Animal Farm is an allegory through which George Orwell demonstrates the psychological foundation of revolution, its processes and the irony of displacement of an oppressive regime by the new revolutionary order. ... Orwell uses a certain type of irony in Animal Farm, referred to as dramatic irony. ... It is therefore accurate to state that Animal Farm is an allegory, as it has more than one meaning, through which George Orwell demonstrates the psychological foundation of revolution (the basis of revolution), its processes (the events that occur thereafter), and the irony (opposites of actual m...

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These are the challenges that Winston faces in George Orwell's classic novel, "Animal Farm." Orwell's remarkable international reputation is due to his two novels Animal Farm and 1984. ... The outbreak of world war 2 in 1939 intensified George's feeling of anxiety and pessimism. ... It must be round about that date, since he was fairly sure that his age was thirty-nine, and he believed that he had been born in 1944 or 1945; but it was never possible nowadays to pin down any date within a year or two. " (Orwell, 7) By combining motifs, imagery and characters George Orwell writes...

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1 George Orwell's views on the future were astonishing but yet very creepy. ... In 1903 George Orwell is born in Bengal, India on June 25. ... Without the experience of the Spanish Civil war, Orwell wouldn't have written Animal Farm and 1984. The book Animal Farm, asked the question why did the Russian Revolution fall? ... He tells the animals that the other leader was with the owner of the farm. ...

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" Animal Farm by George Orwell displays the process of a revolution and the outcomes that can result from it.Creating a revolution is not an easy task. ... (Orwell, 95). ... Napoleon changes Animal Farm back to the original name, Manor Farm. ... Long Live Animal Farm! ... Orwell created Boxer in to a saint like figure for the animals. ...

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This extract, which is taken from chapter eight of George Orwell's Animal Farm, revolves around this issue. ... In this extract, the animal farm seems to turn into a Foucauldian panopticon where the animals display unwavering obedience, so much so that they have developed a sense of self-control for the sake of the oppressive rule of Napoleon. ... Interestingly, this does not reduce the power of his regime; on the contrary, the animals appear to be now submissive and even thankful for his rule over the farm.  ... Through his narrative, Orwell emphasizes the similarities between the anima...

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George Orwell's 1949 dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four describes a futuristic alternate reality where a totalitarian government tyrannises the population through constant surveillance, public mind control, propaganda and on-going overseas war. ... To gain a deeper understanding and context of Nineteen Eighty-Four, with its heavy political and social commentary, it is worth briefly considering the author himself, George Orwell. ... The experience left Orwell a staunch anti-Stalinist, and as such anti-Stalinist themes would become prevalent within Orwell's literary works, especially...

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