The animals work together to make a better life. They create a set of rules to live by called the Seven Commandments . These rules include the idea that "All animals are equal". The animals spend a laborious summer harvesting in the fields. The clever pigs think of ways for the animals to use the humans’ tools, and every animal participates in the work, each according to his capacity. The resulting harvest exceeds any that the farm has ever known. Only Mollie and the cat shirk their duties. The powerful and hard-working Boxer does most of the heavy labor, adopting “I will work harder!” as a personal motto. The entire animal community reveres his dedication and strength. Of all of the animals, only Benjamin, the obstinate donkey, seems to recognize no change under the new leadership. Dwan, David (2012). "Orwell's Paradox: Equality in Animal Farm". ELH. 79 (3): 655–83. doi: 10.1353/elh.2012.0025. ISSN 1080-6547. S2CID 143828269. The hens– Unnamed. The hens are promised at the start of the revolution that they will get to keep their eggs, which are stolen from them under Mr. Jones. However, their eggs are soon taken from them under the premise of buying goods from outside Animal Farm. The hens are among the first to rebel, albeit unsuccessfully, against Napoleon. They are brutally suppressed through starvation.

Rodden, John (1999). Understanding Animal Farm: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-30201-5 . Retrieved 9 June 2012. Old Major– An aged prize Middle White boar provides the inspiration that fuels the rebellion. He is also called Willingdon Beauty when showing. He is an allegorical combination of Karl Marx, one of the creators of communism, and Vladimir Lenin, the communist leader of the Russian Revolution and the early Soviet nation, in that he draws up the principles of the revolution. His skull being put on revered public display recalls Lenin, whose embalmed body was left in indefinite repose. [16] By the end of the book, the skull is reburied.

One man Animal Farm Show On the Way to Darwen". Lancashire Telegraph. 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Minimus– A poetic pig who writes the second national anthem of Animal Farm after the singing of "Beasts of England" is banned; later he composes a poem "Comrade Napoleon". Literary theorist John Rodden compares him to the poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, [19] who eulogized Lenin and the Soviet Union, although Mayakovsky neither wrote anthems nor praised Stalin in his poems. Meyers, Jeffrey (1975). A Reader's Guide to George Orwell. Thames and Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-15016-0.

Similarly, the music in the novel, starting with "Beasts of England" and the later anthems, parallels " The Internationale" and its adoption and repudiation by the Soviet authorities as the anthem of the USSR in the 1920s and 1930s. [81] Another thing: it would be less offensive if the predominant caste in the fable were not pigs. I think the choice of pigs as the ruling caste will no doubt give offence to many people, and particularly to anyone who is a bit touchy, as undoubtedly the Russians are. A BBC radio version, produced by Rayner Heppenstall, was broadcast in January 1947. Orwell listened to the production at his home in Canonbury Square, London, with Hugh Gordon Porteous, amongst others. Orwell later wrote to Heppenstall that Porteous, "who had not read the book, grasped what was happening after a few minutes". [91] Carr, Craig L. (2010). Orwell, Politics, and Power. Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-4411-5854-3 . Retrieved 9 June 2012. The original title was Animal Farm: A Fairy Story, but US publishers dropped the subtitle when it was published in 1946, and only one of the translations during Orwell's lifetime, the Telugu version, kept it. Other title variations include subtitles like "A Satire" and "A Contemporary Satire". [7] Orwell suggested the title Union des républiques socialistes animales for the French translation, which abbreviates to URSA, the Latin word for "bear", a symbol of Russia. It also played on the French name of the Soviet Union, Union des républiques socialistes soviétiques. [7]

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GCSE English Literature – Animal Farm – historical context (pt 1/3)". BBC. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Animal Farm is an allegory which means it has a hidden, more complex meaning. In this case, the hidden meaning is about Orwell's views on the Russian Revolution. He shows how those in power can be corrupt and can oppress the people they're supposed to help. Orwell also shows how those in power can use propaganda, lies and rumours Gulliver's Travels was a favourite book of Orwell's. Swift reverses the role of horses and human beings in the fourth book. Orwell brought to Animal Farm "a dose of Swiftian misanthropy, looking ahead to a time 'when the human race had finally been overthrown." [75] Snowball– Napoleon's rival and original head of the farm after Jones's overthrow. His life parallels that of Leon Trotsky, [16] although there is no reference to Snowball having been murdered (as Trotsky was); he may also combine some elements from Lenin. [18] [c] Firchow, Peter Edgerly (2008). Modern Utopian Fictions from H.G. Wells to Iris Murdoch. CUA Press. ISBN 978-0-8132-1573-0.

Old Major is admired by most of the other animals. His dream of a better life inspires them to take control of the farm. Time magazine chose the book as one of the 100 best English-language novels (1923 to 2005); [11] it also featured at number 31 on the Modern Library List of Best 20th-Century Novels, [12] and number 46 on the BBC's The Big Read poll. [13] It won a Retrospective Hugo Award in 1996 [14] and is included in the Great Books of the Western World selection. [15] Plot summary [ edit ] Squealer– A small, white, fat porker who serves as Napoleon's second-in-command and minister of propaganda, is a collective portrait of the Soviet nomenklatura and journalists, such as of the national daily Pravda (The Truth), able to justify every twist and turn in Stalin's policy. [16] A censorship survey conducted in DeKalb County, Georgia, relating to the years 1979–1982, revealed that many schools had attempted to limit access to Animal Farm due to its "political theories". [63] Books of the day – Animal Farm". The Guardian. 24 August 1945. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016 . Retrieved 17 July 2016.Although the first edition allowed space for the preface, it was not included, [49] and as of June 2009, most editions of the book have not included it. [58]

The cows– Unnamed. The cows are enticed into the revolution by promises that their milk will not be stolen but can be used to raise their calves. Their milk is then stolen by the pigs, who learn to milk them. The milk is stirred into the pigs' mash every day, while the other animals are denied such luxuries. The Fall of Mister Jones and the Russian Revolution of 1917". Shmoop University. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013 . Retrieved 13 May 2013. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. Animal Farm is a beast fable, [1] in the form of a satirical allegorical novella, by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. [2] [3] It tells the story of a group of anthropomorphic farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and happy. Ultimately, the rebellion is betrayed and, under the dictatorship of a pig named Napoleon, the farm ends up in a state as bad as it was before. Snowball had found in the harness-room an old green tablecloth of Mrs. Jones’s and had painted on it a hoof and a horn in white. This was run up the flagstaff in the farmhouse garden every Sunday 8, morning. The flag was green, Snowball explained, to represent the green fields of England, while the hoof and horn signified the future Republic of the Animals."SparkNotes 'Literature Study Guides' "Animal Farm" Chapter VIII". SparkNotes LLC. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013 . Retrieved 13 May 2013.