PPT-1984 by George Orwell Activity 1: Getting Ready to Read. Define “Orwellian”.

Quickwrite First read the article about the term Orwellian Then in your 1984 notebook write your own definition of what the word Orwellian means to you Does the word apply to our society today Why or why not . He wrote it as a Fable Political Satire Allegory Fable A short tale that is passed on by word of mouth that h as animal characters with human qualities that teaches readers a moral andor lesson Animal Farm as a Fable Characters are animals each with What is is……. What it is NOT…. First, let’s look at what analysis is NOT:. --paraphrasing. --simple identification of example. --summary of selection. Talking to someone about what Winston knows about Big Brother is a huge risk especially . Animal Farm. Orwell characterizes Napoleon, Snowball, and Squealer as three different types of leaders, each with positive and negative traits. Provide two outstanding positive traits and two negative ones that characterize each pig. Then, next to the traits, cite an incident, action, or speech that illustrates each characteristic.. “Politics and the English Language”. 1. Orwell’s Thesis. “Modern English, especially written in English, is full of bad habits which spread by imitation and which can be avoided if one is willing to take the necessary trouble. If one gets rid of these habits one can think more clearly, and to think more clearly is a necessary first step towards political regeneration: so that the fight against bad English is not frivolous and is not the exclusive concern of professional writers” (4). Eric Blair = George Orwell . Eric Arthur Blair known by his pen name George Orwell.. June 25, 1903-Janurary 21, 1950. English novelist and journalist. Born. Eric Blair was born in Bihar, India. His great-grandfather was a wealthy country gentleman. He had an income as an landlord of slave planation's in Jamaica. . . By: Caryssa Canuto. . . Key Words and Phrases. “In it’s second minute, the Hate rose to a frenzy”(pg 14). . . This phrase, and especially the word “Hate” is important to know in order to understand the story. It is capitalized to emphasize the word so readers understand that there may be a lot of hate and conflict going on. There is a lot of violence, rebellion and hatred throughout the story. Therefore, the quotation is showing a connection between the hate of the people and the rebellion that will occur further in the story. . Background and Important Terms. Animal Farm. ’s. Author. Author: George Orwell. Orwell was a political writer who wrote about the social ills of the strict class structure of England. He was a socialist, believing in total equality for all citizens.. A character with conflicting and often contradictory traits, motivations, and/or desires.. Complex characters . possess. . these qualities . simultaneously. .. Not necessarily dynamic.. For example…. in Nineteen. . Eighty-Four. . . “. The Spanish war and other events in 1936-37 turned the scale and thereafter I knew where I stood. Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism, as I understand it. About the book. George Orwell (25 June 1903 - 21 January 1950). 8. th. June 1949. Dystopian Novel. Totalitarian State based on Soviet Union & Nazi Germany. Based in England. The Party – thought police, 2 Minutes of Hate. Jared Taylor. Sarah Awadalla. Kerry Dezsi. Remy Rose Fababe. George Orwell. Real name is Eric Arthur Blair.. Most famous novels are Animal Farm and 1984.. His main concerns were Imperialism, Fascism, and Communism. . 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.. George Orwell - Biography. Eric Arthur Blair. (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name . George Orwell. , was an English author. His work is marked by a profound consciousness of social injustice, an intense opposition to totalitarianism, and a passion for clarity in language.. English Literature in the second half of the twentieth century „…the impotence of capitalist government in the face of Fascism combined with economic dislocation to turn the majority of young intellectuals (and not only intellectuals) in the 1930s to the political left. The 1930s were the so-called red decade, because only the left seemed to offer any solution in various forms of socialism, communism, and left liberalism.” Norton