However, their dream is short-lived as some of the inhabitants become swiftly corrupted by their new found power. They dream of a life of freedom and equality, where all animals work for the good of each other in the newly formed, utopian, Animal Farm. Orwell's classic tale tells of the animals of Manor Farm and their uprising against their brutal human master, Mr Jones. Today it is devastatingly clear that wherever and whenever freedom is attacked, under whatever banner, the cutting clarity and savage comedy of George Orwell's masterpiece have a meaning and message still ferociously fresh. When Animal Farm was first published, Stalinist Russia was seen as its target. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned-a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible.

With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. SOON TO BE A NETFLIX FILM! 'All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.' A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. 75th Anniversary Edition-Includes a New Introduction by Téa Obreht George Orwell's timeless and timely allegorical novel-a scathing satire on a downtrodden society's blind march towards totalitarianism. Reading Level: 7.3 Interest Level: Upper Grade Point Value: 5.0. Accelerated Reader® Info: Quiz # (Quiz Name): 727 (Animal Farm). Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Ikids, Price on Product. But as the days progress, the naïve animals find themselves in the throes of a treacherous conspiracy that threatens to destroy everything they've worked for.

The oppressed animals of 'Manor Farm' overthrow their cruel master, Mr Jones, in a bid to establish a just and equal society. Animal Farm is Orwell's searing political satire of the Russian Revolution. A startling work of fiction, 1984willhaunt you long after you finish reading this book. But everything changes when Winston comes across 'The Brotherhood'-a revolutionary secret organization that is conspiring to overthrow the government. As Winston seeks pleasure through small acts of rebellion, the ever-looming threat of the Thought Police grows stronger. Haunted by his memories, he remembers a world where the truth wasn't doctored, and your thoughts were your own. And while everyone seems to have accepted the new reality, Winston is struggling.

Set in an imagined future, the people live under a totalitarian regime where 'Big Brother' is always watching. Publisher Marketing: In Nineteen Eighty Four, George Orwell's Dystopian vision comes to life.

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