1. Animal Farm as an Allegory
Animal Farm is an allegory through which George Orwell demonstrates the psychological foundation of revolution, its processes and the irony of displacement of an oppressive regime by the new revolutionary order. ... Orwell uses a certain type of irony in Animal Farm, referred to as dramatic irony. ... Orwell pushes his allegorical narrative from past history to future prophecy. ... Orwell uses dramatic irony to create a particularly subtle satire. ... It is therefore accurate to state that Animal Farm is an allegory, as it has more than one meaning, through which George Orwell demonstrates the...
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- Grade Level: High School