ANIMAL FARM LITERARY

ANALYSIS
Mr. Garbera
LITERARY ANALYSIS

Opinion based essay that makes a point

about a piece of literature.
LITERARY ANALYSIS

Your assignment is going to be to prove

to your audience (me) that Animal Farm
is an allegory of the Russian Revolution.
You will prove this by making 3 parallels
between the two narratives.
INTRODUCTION

 Sentence 1:
 Quote from the book
 Rhetorical question
 Sentences 2 and 3 (can be 4 and 5)
 Must mention title and author of the book
 Start broad and narrow to thesis ( go from non-specific to specific)
 Context- most likely about background information from the Russian Revolution or a
brief summarizing of Animal Farm
 Last sentence in introduction
 3-point thesis
 Mention the 3 parallels that you are going to provide an analysis for
BODY PARAGRAPHS (3)

 Sentence 1
 Topic sentence: what point you are going to make in the paragraph.
 Sentence 2
 Evidence from the novel (either quotation or paraphrase)
 Must cite (Orwell, page/s number).
 Sentence 3 and 4 (can be 5tand 6 as well)
 An explanation as to how your evidence helps prove your point ( this
main seam obvious to you, but it might not be to the reader so don’t just
summarize)
 Always tie back to your main thesis statement
EXAMPLE BODY PARAGRAPH (MINIMUS)

 Although some of the characters in Animal Farm represent single people, others
represent an entire group, class, or a part of the culture. Minimis is an example of
a character representing a part of culture. Minimus represents the art of the
time. “ The general feeling on the farm was well expressed in a poem entitled,
Comrade Napoleon, which was composed by Minimus…”(Orwell, 94). Just like the
artists of our time are influenced by the culture, and visa versa, so was the art on
Animal Farm. Poetry is a form of art. It is usually a reflection of the popular ideas
of the time. Minimus’s poem title is a hint that, in the Animals Society, the only
important idea was that Napoleon was in charge and was made be seen as the
animal’s friend. During the Russian Revolution, all media types, including art, were
used as propaganda to make Stalin seem like a hero. Orwell used Minimus as an
allegory for the art scene during the Russian Revolution.
CONCLUSION

 Sentence 1
 Restate your thesis
 Sentence 2
 Restate your argument
 Sentence 3 and 4 (can be 5th and 6th)
 Issue a call to action
 Discuss the implications of your argument
 Make a real world connection
 Make recommendations
 Speculate about the future
 Tell an anecdote that illustrates your point
 Describe a key image
 Offer a quotations that expresses the essence of your argument
 Ask a rhetorical question
BIBLIOGRAPHY

 Griffin, John, and George Orwell. Animal Farm, George Orwell. Harlow: Longman,
1989. Print
TRANSITION FROM PARAGRAPH TO
PARAGRAPH
Either use:
1. Use a complex sentence structure at the end or the beginning of one of your paragraphs
(see subordinating conjunctions list).
2. OR a leading statement that will connect two ideas.
 Use Subordinating Conjunctions at the beginning of complex sentences: Because, If,
When, Although, Since, As, After, Before, Whenever, now that, even though, not only
Examples:
 Not only did the major characters in Animal Farm parallel the major people in the
Russian Revolution, but the minor characters could be connected as well.
 Napoleon was not the only pig that was used by George Orwell to create this wonderful
allegory.