Abstract

This paper offers a critique that emerged from an investigation of the relationship between the structure of the narrative in Animal Farm (1945) and the bourgeois values it defends. The study attempts to reveal the “social ground” from which Orwell’s hypothetical “Animal Farm” takes off. Through a beguilingly simple allegory based on fables and bestiaries, the novella Animal Farm seeks to establish projections of what is a feasible state versus an unviable state. This requires critical disambiguation because the allegory in Animal Farm is replete with irony and sustained satire, making the study novel. A closer look at allegorical operations in Animal Farm referenced through a rich context may be useful in understanding the ramifications of the choice of genre and presentation of the narrative drawn from a historical socio-political situation.

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