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The Animal Farm By George Orwell

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Eric Arthur Blaire a.k.a. George Orwell

“Animal Farm" is an allegory that depicts the rise of Joseph Stalin and communism in the former Soviet Union.

He viewed the USSR as a brutal dictatorship whose people were suffering under Stalin's rule.

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In addition, Orwell was angered by what he viewed as acceptance of the Soviet Union by Western countries.

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Stalin, Hitler, and Karl Marx are all represented in the novel, which ends with the famous quote, “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

What is important about the title?

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Why do you think Orwell chose to represent political figures as animals? Why did he choose a farm as the novel's setting?

What are the symbols in "Animal Farm?" Are they easily recognized by readers who don't know the historical context of the novel?

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Does the story end the way you expected? What other outcomes could there have been for "Animal Farm?"

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