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Honors English 9 Animal Farm

What a Text! Allegory: Orwell uses animal characters and their lives to represent historical people and events Fable: Orwell has a specific message he seeks to communicate using animal characters Satire: Orwell is seriously critical of the Soviet Union and the outcome of the Revolution and uses this fictional piece to transmit his message

Why, George, Why? George Orwell stood against oppression of the lower classes through injustice and political lying. Skeptical of totalitarian regimes in which one or few people held all the power Orwell aims to portray the Russian (or Bolshevik) Revolution of 1917 as one that resulted in a government more oppressive, totalitarian, and deadly than the one it overthrew

The Russian Revolution: The Basics Abrupt but deep-rooted causes Two social classes of Russia in conflict and struggling for power/rights Bourgeoisie: control the country’s wealth (minority) Proletariat: working class, poverty-stricken (majority)

The Russian Revolution: The People Tsar Nicholas II: Last Russian emperor (1894-1917), time of terrible poverty for lower classes Vladimir Lenin: Bolshevik leader, died in 1924 Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin: Battled for control after Lenin’s death (Stalin eventually wins out) Karl Marx: Came up with Communist theory—workers of the world unite against economic oppressors and live communally

The Russian Revolution: The Events February 1917: Revolution—Provisional Government takes over Middle class, conservative Temporary Bolsheviks (lower class/liberal) still not satisfied; want more social reform March 1917: Nicholas II abdicates October 1917: Bolsheviks organize strike and overthrow Provisional Government 1917-1922: Russian Civil War 1922: Creation of the Soviet Union

Essential Questions How does Animal Farm allegorically represent the events of the Russian Revolution? What is a fable, an allegory, and satire, and how does Animal Farm fit these literary categories? What are the different forms of propaganda, and how are they used to persuade? What is Orwell’s message, and how does he communicate that message?