Animal Farm: Writer's Methods and Techniques (Edexcel GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Animal Farm is an allegory for
Animal Farm is an allegory for
Russian Revolution
Animal Farm also represents the rise of
Animal Farm also represents the rise of
Stalinism
What Animal Farm critiques
What Animal Farm critiques
Corruption of socialist ideals
Literary device using animals to mock politics
Literary device using animals to mock politics
Satire
Purpose of fable structure in Animal Farm
Purpose of fable structure in Animal Farm
Explore complex political ideas accessibly
Who Napoleon represents
Who Napoleon represents
Stalin
What windmill symbolises (industry)
What windmill symbolises (industry)
Industrialisation
What windmill symbolises (revolution)
What windmill symbolises (revolution)
False promises of the revolution
Squealer's speeches illustrate
Squealer's speeches illustrate
Propaganda techniques
Alteration of Seven Commandments shows
Alteration of Seven Commandments shows
Language manipulation
Purpose of propaganda in the novel
Purpose of propaganda in the novel
To control and oppress
Key irony about the pigs
Key irony about the pigs
Become indistinguishable from humans they overthrew
What irony shows about power
What irony shows about power
Cyclical nature of power and corruption