Week 30: Animal Farm

The story takes place on Manor Farm, where the animals are subjected to harsh, exploitative treatment by the human owner. One day, the animals have had enough, and through a rebellion manage to overthrow the farmer and take control of Manor Farm, which they rename Animal Farm. George Orwell intended this novel as an allegory of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the subsequent rise of Stalinism in the Soviet Union. Through the novel, Orwell was putting forward a critique of Soviet totalitarianism and the betrayal of revolutionary ideals. These were direct responses to the political climate of the time.

 

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1984 by George Orwell