ManasVarma

Ms.Gardner
English10H,period4
October20,2015
GeorgeOrwellsexplorationof
AnimalFarm
Hollis, Christopher. "
Animal Farm Is a Successful Animal Fable."
Readings on Animal Farm
. Ed.
Terry O'Neill. San Diego, Calif.: Greenhaven Press, 1998. 4349. Rpt. in
Short Story Criticism
.
Ed. Joseph Palmisano. Vol. 68. Detroit: Gale, 2004.
Literature Resource Center
. Web. 9 Nov.
2015.

Inthisessay,Hollisbringsupcriticalideas oftheparallelsbetweenGeorgeOrwellsanimalsand
communist dictators in Russian history. His direct comparison of Major, Napoleon, and
Snowball, to Lenin, Stalin, and Trotsky helpsforthereaderstounderstandthehistoriceventsby
creating a related fictional world. He exploits the hidden double entendre of the characters
Orwell explores to strengthen his correlations to the struggles against and with communism in
thepast.

Holliss writing, however eloquent and clinical, is not overly embellished in diction and isnt
effusive.Hemaintainsa pedantictonethroughouthisessaytoallowhisreaderstounderstandthe
individual quirks of the characters that related them to other personas in history. Through these
methods he explains theparallelsbetweentheworldin
AnimalFarmandcommunistRussia,and
howtheymirroredeachother.

Meyers, Jeffrey. "Orwell on writing."

New Criterion 22.2 (2003): 27+.
Literature ResourceCenter
.
Web.9Nov.2015.

Meyers looks generally at Orwells process through the creation and publication of many ofhis
books. Although he is summarizing Orwells life, Meyers is able to maintain a scholarly
approach, providing insight and analyzation at key points. He goes on to discuss Orwells
failures,successes,andtheroadblocksthatwereessentialforhimtoovercome.

Meyerss diction, however sophisticated, was never confusing and never led to muddled or
unclear ideas. He showed his understanding of the topic through clear cut and precise
paragraphs. Meyerss chronological approach to this biography helps the reader to gain a sense
oforder,andseeOrwellsidealsandvaluesdevelopprogressivelythroughouthislife.


"Overview:
TheManifestoof theCommunistParty
."
GaleOnlineEncyclopedia
.Detroit: Gale,2015.
LiteratureResourceCenter
.Web.8Nov.2015.

This entry analyzes the elements ofMarxismdisplayedintheCommunistManifesto.Weseethe

apparent development of classes and clear distinctions between them. He then shows how the
proletariats and the working class were not very different at all. Infact, they had very similar
interests, which are later interpreted in Marxs fundamentals for communism. Greatly
emphasizing labor equalities and the centralization of good and services provided to the
populace.

This overview of the manifesto simplifies it greatly. makingitextremelyeasytounderstandand

apply, but may lose certain aspects of their fundamentals in that process. In conjunction, the
quick summaries of each of the sections of the manifesto helps the reader to understand each
facetofthecommunistideals.

Robb, Paul H. "Animal Farm: Overview."

Reference Guide to English Literature
. Ed. D. L.
Kirkpatrick. 2nd ed. Chicago: St. James Press, 1991.
Literature Resource Center
. Web. 9
Nov.2015.

Robbs essay offers a clear connection between the supposedly out of place occurrences in
this novel, and events in history. His scholarly approach to the situation allows for the
reader to make connections, and followalongwithhimasheexploresthehiddenmeanings
behind
Animal Farm
. As he explores the disguised themes within the novel, Robb makes
educated and wellinformed linkages to previous milestones in history. Proposing that,
although the novel may seem likeasimplestoryaboutafactionofrebelliousfarmanimals,
inreality,itismostdirectlyanallegoryofStalinism.

Robbs extensive connections to both history, and individual events in the novel, are a
guidance to navigating the esoteric ambiguity of
Animal Farm
. His precise, academic
diction offers pedantic analyzation of independent characters in the novel. Relating them
accuratelytohispreeminentthemesofidealismandstalinism.

Waldron, Arthur. "Red scarcity."

New Criterion 32.2 (2013): 18+.
Literature Resource Center
.
Web.8Nov.2015.

In this work, Arthur Waldon discusses the appearance and disappearance of communism
in Soviet Russia during the cold war. He shows, through anecdotal experience, thegrowth
of communist ideas in regions of Russia, and the growth of hate for communism in the
United States. The explosion of Russian orthodoxy and the Russian economy was
suppressed by the war, even though not many battles were fought.Eventually,afterlosing
the cold war, Soviet Russias fundamental ideals of communism started to deteriorate, to
onlyafewfewpoliticalpartiesthatexisttoday.

Waldons personal anecdotes that are dispersed around the essayresonatesinthereaders

memory as the events that follow become easier to relate to and understand.Althoughnot
extremely sophisticated, his diction is definitely pedantic, but not colloquial. His overall
understanding of his topic makes him a very credible source for information about the
growthandexpansionofcommunism.

Woodcock, George. "George Orwell: Overview."

Reference Guide to English Literature
. Ed. D. L.
Kirkpatrick. 2nd ed. Chicago: St. James Press, 1991.
Literature Resource Center
. Web. 9 Nov.
2015.

Woodcocks essay explores George Orwells life, before and after he began to write his now
famous literature. He takes a look at his familial history, his ideals, and his convictions.
Specifically, Woodcock proceeds to analyze Orwells morals and manifestations, through
scrutinization ofeachoneofOrwellsnovels,hedeterminesthemotivationsandcatalysts behind
hiswork.

Woodcocks deliberate and determined writing helps him to analyze and obtain information
within the writers books and lives that one would not normally notice. HIs choice of diction is
extremely specific, as he chooses sophisticated words to fabricate his ideas. Woodcocks
analytical techniques help to greatenthereadersknowledgeoftheauthor,whichhelptosupport
theideasOrwellpresentsinhisnovels.