Animal Farm by George Orwell: A Review
ANIMAL FARM CEL PLAN “Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
How effectively does Orwell convey his political message in “Animal Farm”?
INTRODUCTION – TAGL (PARAGRAPH 1)
Title
Author
Genre – Novel
Link to question
George Orwell. “Animal Farm”. Written in 1943. Explores the dangers of power and the violent consequences of corruption and the abuse of power. Orwell uses characterisation, turning points and language.
George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” is a novel which explores the dangers of power. It follows a group of animals who rebel against their human master in an attempt to control their own destiny. Orwell demonstrates how quickly power can corrupt through the use of characterisation, turning points and language.
BRIEF SUMMARY (PARAGRAPH 2)
Aim for 6-8 lines. Sum up the events of the novel.
Animals rebel against the lazy, violent and alcoholic Mr Jones
Take power on the farm and work towards equality and a utopian life
Pigs begin to take charge and soon become abusive
Corruption of power leads to violence and poor living and working conditions
Animals are worse off than in Jones’ time
MAIN BODY PARAGRAPHS
They must all follow this simple structure:
Point
Evidence
Explanation
Link back to question
CHARACTERISATION/REPRESENTATION (PARAGRAPH 3)
What you do in this paragraph:
Say who each animal represents (Try to avoid a list format here)
Characteristics (quote here) of some of the animals
Why Orwell’s choice is effective in conveying his political message
Napoleon (pig) represents Stalin. He is greedy, grotesque and uncivilised. Effective representation because power corrupted Stalin just as it did Napoleon. Message about the dangers of power and the corruption of power demonstrated by Napoleon’s actions after he assumes total power of Animal Farm.
Boxer (cart-horse) represents the working class. Worked for the good of all, without question. Clearly Orwell is showing here that power and control, if
How effectively does Orwell convey his political message in “Animal Farm”?
INTRODUCTION – TAGL (PARAGRAPH 1)
Title
Author
Genre – Novel
Link to question
George Orwell. “Animal Farm”. Written in 1943. Explores the dangers of power and the violent consequences of corruption and the abuse of power. Orwell uses characterisation, turning points and language.
George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” is a novel which explores the dangers of power. It follows a group of animals who rebel against their human master in an attempt to control their own destiny. Orwell demonstrates how quickly power can corrupt through the use of characterisation, turning points and language.
BRIEF SUMMARY (PARAGRAPH 2)
Aim for 6-8 lines. Sum up the events of the novel.
Animals rebel against the lazy, violent and alcoholic Mr Jones
Take power on the farm and work towards equality and a utopian life
Pigs begin to take charge and soon become abusive
Corruption of power leads to violence and poor living and working conditions
Animals are worse off than in Jones’ time
MAIN BODY PARAGRAPHS
They must all follow this simple structure:
Point
Evidence
Explanation
Link back to question
CHARACTERISATION/REPRESENTATION (PARAGRAPH 3)
What you do in this paragraph:
Say who each animal represents (Try to avoid a list format here)
Characteristics (quote here) of some of the animals
Why Orwell’s choice is effective in conveying his political message
Napoleon (pig) represents Stalin. He is greedy, grotesque and uncivilised. Effective representation because power corrupted Stalin just as it did Napoleon. Message about the dangers of power and the corruption of power demonstrated by Napoleon’s actions after he assumes total power of Animal Farm.
Boxer (cart-horse) represents the working class. Worked for the good of all, without question. Clearly Orwell is showing here that power and control, if