This is the first chapter from Animal Farm, a ClickView original English program. The full 26 minute title is available along with additional learning resources and closed captions as part of the Curriculum Library for Secondary Schools. For more information please visit http://clickv.ie/w/y06d
Part biography, part history lesson, this clip provides an introduction to Animal Farm prior to studying the novel. A concise overview of the Russian Revolution will help readers contextualise the events of the novel. Information on George Orwell’s life experiences and beliefs shed light on his motives for writing this powerful classic. Allegory, totalitarianism and communism are explained.
