Animal Farm
A farm animal uprising for equality turns into a chilling study of propaganda, power, and betrayal.
First published 1997
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Animals on a farm grow dissatisfied with the way they are treated by humans and imagine a fairer life run by themselves. Inspired by a visionary speech, they organize a rebellion, drive out the human owner, and set up their own rules for a new society.
At first, the new order seems to promise equality, shared labor, and self-government. But the animals soon discover that not everyone has the same power, education, or influence, and the cleverest among them begin to reshape the rules, the language, and the story of what is happening.
As the farm’s leadership becomes increasingly authoritarian, the original ideals are eroded by fear, propaganda, and rewritten memory. What begins as a hopeful revolt gradually becomes a grim cycle of domination, until the animals can no longer tell the difference between their new rulers and the old ones.
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- Authors
- George Orwell
- First published
- 1997
- Genres
- Classics, Dystopia, Fantasy, School, Politics, Science Fiction
- Subjects
- British and Irish fiction (fictional works by one author) · political satire · classic · animal drama · Fiction, political · English literature: literary criticism · For National Curriculum Key Stage 4 & GCSE · Fiction, satire · English literature · Fiction · Literature · Drama (dramatic works by one author) · Animals, fiction · Behavior, fiction · Totalitarianism · Domestic animals · Large type books · Zhong pian xiao shuo · Lectures et morceaux choisis · Roman · English Political satire · Animales domésticos · Ficción · Totalitarismo · Translations into Chinese · Animals in literature · Animals · Power (Social sciences) · Fiction, science fiction, general · Farms · Livestock · Political corruption · Englischunterricht · Skönlitteratur · Fiction, general · Political science · Fables · Satire · Political fiction · Politique-fiction · Animaux domestiques · Romans, nouvelles · Totalitarisme · In literature · Allegories · Long now manual for civilization · Englisch · Regensburg
- ISBN-13
- 9780451526342
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