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ANIMAL FARM - Coggle Diagram
ANIMAL FARM
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other references
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BEASTS OF ENGLAND = "INTERNATIONALE" a popular left-wing anthem written in French in 1871, then it became a symbol of unity for different groups including anarchists and communists
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FABLE
long tradition that goes back to classical literature : Aesop (6th century BC; Phaedrus; La Fontaine in the Middle Ages: Jonathan Swift in the 18th century).
THEMES
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the use of propaganda and persuasion (both physical and psychological ) to convince and control the masses
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episodes
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the windmill construction = the five-year plans for the economical development of URSS introduced by Stalin in the 20s to promote industrialisation
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secondary characters
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BOXER the horse = the loyal, hard-working man who follows animalism faithfully without neither questioning nor understanding it (the working classes)
SQUEALER = Napoleon's spokesman, he masters the art of propaganda
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BENJAMIN the donkey = intellectuals (thanks to their superior education they understand the threats of power and the evils of society, but they do not act)