Animals in Satire

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The article on Animal Satire in Animal Farm by Alev Yemenici, Ph.D. of the University of Ankara provides an in depth study of how George Orwell successfully utilized animals to convey his views on political ideas and revolutions through his popular 1955 novel – Animal Farm. The article addresses the main concept of the Orwell novel and how it related to current events of the time such as the Russian Revolution. Through a chronological narrative, Yemenici breaks down the body of the novel, explaining animal interactions and how Orwell utilized the animals to show how their society changed over time. There are three forms of the novel addressed: point of view, characterization, and irony. Animal Farm is a 1955 novel written by George Orwell to satire through animals the events of the Russian Revolutions and on its totalitarian regime. Orwell utilized this medium to express his pessimistic belief that societies never really do change. Revolutions happen but through the life cycle of the revolution the regime corrupts and the oppressive cycle begins again. Orwell believed that a perfe...

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