1. Fables and “Animal Farm”
Our next adventure!

2. What is a FABLE?
Fables are stories intended to teach a lesson, where animals speak and act like human beings.

3. Characteristics of a Fable
Animals are usually the main characters
The plot and characters are simple
Stories teach a moral or lesson (theme)
The morals are universal and timeless

4. The MOST Famous Fable The Tortoise and the Hare
Anyone know the moral (theme)?

5. “Animal Farm” is a Fable
Almost all of the characters are animals
The story is very simple
There is an important moral to be learned
The moral is true for all people, in all societies

6. Why are we reading it?!
This is a book that most high school students are expected to have read before graduation (especially if going to college)
This book shows the effects of bad leadership (like Antigone!)
This book teaches several meaningful lessons about how to be a good leader and a responsible citizen (like Antigone!)