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João Vítor, Number 13, 07/05/2020, 1st grade of High

School

Meet Orwell:

Orwell was a man recognized for his dissatisfaction with the

authorities and also with the masses. Orwell started life as Eric Arthur
Blair. He spent his early years in India as a lonely boy who loved
making up stories and talking. with imaginary companions He began
to "write" before knowing how, by reciting poems to his mother, and
perhaps envisaged an alternative to the human relationships which
were so difficult for him. Later, instead of going to university, he
decided to work in Burma with the Indian imperial police. Back in
England to recover from an epidemic of chronic lung disease that had
haunted him all his life, Orwell started to write his car; over the next
two decades, he wrote newspaper columns, novels, essays, and radio
shows. Orwell's beliefs on politics were affected by his experiences in
the Spanish Civil War. He viewed socialists, communists and fascists
as repressive and selfish. Orwell supported England during World War
II, but was skeptical of governments and was willing to give up ideals
in favor of power. With each book or essay, Orwell has strengthened
its role as an outsider ready to challenge the ideology of any group.
Orwell spoke to Animal Farm, in which he criticized the Soviet Union,
despite its role as an ally of Great Britain in the Second World War. At
first no one would publish the novel, but when Animal Farm finally
appeared in 1945, it succeeded. Later, it was adapted both as an
animated film and as a play.

Presentation of the Novel:

Animal Farm tells the story of farmer Jones' animals who rebels and
takes control of the farm. Tired of being exploited solely for human
benefit, animals, which have human characteristics such as the power
of speech, promise to create a new and more just society. In a satire,
the writer tackles a serious problem by presenting it in a ridiculous
light or by making fun of it. Orwell uses satire to expose what he
considered the myth of Soviet socialism.

The novel tells a story that people of all ages can understand, but it
also tells us a second story: that of the real Revolution. An allegory is
a story that can be read on many levels. Critics often view Animal
Farm as an allegory for the Russian Revolution.