animal farm动物农场 乔治奥威尔.ppt

Animal Farm: A Fairy Story BY GEORGE ORWELL The Author George Orwell （1903-1950） George Orwell，the famous British novelist, journalist and social critic. Orwell?was born?in?India?in 1903.From 1922 to 1927,he joined?Indian?Imperial?Police, saw inequality and oppression , then he went?back?to?London,?started?his?writing?career. Orwell died in London on January 21st,1950,only 46 years old. Most famous for his novels “one nine eight four” and ” Animal Farm” is a classic of anti totalitarian, in which one nine eight four is one of the most influential English novels in twentieth Century. Animal Farm Animal Farm is considered an allegory of the corruption of the corruption of absolute power (the corruption of the socialist ideals of the Russian Revolution by Stalinism). Two Keywords Satire: This novel is considered a political satire, or work that uses ridicule to expose wickedness or stupidity. Fable: This story is also considered a fable because it shows animals talking and behaving like humans. It isn’t really about animals, it is about us. The audience is amused by the story and more likely to pay attention to its real point The story happened in Mr. Jones’s Manor farm. The animals worked for the farm day and night. One night, a pig Old Major told the animals what he had dreamed. Then the animals realize that they were leading a miserable life and they were exploited by human being. Old Major encouraged them to get rid of man and the produce of their labor would be their own. Later, the battle really happened and Mr. Jones run away. They established “Animal Farm” and put forward “Seven Commandments”. At the beginning of “Animal Farm”, all animals were equal. It was a new life .Every animal bore hardship and work hard for a better life. The Plot of Animal Farm However, the leaders ——pigs took advantage of new system to benefit themselves. They slept on the bed and drunk milk. The two l