Animal_Farm_presentation_v2

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Animal Farm
by George Orwell
A story about animals, power
and freedom.

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About the Author
George Orwell was an English writer and
journalist.
He was born in 1903.
His real name was Eric Arthur Blair.
His most famous books are Animal Farm
and 1984.
He often wrote about politics, freedom and
society.

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About the Book
Animal Farm was published in 1945.
It is a short novel about animals who live on
a farm.
The animals want to be free from their
owner.
They dream about a better and fair life.
But later everything changes.

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Main Characters
Old Major — an old pig who gives the animals the idea of rebellion.
Napoleon — a pig who becomes the leader of the farm.
Snowball — an intelligent pig who has many ideas.
Boxer — a strong and hardworking horse.
Mr Jones — the owner of the farm.

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The Beginning of the Story
The animals are unhappy because Mr Jones treats them badly.
Old Major tells them that animals should be free.
After his death, the animals start a rebellion.
They send Mr Jones away from the farm.
The farm becomes Animal Farm.
At first, the animals are happy and believe in a better future.

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What Happens Later?
Napoleon and Snowball become the main leaders.
They have different ideas about the future of the farm.
Napoleon sends Snowball away and becomes the only leader.
Slowly, Napoleon gets more and more power.
The pigs start living better than the other animals.
In the end, the pigs become very similar to humans.

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Main Ideas
The book shows how power can change people.
It also shows the danger of having too much power in one person's hands.
The animals wanted equality, but finally they got a new dictator.
One of the main ideas of the book is:
Power without control can destroy freedom.

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My Impression
I liked Animal Farm because it is short but
interesting.
My favourite character was Boxer because
he was kind and hardworking.
The ending was sad and surprising.
I think this book makes us think about
freedom and power.