Posted: September 13th, 2017

Napoleon and Snowball.

Napoleon and Snowball.

 

In addition to the above, you should examine the novel in terms of its major elements, including the following:

Plot: What happens? You have one, long–possibly very long–paragraph to summarize the basic plot line. By this, I will be testing your ability to summarize and re-tell a story since this requires that you use your intellect to mentally extract the highlights and boil things down to the essentials. Re-write this several times if you must until it is pointed and concise. Think Hemingway.
Character and the discussion thereof will form the core of your paper. You should have at least one paragraph describing the virtues and flaws of Snowball and Napoleon. Then you should compose several paragraphs comparing and contrasting each as to qualities such as intelligence, cunning, morality, work ethic and so forth, including any other areas you can think of when you examine these two “personalities”.
Setting: Is setting important here? Why or why not? Could the plot action have taken place somewhere else with similar impact?
Theme: What are some of Orwell’s major themes here? What is he trying to tell us in this modern parable of communism and capitalism? How does he view human nature? What is Orwell’s vision of history? [Remember: these are not animals, per se; all this really pertains to humanity, as does–after all is said and done–literature.]
Point of View: Why does the author adopt this POV? Could the story be improved by changing the narrative focus? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the POV that Orwell adopted?
Style: We did not look at style up close as we did with the other elements such as the above, so this one is optional, for who want to earn a higher grade by going beyond what’s required. One idea here would be to go back and compare Orwell to someone such as Hemingway who is known for his simplicity and directness, or perhaps the difficult and twisty Victorian syntax of a Will Cather. [Orwell has been called one of the best stylists in the English language, so you might want to research a critical article or two that looks at this author from the point of view of style.]
Symbolism: What are some major symbols in the story? [Hint: there are tons.]
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