Animal Farm by George Orwell: a Study Guide

Ray Moore's Study Guides provide insights into demanding texts.Animal Farm is George Orwell's brilliant satire on the betrayal, by Stalin and the Communist Party, of the ideals of Marxism which led to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the guise of a children's farm yard fairy tale, Orwell is able to engage the reader's sympathy for the victims of totalitarian oppression everywhere.This guide is ideal for individual students, reading groups, or class study at high school or undergraduate levels.It offers the reader insight into what Orwell set out to achieve in his apparently simple animal fable.Includes: - Detailed discussion of Orwell's life and ideas, characters, genre, narrative voice, themes, and symbolism; - Each chapter contains extensive sections on historical background and critical commentary, together with guiding questions that suggest issues for further discussion and thought;. - Four graphic organizers allow the reader to make concise notes; - A glossary of relevant literary terms; - Three vocabulary activities together with accompanying tests (answers included); - Suggestions for group discussion and post-reading activities.