动物农场(英文)

动物农场(英文)第一页，共6页。GeorgeOrwellEricArthurBlair(25June1903–21January1950),betterknownbyhispennameGeorgeOrwell,wasanEnglishnovelist,essayist,journalist,andcritic.Hisworkismarkedbylucidprose,awarenessofsocialinjustice,oppositiontototalitarianism,andoutspokensupportofdemocraticsocialism.Author第一页第二页，共6页。|PlotSummary|OldMajor,theoldboarontheManorFarm,summonstheanimalsonthefarmtogetherforameeting,duringwhichhereferstohumansas"enemies"andteachestheanimalsarevolutionarysongcalled"BeastsofEngland".WhenMajordies,twoyoungpigs,SnowballandNapoleon,assumecommandandconsideritadutytopreparefortheRebellion.Theanimalsrevolt,drivingthedrunken,irresponsiblefarmerMrJones,aswellasMrsJonesandtheotherhumancaretakersandemployees,offthefarm,renamingit"AnimalFarm".TheyadopttheSevenCommandmentsofAnimalism,themostimportantofwhichis,"Allanimalsareequal".第二页第三页，共6页。Animals：Snowball–Napoleon'srivalandoriginalheadofthefarmafterJones'overthrow.HeismainlybasedonLeonTrotsky,butalsocombineselementsfromLenin.Minimus–ApoeticpigwhowritesthesecondandthirdnationalanthemsofAnimalFarmafterthesingingof"BeastsofEngland"isbanned.Human：MrWhymper–AmanhiredbyNapoleontoactastheliaisonbetweenAnimalFarmandhumansociety.Atfirstheisusedtoacquirenecessitiesthatcannotbeproducedonthefarm,suchasdogbiscuitsandparaffinwax,butlaterheprocuresluxurieslikealcoholforthepigs.|Characters|第三页第四页，共6页。|Criticalresponse|Contemporaryreviewsoftheworkwerenotuniversallypositive.WritingintheAmericanNewRepublicmagazine,GeorgeSouleexpressedhisdisappointmentinthebook,writingthatit"puzzledandsaddenedme.Itseemedonthewholedull.Theallegoryturnedouttobeacreakingmachineforsayinginaclumsywaythingsthathavebeensaidbetterdirectly."Soulebelievedthatthe