Allegory Assignment for Animal Farm is an which is a simple, straightforward story that has another deeper meaning allegory, Animal Farm and is rich with many layers of thought. Allegories are written in the form of fables, parables, poems, stories, and almost any other style or genre. A fable is a story that features anthropomorphism, the giving of human qualities to animals, and ends with a moral or lesson to be learned. An allegory is a literary work in which characters, events, objects, and ideas have secondary or symbolic 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. As you read, you should pick up on the allegory in the novel: The Russian Revolution. For each important leader or group, you need to think of which characters from the book represent the Russian leaders/groups. Along the right-side the Russian leaders/groups are listed with characteristics for each. (You are also encouraged to do a little of your own research on these people if you are unfamiliar with them.) Fill in the left-side with the Animal Farm counterpart and explain their similarities. Animal Farm Comparison of characters to Russian Revolution Animal Farm Russian Revolution Czar Nicholas II a poor leader at best, compared to western kings cruel sometimes brutal with opponents – Sometimes kind hired students as spies to make money – Karl Marx invented Communism of the world unite”, take over gov’t “workers dies before Russian Revolution Communism same all people gov’t owns everything, people own gov’t
Allegory Assignment for Animal Farm Animal Farm is an allegory, which is a simple, straightforward story that has another deeper meaning and is rich with many layers of thought. Allegories are written in the form of fables, parables, poems, stories, and almost any other style or genre. A fable is a story that features anthropomorphism, the giving of human qualities to animals, and ends with a moral or lesson to be learned. An allegory is a literary work in which characters, events, objects, and ideas have secondary or symbolic 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. As you read, you should pick up on the allegory in the novel: The Russian Revolution. For each important leader or group, you need to think of which characters from the book represent the Russian leaders/groups. Along the right-side the Russian leaders/groups are listed with characteristics for each. (You are also encouraged to do a little of your own research on these people if you are unfamiliar with them.) Fill in the left-side with the Animal Farm counterpart and explain their similarities. Animal Farm Comparison of characters to Russian Revolution Animal Farm Russian Revolution Czar Nicholas II a poor leader at best, compared to western kings cruel – sometimes brutal with opponents Sometimes kind – hired students as spies to make money Karl Marx invented Communism “workers of the world unite”, take over gov’t dies before Russian Revolution Communism same all people gov’t owns everything, people own gov’t
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