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Animal Farm Study Guide

by George Orwell

Animal Farm study guide contains a biography of George Orwell, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

Animal Farm is a satirical fable set on Manor Farm, a typical English farm. Orwell employs a third-person narrator, who reports events without commenting on them directly. The narrator describes things as the animals perceive them.

Old Major calls a meeting of all the animals in the big barn. He announces that he may die soon and relates to them the insights he has gathered in his life. Old Major tells the animals that human beings are the sole reason that “No animal in England is free” and that “The life of an animal is misery and slavery.” Therefore the animals must take charge of their destiny by overthrowing Man in a great Rebellion. He relates his dream of rebellion.

Old Major dies soon after the meeting and the other animals prepare for…

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• Animal Farm Summary
• About Animal Farm
• Character List
• Glossary of Terms
• Major Themes
• Summary and Analysis of Chapter I
• Summary and Analysis of Chapter II
• Summary and Analysis of Chapter III
• Summary and Analysis of Chapter IV
• Summary and Analysis of Chapter V
• Summary and Analysis of Chapter VI
• Summary and Analysis of Chapter VII
• Summary and Analysis of Chapter VIII
• Summary and Analysis of Chapter IX
• Summary and Analysis of Chapter X
• A Brief History of the Soviet Union, 1917-1944
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• Suggested Essay Questions
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 1
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 2
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 3
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 4
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 5
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