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It’s essential to circulate a sheet that lists the characters of Animal Farm and whom they represent; for example, Old Major represents Vladimir Lenin and Napoleon is Joseph Stalin. Napoleon’s name suggests that Orwell also modeled Napoleon on the despotic French military leader Napoleon Bonaparte in addition to despots in general. In order to appreciate the allegory, show the class a complete list that compares the animals to people in Rusian history. (Detailed lists are available at several websites.) Orwell…..
Orwell’s best-known novel, 1984, is inappropriate reading for most young teens, but Animal Farm is a good read for a freshman class since it raises questions that are similar to those raised in 1984 but without the nightmare vision and sordid content of the other book. Like Fahrenheit 451, both 1984 and Animal Farm are dystopian novels. That is, they depict a decidedly negative, often horrific picture of the world. They warn the reader about the horrors that face…..
