classes would not exist.
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His second famous book
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It's a Fable
It's an Allegory
Most fables have two levels of meaning. On the
surface, the fable is about animals. But on a
second level, the animals stand for types of
people or ideas. The way the animals interact and
the way the plot unfolds says something about the
nature of people or the value of ideas. Any type
of fiction that has multiple levels of meaning in
this way is called an allegory.