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Authors: George Orwell
ISBN-13: 9781412811903, ISBN-10: 1412811902
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Date Published: May 2009
Edition: (Non-applicable)
GEORGE ORWELL (1903-1950) was born in India and served with the Imperial Police in Burma before joining the Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War. Orwell was the author of six novels as well as numerous essays and nonfiction works.
"Dare I say itas good as the book."Guardian
Absolutely first-rate...comparable to Voltaire and Swift. -- The New Yorker
How to study | v | |
How to use this guide | ix | |
Key to icons | x | |
Background | 1 | |
The story of Animal Farm | 5 | |
Who's who? | 10 | |
The main animal characters | 10 | |
The other animals | 19 | |
The humans | 21 | |
Themes | 23 | |
How to get to the top | 23 | |
How to tell lies | 25 | |
The uses of literacy | 28 | |
Down with "isms" | 29 | |
Language, style and structure | 32 | |
Just words? | 32 | |
Do we laugh? | 33 | |
The structure of the novel | 34 | |
The use of repetition | 35 | |
Commentary | 37 | |
Chapter 138 | ||
Chapter 241 | ||
Chapter 344 | ||
Chapter 448 | ||
Chapter 551 | ||
Chapter 655 | ||
Chapter 758 | ||
Chapter 862 | ||
Chapter 966 | ||
Chapter 1071 | ||
Topics for discussion and brainstorming | 77 | |
How to get an "A" in English Literature | 79 | |
The exam essay | 80 | |
Model answer and essay plans | 81 | |
Glossary of literary terms | 84 | |
Index | 86 |