ANIMAL FARM 1945

G. Orwell.

Adj. Orwelliam/ Big brother

Main Theme: Allegory/Satir of the Russian Revolution

Aim: Committed fiction

Didactic Aim

Writer's Task: to inform, to make the reader aware of social and political issues

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

The Thirties

The GREAT DEPRESSION

Stalin's purges and trials

Rise of Totalitariam regimes in Italy, Spain, Germain

Hitler-Stalin. Non aggression pact 23 August 1939

Outbrear of WWI. September 1939

The spanish civil war (1936-1939)

Birth/Death

Studies

Experiences

Other Works

Ideas and Themes

Style/Language: simple, coincise, detailed, easy plot

Tone: sarcastic, biting, pessimistic

Genre: animal Fable