GeorgeOrwellAnimalFarm动物农场概括文档格式.docx
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BorninIndiain1903,inhiswords"
lower-upper-middleclass"
.
HisfatherworkedintheOpiumDepartmentoftheIndianCivilService.
ChildhoodinEngland,attendEtonCollege
5yearsinBurma(1922-1927):
joinedIndianImperialPolice,learnedaboutoppressionandcontrol
WentbacktoLondon,startedhiswritingcareer
InimitationofJackLondon,OrwellstartedtoexplorethepoorerpartsofLondon
Inthespringof1928hemovedtoParis,livinginpoverty【herecordedhisexperiencesofthelowlifeforusein"
TheSpike"
hisfirstpublishedessayinEnglish,andinthesecondhalfofhisfirstbook,DownandOutinParisandLondon《巴黎伦敦落魄记》】
OrwellfoughtintheSpanishCivilWar.HisexperiencestheregaverisetoHomagetoCatalonia(1938)《向加泰罗尼亚致敬》
OntheoutbreakofWorldWarII,Orwell
intelligent,passionate,eloquent(雄辩的),andlesssubtleanddeviousthanhiscounterpart,Napoleon.Snowballseemstowintheloyaltyoftheotheranimalsandcementhispower.
Squealer-ThepigwhospreadsNapoleon’spropagandaamongtheotheranimals.Squealerjustifiesthepigs’monopolizationofresourcesandspreadsfalsestatisticspointingtothefarm’ssuccess.OrwellusesSquealertoexplorethewaysinwhichthoseinpoweroftenuserhetoricandlanguagetotwistthetruthandgainandmaintainsocialandpoliticalcontrol.
Boxer-Thecart-horsewhoseincrediblestrength,dedication(奉献),andloyaltyplayakeyroleintheearlyprosperityofAnimalFarmandthelatercompletionofthewindmill.Quicktohelpbutratherslow-witted,BoxershowsmuchdevotiontoAnimalFarm’sidealsbutlittleabilitytothinkaboutthemindependently.Henaï
velytruststhepigstomakeallhisdecisionsforhim.Histwomottoesare“Iwillworkharder”and“Napoleonisalwaysright.”
Readanin-depthanalysisofBoxer.
Clover-Agood-heartedfemalecart-horseandBoxer’sclosefriend.CloveroftensuspectsthepigsofviolatingoneoranotheroftheSevenCommandments,butsherepeatedlyblamesherselfformisrememberingthecommandments.
Moses-ThetameravenwhospreadsstoriesofSugarcandyMountain,theparadisetowhichanimalssupposedlygowhentheydie.MosesplaysonlyasmallroleinAnimalFarm,butOrwelluseshimtoexplorehowcommunismexploitsreligionassomethingwithwhichtopacifytheoppressed.
Mollie-Thevain,flighty(轻浮)marewhopullsMr.Jones’scarriage.Molliecravestheattentionofhumanbeingsandlovesbeinggroomed(打扮)andpampered(娇惯).ShehasadifficulttimewithhernewlifeonAnimalFarm,asshemisseswearingribbonsinhermaneandeatingsugarcubes.SherepresentsthepetitbourgeoisiethatfledfromRussiaafewyearsaftertheRussianRevolution.
Benjamin-Thelong-liveddonkeywhorefusestofeelinspiredbytheRebellion.Benjaminfirmlybelievesthatlifewillremainunpleasantnomatterwhoisincharge.Ofalloftheanimalsonthefarm,healonecomprehendsthechangesthattakeplace,butheseemseitherunwillingorunabletoopposethepigs.
Muriel-ThewhitegoatwhoreadstheSevenCommandmentstoCloverwheneverCloversuspectsthepigsofviolatingtheirprohibitions.
JessieandBluebell-Twodogs,eachofwhomgivesbirthearlyinthenovel.Napoleontakesthepuppiesinorderto“educate”them.
Minimus-ThepoetpigwhowritesverseaboutNapoleonandpensthebanalpatrioticsong“AnimalFarm,AnimalFarm”toreplacetheearlieridealistichymn“BeastsofEngland,”whichOldMajorpassesontotheothers.
Plot
1.OldMajor,aprize-winningboar,gatherstheanimalsoftheManorFarmforameetinginthebigbarn.Hetellsthemofadreamhehashadinwhichallanimalslivetogetherwithnohumanbeingstooppressorcontrolthem.Hetellstheanimalsthattheymustworktowardsuchaparadiseandteachesthemasongcalled“BeastsofEngland,”inwhichhisdreamvisionislyricallydescribed.TheanimalsgreetMajor’svisionwithgreatenthusiasm.Buthediesonlythreenightsafterthemeeting,
2.threeyoungerpigs—Snowball,Napoleon,andSquealer—formulatehismainprinciplesintoaphilosophycalledAnimalism.Lateonenight,theanimalsmanagetodefeatthefarmerMr.Jonesinabattle,runninghimofftheland.TheyrenamethepropertyAnimalFarm.Andtheyallagreedthatthefarmhousepreservedasamuseumandnoanimalmusteverlivethere.Atfirst,AnimalFarmprospersbecauseproductivityrisesoutofgreatenthusiasm.Everyoneobeystherules.Snowballworksatteachingtheanimalstoread,andNapoleontakesagroupofyoungpuppiestoeducatethemintheprinciplesofAnimalism.
3.WhenMr.Jonesreappearstotakebackhisfarm,theanimalsdefeathimagain,inwhatcomestobeknownastheBattleoftheCowshed,andtakethefarmer’sabandonedgunasatokenoftheirvictory.Astimepasses,however,NapoleonandSnowballincreasinglyquibbleoverthefutureofthefarm,andtheybegintostrugglewitheachotherforpowerandinfluenceamongtheotheranimals.
4.Snowballconcoctsaschemetobuildanelectricity-generatingwindmill,butNapoleonsolidlyopposestheplan.Atthemeetingtovoteonwhethertotakeuptheproject,Snowballgivesapassionatespeech.AlthoughNapoleongivesonlyabriefretort,hethenmakesastrangenoise,andnineattackdogs—thepuppiesthatNapoleonhadconfiscatedinorderto“educate”—burstintothebarnandchaseSnowballfromthefarm.NapoleonassumesleadershipofAnimalFarmanddeclaresthattherewillbenomoremeetings.Fromthatpointon,heasserts,thepigsalonewillmakeallofthedecisions—forthegoodofeveryanimal.
5.Napoleonnowquicklychangeshismindaboutthewindmill,andtheanimals,especiallyBoxer,devotetheireffortstocompletingit.Oneday,afterastorm,theanimalsfindthewindmilltoppled.Thehumanfarmersintheareadeclaresmuglythattheanimalsmadethewallstoothin,butNapoleonclaimsthatSnowballreturnedtothefarmtosabotagethewindmill.Hestagesagreatpurge,duringwhichvariousanimalswhohaveallegedlyparticipatedinSnowball’sgreatconspiracy—meaninganyanimalwhoopposesNapoleon’suncontestedleadership—meetinstantdeathattheteethoftheattackdogs.Withhisleadershipunquestioned(Boxerhastakenupasecondmaxim,“Napoleonisalwaysright”),
6.Napoleonbeginsexpandinghispowers,rewritinghistorytomakeSnowballavillain.Napoleonalsobeginstoactmoreandmorelikeahumanbeing—sleepinginabed,drinkingwhisky,andengagingintradewithneighboringfarmers.TheoriginalAnimalistprinciplesstrictlyforbadesuchactivities,butSquealer,Napoleon’spropagandist,justifieseveryactiontotheotheranimals,convincingthemthatNapoleonisagreatleaderandismakingthingsbetterforeveryone—despitethefactthatthecommonanimalsarecold,hungry,andoverworked.
7.Mr.Frederick,aneighboringfarmer,cheatsNapoleoninthepurchaseofsometimberandthenattacksthefarmanddynamites(blowsup)thewindmill,whichhadbeenrebuiltatgreatexpense.Afterthedemolitionofthewindmill,apitchedbattleensues,duringwhichBoxerreceivesmajorwounds.Theanimalsroutthefarmers,butBoxer’sinjuriesweakenhim.Whenhelaterfallswhileworkingonthewindmill,hesensesthathistimehasnearlycome.Oneday,Boxerisnowheretobefound.AccordingtoSquealer,Boxerhasdiedinpeaceafterhavingbeentakentothehospital,praisingtheRebellionwithhislastbreath.Inactuality,Napoleonhassoldhismostloyalandlong-sufferingworkertoagluemakerinordertogetmoneyforwhisky.
8.YearspassonAnimalFarm,andthepigsbecomemoreandmorelikehumanbeings—walkingupright,carryingwhips,andwearingclothes.Eventually,thesevenprinciplesofAnimalism,knownastheSevenCommandmentsandinscribedonthesideofthebarn,becomereducedtoasingleprinciplereading“allanimalsareequal,butsomeanimalsaremoreequalthanothers.”NapoleonentertainsahumanfarmernamedMr.Pilkingtonatadinneranddeclareshisintenttoallyhimselfwiththehumanfarmersagainstthelaboringclassesofboththehumanandanimalcommunities.HealsochangesthenameofAnimalFarmbacktotheManorFarm,claimingthatthistitleisthe“correct”one.Lookinginatthepartyofelitesthroughthefarmhousewindow,thecommonanimalscannolongertellwhicharethepigsandwhicharethehumanbeings.
Themes
TheCorruptionofSocialistIdealsintheSovietUnion
AnimalFarmismostfamousintheWestasastingingcritiqueofthehistoryandrhetoricoftheRussianRevolution.RetellingthestoryoftheemergenceanddevelopmentofSovietcommunismintheformofananimalfable,AnimalFarmallegorizestherisetopowerofthedictatorJosephStalin.Inthenovella,theoverthrowofthehumanoppressorMr.Jonesbyademocraticcoalitionofanimalsquicklygiveswaytotheconsolidationofpoweramongthepigs.MuchliketheSovietintelligentsia,thepigsestablishthemselvesastherulingclassinthenewsociety.
ThestruggleforpreeminencebetweenLeonTrotskyandStalinemergesintherivalrybetweenthepigsSnowballandNapoleon.Inboththehistoricalandfictionalcases,theidealisticbutpoliticallylesspowerfulfigure(TrotskyandSnowball)isexpelledfromtherevolutionarystatebythemaliciousandviolentusurperofpower(StalinandNapoleon).ThepurgesandshowtrialswithwhichStalineliminatedhisenemiesandsolidifiedhispoliticalbasefindexpressioninAnimalFarmasthefalseconfessionsandexecutionsofanimalswhomNapoleondistrustsfollowingthecollapseofthewindmill.Stalin’styrannicalruleandeventualabandonmentofthefoundingprinciplesoftheRussianRevolutionarerepresentedbythepigs’turntoviolentgovernmentandtheadop
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