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The Animal farm

The Animal farm. By: Clifton Karr, Alex Medina, Candice Coker, William Metcalf, and Lexi Simon. Overview “animal Farm” PLOT.

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The Animal farm

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  1. The Animal farm By: Clifton Karr, Alex Medina, Candice Coker, William Metcalf, and Lexi Simon

  2. Overview “animal Farm”PLOT • Old Major, athers the animals of the Manor Farm for a meeting in the big barn. He tells them of a dream he has had in which all animals live together with no human beings to oppress or control them. He tells the animals that they must work toward such a paradise and teaches them a song called “Beasts of England,” in which his dream vision is lyrically described. The animals greet Major’s vision with great enthusiasm. When he dies only three nights after the meeting, three younger pigs Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer formulate his main principles into a philosophy called Animalism.

  3. Overview “animal Farm”THEME • Animal farm is a spiting image of the Russian revolution. • Its pretty much like the corruption of the soviet union • Retelling the story of the development of communism in the form of an animal based theme.

  4. Overview “animal Farm”symbols • Animal farm symbolizes Russia and soviet union communism.. Government: pigs • Police: dogs and other animals: working class

  5. Cover for the book “Animal farm” • Why I picked that cover: Original

  6. Snowball • Hollywood Actor: Tyrese Gibson • Award: Bravest of the time

  7. napolean • Hollywood Actor: Paul Walker • Award: First President of Animal Farm

  8. boxer • Hollywood Actor: John Cena • Award: MVP

  9. Old major • Hollywood Actor: Don Adams • Award: Enlightment Leader

  10. Mr. jones • Hollywood Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio • Award: Drunk of the Year

  11. clover • Hollywood Actor: Drew Barrymore • Award:

  12. Mollie • Hollywood Actor: Jenifer Lopez • Award:

  13. George orwell • Childhood: • born as Eric Arthur Blair (George Orwell) • birth date: June 25th 1903 • PLACE OF BIRTH: motihari, India • He was a sick child, often battling bronchitis and the flu. • He really never saw his father. His father moved out of India and only came back here and there. • He had a sister • he wrote is first poem at 10 years old

  14. George orwell • Career: • When he moved from India he had a very hard time getting his career going • He toke many different jobs just to make ends mean • Trying to impress his family he put his book under another name George Orwell • In 1937 he went to Spain and joined a fight against General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War. • 1938 he sent a lot of time recovering for his passed years of getting ill

  15. George orwell • Political/Religious Views: •  refer to the Catholic Church as “parasitic” and “those stinking Catholics • “[I accepted] mechanically the Christian religion without having any sort of affection for it” (George Orwell) • “As long as supernatural beliefs persist, men can be exploited by cunning priests and oligarchs, and the technical progress which is the prerequisite of a just society cannot be achieved” (George Orwell)

  16. George orwell • Other booksby George Orwell: • Nineteen Eighty-Four • Shooting an elephant • Why I write • Some thoughts on a common toad • A life in letters

  17. George orwell • Death: Jan/21/1950 • Place of death: London, United Kingdom • He died in a London hospital. He may have passed away all too soon, but his ideas and opinions have lived on through his work.

  18. Animal Farm movie trailer

  19. Sales Pitch • In Music • Summary: In 1977 pink Floyd’s complete album was inspired by some of the themes in animal farm. • Canadian based band “Boxer the Horse” got their name from a character in the novel. • Dead Perez (musicians) based one of their songs from animal farm. • Bob Dylan’s song “ballad of a thin man” is about Mr. Jones.

  20. Sales Pitch • Famous Quotes- The seven commandments • 1. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. • 2. What goes upon four legs, or has wing, is a friend. • 3. No animal shall wear clothes. • 4. No animal shall sleep in bed. • 5. No animal shall drink alcohol. • 6. No animal shall kill another animal. • 7. All animals are equal.

  21. Test • What do you think the main idea is in this story? • Who do you think the main animal character is? • Why do you think Mollie ran away? • What do you think happened to Mr. Jones? • How do you think this book ends? • Who do you think Mollie run away? • How do you think Napoleon got so much power? • How does this book have to do with the Russian Revolution? 9. What is all the pigs names? 10. What are the puppies made to do whenNapoleon took them? 11. Who do you think Napoleon is in the Russian Revolution?

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