Animal Farm

Introduction + Context

Detailed Summary & Analysis

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10

Themes

All Themes Totalitarianism Revolution and Corruption Class Warfare Language as Power The Soviet Union

Characters

All Characters Napoleon Snowball Boxer Benjamin Squealer Old Major Clover Mr. Jones Mr. Pilkington Mr. Frederick The Cat Mollie The Sheep The Hens The Dogs Muriel

Symbols

All Symbols Character Names The Windmill

Literary Devices

All Literary Devices Allegory Allusions Foil Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Mood Pathos Satire Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone Verbal Irony

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Animal Farm

by George Orwell

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Introduction Intro

Plot Summary Plot

Summary & Analysis

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10

All Themes
Totalitarianism
Revolution and Corruption
Class Warfare
Language as Power
The Soviet Union

All Characters
Napoleon
Snowball
Boxer
Benjamin
Squealer
Old Major
Clover
Mr. Jones
Mr. Pilkington
Mr. Frederick
The Cat
Mollie
The Sheep
The Hens
The Dogs
Muriel

All Symbols
Character Names
The Windmill

All Literary Devices
Allegory
Allusions
Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Imagery
Irony
Mood
Pathos
Satire
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Verbal Irony

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