any help appreciated :)
2006-10-18 20:17:32 · 5 answers · asked by wardat_alarab 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
The story is a generic enough satire about oppression, dictatorship, double talk in the media, manipulation, cynicism and lying that a detailed knowledge of the Russian revolution is unnecessary. There are truths in Animal Farm about post-revolution Russia that are equally true about modern Iran, Syria and North Korea.
2006-10-18 20:21:09 · answer #1 · answered by mattapan26 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't need any info but it does help you to put the book into perspective because you can relate certain animals to historical characters, understand where they are coming from and why.
2006-10-18 20:21:22 · answer #2 · answered by OatesATM 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It certainly helps to know that Orwell was satirizing the Russian Revolution. And it helps to know that "Napoleon" was meant to represent Stalin, that "Snowball" was meant to represent Trotsky, that "Boxer" was meant to represent the skilled workers in Russia, that "Mr. Jones" was meant to represent Czar Nicholas, etc., etc.
2006-10-18 20:49:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No you don't. It talks of human nature not about a specific event in history. The story is a warning of something that could happen in any group.
2006-10-18 20:46:30 · answer #4 · answered by matt 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you should read 1984 while your at it
2006-10-18 20:39:57 · answer #5 · answered by tangerine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋