Animal FarmBY MARY OLIVER, CHAD GOLF, JORDON FERGUSON, PAUL MELNIK

Overview: Plot

Animal Farm is a story about an animals dream, and how the animals make his dream a reality and the difficulties they face along the way.

Overview: Theme

Corruption of the soviet union and the communist mentality.

Overview: Symbol

The Animal Farm: Human Society and government

The Barn: The commandments and their reflection on modern value of society

The Windmill: Manipulation of the working class by the people with the most power.

Napoleon (Arnold Vosloo)

Dictator Award

Snowball (Channing Tatum)

Rebellious Award

Boxer (Dwayne Johnson)

Strength Award

Squealer (Ray Stevenson)

Henchmen Award

Old Major (Bruce Willy)

Idol Award

George Orwell

George Orwell: Early Life

Eric Blair. Was born in India, in 1903.

George Orwell, novelist, essayist and critic, went on to become best known for his novels Animal Farm and 1984.

The son of a British civil servant, spent his first days in India, where his father was stationed.

His mother brought him and his older sister to England about a year after his birth and settled in Henley-on-Thames.

His father stayed behind in India and rarely visited. Orwell didn't really know his father until he retired from the service in 1912.

George Orwell: Early Career

After leaving the India Imperial Force, Orwell struggled to get his writing career off the ground.

His first major work, Down and Out in Paris and London, (1933) explored his time eking out a living in these two cities. Orwell took all sorts of jobs to make ends meet, including being a dishwasher.

The book provided a brutal look at the lives of the working poor and of those living a transient existence. Not wishing to embarrass his family, the author published the book under the pseudonym George Orwell.

George Orwell: Later Works

Orwell is best known for two novels.

Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four.

both of which were published toward the end of his life.

Animal Farm (1945) was an anti-Soviet satire in a pastoral setting featuring two pigs as its main protagonists.

These pigs were said to represent Josef Stalin and Leon Trotsky.

The novel brought Orwell great acclaim and financial rewards.

George Orwell: Personal Life

Orwell was married to Eileen O'Shaughnessy until her death in 1945. According to several reports, the pair had an open marriage. Orwell had a number of dalliances during this first marriage.

In 1944 the couple adopted a son, whom they named Richard Horatio Blair, after one of Orwell's ancestors. Their son was largely raised by Orwell's sister Avril after Eileen's death.

Near the end of his life, Orwell proposed to editor Sonia Brownell. He married her in 1950, only a short time before his death. Brownell inherited Orwell's estate and made a career out of managing his legacy.

Nineteen Eighty-Four proved to be another huge success for the author, but he had little time to enjoy it. By this time, Orwell was in the late stages of his battle with tuberculosis. He died on January 21, 1950, in a London hospital.

Test

1. What was the original name of the farm?

A. Phat farm

b. Manor farm

c. Animal farm

d. Cow farm

2. what did the animal farm flag look like?

A. Red background with antler and tree

B. Silver background with horn and corn

C. Green background with horn and hoof

D. Black background with pizza and fries

3. What is the moral of the story?a. everyone one is equal but some people

are more equalb. pigs are the bestc. animals are stupid

4. Who plays snowball in our PowerPoint?A. Asnald UaslooB. Channing TatamC. Dwayne Johnson

Test

5. When was Eric Blair born?

6. When did Eric Blair die?

7. When did he become famous for animal farm?

A. 1984

B. 2004

C. 1997

8. What kind of animal is snowball?

9. What kind of animal is boxer?

10. What actor plays old Major?