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A short summary of George Orwell's Animal Farm. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of Animal Farm.
3,909,630 ratings97,481 reviews. Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here. A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality.
Welcome to the LitCharts study guide on George Orwell's Animal Farm. Created by the original team behind SparkNotes, LitCharts are the world's best literature guides. Animal Farm: Introduction. A concise biography of George Orwell plus historical and literary context for Animal Farm. Animal Farm: Plot Summary.
Chapter 1. Manor Farm is a small farm in England run by the harsh and often drunk Mr. Jones. One night, a boar named Old Major gathers all the animals of Manor Farm together. Knowing that he will soon die, Old Major gives a speech in which he reveals to the animals that men cause all the misery that animals endure.
George Orwell’s 'Animal Farm,' often misunderstood to be Children’s Literature, is a political satire on Stalin Russia. The novel projects how the people of Russia fall prey to a totalitarian regime when they were dreaming of a more free country of equality for all.
Overview. Animal Farm by George Orwell, first published in 1945, is a satirical allegory that explores the Russian Revolution and the subsequent rise of Stalinism. Set on a farm, the story begins with the animals overthrowing their human oppressors, led by the pigs who represent the ruling class.
Animal Farm. Not all satires are equal. Written in 1943–4, and eventually – after a series of publishers’ rejections, including one inspired by a Soviet spy – published in 1945, Animal Farm: A Fairy Story chronicles the revolution of the animals against Mr Jones at Manor Farm. An allegory on the Soviet regime, Animal Farm was banned in ...
