Animal Farm Flashcards
In 1848 the German philosopher Karl Marx wrote what book?
The Communist Manifesto
Who was known as the father of socialism?
Karl Marx
In his book Karl Marx said there would be what in a new society?
No inequality, no classes, no private ownership, no religion
What was George Orwells real name?
Eric Blair
George Orwell was born in 1903 where?
Bengal India
George Orwells family was?
Lower-middle class, pretentious, improverish snobs
When he was 8 Orwells parents send him to a boarding school what happened and why?
Orwell became a bed wetter because he was made fun of for being the poorest kid at the school
When Orwell was 14 he went to another boarding school called what?
Eton
If Orwell was smart why didn’t he have the grades to go to college?
He didn’t ever do his school work instead he wrote poems an stories
What are the themes seen in Orwell’s writing?
Equality, social classes, oppression
1922 Orwell got a job in Burma. What was this job?
Took a government job as the assistant to the superintendent of Police
In 1927 why did Orwell resign from his government job in Burma in shame?
He felt he had become everything he hated, the oppresser the one inforcing the inequality and social classes
After Orwell resigned from his government job where did he go and what job did he have?
He went to Paris and became a tutor to wealthy children
When he tutored wealthy children how was he treated?
Like a servant
When Orwell stopped tutor he started working what kind of jobs?
Odd jobs/night jobs
Orwell started traveling around France like a bum doing what?
Writing
In 1933 Orwell published his first book called what? What was it about?
Down and Out; how bums should be more respected for the lifestyle and work that they do
Why didn’t he use his real name when he published his first book?
He didn’t want his parents to be embarrassed by the fact that their son had become a bum
In the 1930’s Orwell became a what?
Democratic-Socialist
In 1937 he went to the Spanish Civil War as a journalist and what happened?
He was shot in the neck
In 1943 Orwell tried to publish Animal Farm. Why would no one publish it?
At the time Russia was on the side of the Allies which were about to win the war so no one wanted to publish such harsh critism of Russia
In 1950 Orwell died of what?
Tuberculosous
What is the definition of propaganda?
The deliberate attempt to influence others to think or act in a certain way
Animal Farm is in what categories of literature?
Fable, satire, and political allegory
