Questions tagged [animal-farm]
For questions about Animal Farm, a satirical novel by George Orwell. This tag should be used in conjunction with [george-orwell].
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What if it were named '*The* Animal Farm'?
This question was inspired by a recent comment to a previous question of mine. In that question, I asked about the literary effect of dropping the articles from titles of novels and films. Even there, ...
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What did George Orwell try to communicate with "Animal Farm"?
What exactly is the message that George Orwell tried to communicate through Animal Farm? What exactly did he mean by
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and
from pig to ...
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Where is Napoleon during the battle of the cowshed?
In Animal Farm, where is Napoleon during the battle of the cowshed? Is this significant? Please explain in detail.
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In Animal Farm, what is the significance of the gun’s placement at the foot of the flagpole?
What is the significance of Mr. Jones's gun’s placement at the foot of the flagpole? Is there anything that this represents?
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What is the meaning of Benjamin the donkey's cryptic answer?
George Orwell's Animal Farm contains the following passage in chapter 3:
When asked whether he was not happier now that Jones was gone, he
would say only “Donkeys live a long time. None of you has ...
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Animal Farm — silent protest?
Is Animal Farm by George Orwell a silent protest against the Russian Revolution? I am correcting an essay about Animal Farm, and someone called it a silent protest. I am not sure whether I should ...
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Does "Animal Farm" explicitly state anywhere in the text that it is in fact a political allegory?
I first heard of George Orwell's Animal Farm in high school when a teacher mentioned that it was an allegory of the Soviet State. So I read it two years later with that understanding.
While recently ...
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Why did the animals in Animal Farm confess to their crimes?
One of the things that I did not understand about Animal Farm is why the animals, after the hen's rebellion, simply came forward to confess their crimes.
Napoleon offers no incentive for coming ...
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Are there any motifs or symbols related to imperialism in Animal Farm?
In my centennial edition of Animal Farm by George Orwell, his bio states that he joined the Burmese Indian Imperial Police stating,
In order to hate imperialism, you have got to be part of it.
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What does Mrs. Jones represent in Animal Farm?
There are a few mentions of Mrs. Jones, primarily in reference to her table cloth. Does she represent something in and of herself? If so, what does Mrs. Jones represent in Animal Farm?
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Why was the book Animal Farm banned in non-communist countries?
I understand why it was banned in the USSR, because it's pretty blatant satire of the USSR. It's also still banned in North Korea for the same reason.
But why was it banned in the United Arab ...
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What does Old Major in Animal Farm represent?
Old Major, the elder pig in Animal Farm, seems to have a different role than the younger ones. I believe he has a different view, but after he dies, the young pigs don't follow his legacy.
What does ...
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Who or what does Benjamin the donkey represent in Animal Farm?
Benjamin is the old, irritable donkey who doesn't care who's in control, because he says that work will be the same either way. He is one of the few on the farm who can read, and who still remembers ...
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Who does the cat represent in Animal Farm?
It's well known that various characters represent real Soviet figures. Who does the cat, who is fond of shirking physical work but enjoys reaping the rewards, represent? Does the cat even have any ...
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What do the other farmers symbolize in Animal Farm?
I asked this question on the old literature site, it got migrated to the science fiction and fantasy site, and then was later closed as off-topic. I figured that I might as well ask the question here.
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Who does Mollie represent in Animal Farm?
It's well known that various characters represent real Soviet figures. Who does Mollie, the horse sympathetic to the humans, represent? Is she just a generic non-Soviet sympathizer or does she ...