Animal Farm: Writer's Methods and Techniques (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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What is Animal Farm an allegory for?
What is Animal Farm an allegory for?
The Russian Revolution
What political system does Animal Farm critique?
What political system does Animal Farm critique?
Stalinism and corruption of socialist ideals
Genre that mocks politics through animals
Genre that mocks politics through animals
Satire
Structure type of Animal Farm
Structure type of Animal Farm
Fable-like structure
Features of the fable structure (2 things)
Features of the fable structure (2 things)
Simple language and anthropomorphised animals
What does the fable structure allow Orwell to do?
What does the fable structure allow Orwell to do?
Explore complex political ideas in accessible way
Who Napoleon represents
Who Napoleon represents
Stalin
What the windmill symbolises
What the windmill symbolises
Industrialisation and false promises of revolution
How Squealer demonstrates propaganda
How Squealer demonstrates propaganda
Through his speeches
How the Seven Commandments show propaganda
How the Seven Commandments show propaganda
They are altered/manipulated
What propaganda is used for in the novel
What propaganda is used for in the novel
To control and oppress
Key irony: what pigs become
Key irony: what pigs become
Indistinguishable from the humans they overthrew