Assignment+7

Animal Farm is considered a satire. I want you to define satire for me, using a complete sentence.

A few hundred years before Orwell, another famous satire was written. You can read all about that novel [|here]. You can also read a criticism of the novel by clicking [|here]. Also, perhaps you have seen the Jack Black movie!

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The movie was set in the present, and it also covers only the first part of the novel, but it is still a pretty fair representation of the novel.

I know you probably haven't read the Swift novel, but based on what you just read about it, compare and contrast the novel with Animal Farm. How are they alike? How are they different?

Also, what do you think is the purpose of a satirical novel such as these two? What were the authors trying to accomplish. Is this an effective way of making a point? Why or why not? In addition to your own post, I want you to respond to at least two other posts.

Finally, answer these two questions:

#1) Why was it so important to conceal the food shortages from the outside world?

#2) Why did Napolean and Squealer go to such efforts to tell the animals where Snowball supposedly was, and why did the story always change?

I want your responses to other student's posts to be limited to the question concerning the use of satire.

Due Date: August 8th