Animal Farm Satire, Fable, Irony, & Allegory

Satire Witty, ironic, and often exaggerated. It uses extremes to bring its audience to a renewed awareness of its ethical and spiritual danger. Concerned with ethical reform. It attacks those institutions or individuals the satirist deems corrupt. Works to make vice laughable and/or reprehensible and thus bring social pressure on those who still engage in wrongdoing. Seeks a reform in public behavior or a wake-up call in an otherwise corrupt culture.

In what ways is Animal Farm a satire In what ways is Animal Farm a satire? Discuss with examples from the novella.

Fable Have characters who are usually animals and can talk, think, and act like humans. Have everyday problems people face and are usually relatable to the audience. Short, direct stories with lots of action. Teaches a useful lesson or moral that is stated at the end of the story. Fiction

In what ways is Animal Farm a fable? In what ways is it not a fable?

Irony referring to how a person, situation, statement, or circumstance is not as it would actually seem.  Verbal irony refers to a situation where a character says something, but the opposite of what is said is meant. Situational irony refers to a situation where something happens, but it is the opposite of what was expected to happen. Dramatic irony refers to a situation where the audience knows something about the interactions between the characters that the characters themselves do not.

In what ways is Animal Farm ironic? Which type(s) of irony?

Allegory Written in the form of fables, parables, poems, stories, and almost any other style or genre. Tells a story that has characters, a setting, as well as other types of symbols that have both literal and figurative meanings. The difference between an allegory and a symbol is that an allegory is a complete narrative that conveys abstract ideas to get a point across, while a symbol is a representation of an idea or concept that can have a different meaning throughout a literary work.

In what ways is Animal Farm an allegory In what ways is Animal Farm an allegory? Discuss the parallels between Russian history and the novella.