Animal Farm: Context (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Author of Animal Farm
Author of Animal Farm
George Orwell
Year Animal Farm was written
Year Animal Farm was written
1945
Historical event Animal Farm is an allegory for
Historical event Animal Farm is an allegory for
Russian Revolution of 1917
Political system critiqued in Animal Farm
Political system critiqued in Animal Farm
Stalinism in the Soviet Union
Orwell's political ideology
Orwell's political ideology
Socialist
Type of regime Orwell criticised
Type of regime Orwell criticised
Totalitarian regimes
How Napoleon consolidated power
How Napoleon consolidated power
Manipulation, propaganda, and violence
Social class represented by the pigs
Social class represented by the pigs
Ruling class
Social class represented by other animals
Social class represented by other animals
Working class
Famous equality quote in Animal Farm
Famous equality quote in Animal Farm
All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others
Theme shown by the equality quote
Theme shown by the equality quote
Inequality and hypocrisy
How pigs manipulated ideology
How pigs manipulated ideology
Gradual changes to the farm's commandments
What the pigs become by the end
What the pigs become by the end
Indistinguishable from the tyrants they replaced