Allegory and Animal Farm

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Allegory and Animal Farm © 2010 Worldwide Hock

Allegory A type of narrative in which the surface story reflects at least one other meaning. In a continuous allegory, the surface story refers to historical or political events and persons, and maintains the allegorical meaning throughout the narrative.

Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution Your job today is to research the parallels between Orwell’s story and the historical events and people that the author admittedly is representing. A good starting place will be the following links: http://rationalrevolution.net/war/russian_revolution.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Revolution_%281917%29 Learn a bit about the general movement and then specify your search to the political/historical figures and other significant aspects of the revolution from your “What’s in a Name” activity sheet. Identify the character(s) representing each of these figures/aspects and describe why you have chosen each.