animal farm

1. Author: George Orwell
2. Title: Animal Farm
The animals renamed the name of the farm from Manor Farm to Animal Farm after they had driven away Mr. Jones. Animal farm is where the whole story takes place.

Amsterdam Meulenhoff, 1969








3. First contact
I already knew what the book was about, it’s a well-known story so my expections were high.

4. Reading experience
a) What are the different characters in the story? What role do they play and what is their relation with other characters?
There are a lot of characters in this book. These are the most important characters:
§ Old Major is the wise old boar who speeches to every animal on the Manor Farm and tells them about the rebellion which would take place some time. He dies a few days after his speech, but set the rebellion in motion, by informing the animals about it. His role is about the same role Karl Marx had in the Russian Revolution, his ideas set the Communist Revolution in motion.
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