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Hikaru Hallberg
Ms. Gardner
Honors English 10, Period 2
28 Oct. 2014
Annotated Bibliography
Fowler, Roger. Animal Farm. The Language of George Orwell (St. Martins Press, 1995): pp.
159-80, 237-38. Quoted as On Animal Farm in Bloom, Harold, ed. Animal Farm, New
Edition, Blooms Modern Critical Interpretation. New York: Chelsea House Publishing,
2009. Blooms Literature. Facts On File, Inc. Web. 28 Oct. 2014.

This article, written by Roger Fowler, elaborates upon George Orwells Animal Farm and
the ideas that his book juxtaposes with the Russian Revolution and the Soviet Union. The
two levels of appearance exhibited within the story gloriously relate to each other as
well as their matches in life. As the human-like animals run the farm, the smarter pigs
gradually assume a more tyrannical control, throwing the farm back under the same light
of oppressed deprivation as when their human owner had been in control.

Moreover, Roger Fowler provides insight to this book by connecting the text to clear
moments throughout history and offering his own opinions on the relationship between
the plotline and the Russian Revolution era. He stresses the importance of differentiating
the pigs from the animals to more easily help the reader understand the alienated,
grossly human, manner with which the pigs treated themselves. The information
contained within this article is precise, and addresses the history, narrative style,

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focalization, empathy, and distance, as well as the rhetoric of dominance and the
perversion of language of George Orwell and his Animal Farm. This review is intended
for those wishing to learn the background and foundations on which the material was
based upon.
Ingle, Stephen. "The Anti-Imperialism of George Orwell." In Literature and the Political
Imagination, edited by John Horton and Andrea Baumeister, New York: Routledge, 1996.
Web 3 Nov. 2014.

The author of Animal Farm, George Orwell, was also known as Eric Arthur Blair, an
Indian-born British writer. Shortly before his death, Orwell wrote an antischool essay in
which he satirized the academy under the name Crossgates and reprised his sense of
desolate loneliness.

This biography clearly explains and justifies key points within George Orwells life, and
provides anecdotes from time to time of his childhood. Stephen Ingles use of subtitles
greatly improves navigation for the audience, but also summarizes the main point of the
section.
Karolides, Nicholas J. "Orwell, George." Banned Books: Literature Suppressed on Political
Grounds, Third Edition. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2011. Bloom's Literature. Facts
On File, Inc. Web. 5 Nov. 2014.

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This rather short biography justifies Orwells thoughts on political power as well as the
British abuse of power. These thoughts were prompts for works which he would write
later on.

From what is seen of Karolides biography, it is not very well developed; however, he
makes good use of his stilted writing by briefly explaining certain aspects of Orwells
life.
Quinn, Edward. "totalitarianism and George Orwell." Critical Companion to George Orwell: A
Literary Reference to His Life and Work, Critical Companion. New York: Facts On File,
Inc., 2009. Bloom's Literature. Facts On File, Inc. Web. 10 Nov. 2014.

This reference relates the history of the term totalitarianism to both George Orwells
work and modern-day literary works. It is written as if from Orwells view, a phenominal
idea in a storytelling form.

Edward Quinn hints at Orwells works, saying that Orwell explored these problems in a
number of essays.
Sedley, Stephen. On Politics and the Success of Animal Farm. Politics, Not Literary Quality,
Has Made Animal Farm a Lasting Novel in Readings on Animal Farm: Terry ONeill, ed.
pp. 5455. Originally published as "An Immodest Proposal: Animal Farm" in Inside the
Myth: Orwell: Views from the Left, edited by Christopher Norris, (London: Lawrence &
Wishart, 1982). Quoted as "On Politics and the Success of Animal Farm." in Animal

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Farm, Bloom's Guides, edited by Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House Publishing,
2006. Bloom's Literature. Facts On File, Inc. Web. 1 Nov. 2014.

Stephen Sedleys On Politics and the Success of Animal Farm critical review
introduces new views to the political genre of writing that author George Orwell so
famously used within his novel Animal Farm. A value of this style of writing appears to
enhance or modify its readers' political comprehension, effectively pulling the audience
closer to the main point until each individual reader realizes that they are reading about
themselves. The novel ultimately plays out a Soviet Union scene, in which two
antagonists replace Joseph Stalin (the dictator of the Soviet Union) and Leon Trotsky (the
founder of the Red Army). Meanwhile, the weaker-minded of the animals are mandated
to pour all of their energies into keeping the hierarchy in idle comfort.

Sedley reveals that the political and views and ideas found by reading the book may be
too-advanced content for readers of a moderate age (12-13 years). Animal Farm is a
required text in some schools.
Thaden, Barbara Z. "Education in Up from Slavery." McClinton-Temple, Jennifer ed.
Encyclopedia of Themes in Literature. New York: Infobase Publishing, 2011. Bloom's
Literature. Facts On File, Inc. Web. 7 Nov. 2014.

This article states that education has been seen as one route to a more prosperous
lifestyle, regardless of one's religion, social class, or national origin, with a few
exceptions. One of these was that it was wrong to teach a slave how to read and write.

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The text continues to elaborate upon Washingtons young life, and how he learned of the
value and dignity of work.

Barbara Thaden uses a prime example to capture a readers attention, and to help the
reader better understand the main points and topics. Starting at the beginning and
working its way towards the end, Thaden uses a storytelling style of writing that makes
this text more interesting to read.