Animal Farm, riassunto in inglese
Conosciuto in Italia con il nome La fattoria degli animali,
Animal Farm è, insieme a 1984, il romanzo più famoso di
George Orwell, scrittore britannico che ha fatto del romanzo disptopico e della critica ai totalitarismi il suo cavallo di battaglia. La fattoria degli animali, pubblicato nel
1947, racconta la storia fantastica della rivoluzione degli animali di una fattoria contro il loro proprietario umano al fine di istaurare uno stato di maggiore pace per tutti; con il passare del tempo, però, si creerà una nuova forma di dittatura. L'opera è quindi un'allegoria della Rivoluzione Russa e del suo sfociare nell'era stalinista. Animal Farm è spesso studiato a scuola, soprattutto a letteratura inglese: ecco quindi un
riassunto in inglese del romanzo di George Orwell, nel caso tu non abbia tempo (o voglia) di leggerti tutto il libro!
Se vuoi fare da solo, leggi:
Hai bisogno del riassunto in italiano o della scheda del libro leggi:
Animal Farm di George Orwell, riassunto in inglese: gli animali si ribellano
Mr Jones has got a farm, but he mistreats all his animals. One day, Old Major, the boar of the farm, tells his companions that he dreamt about a world where animals were free from human beings, their real enemies. He also teaches them a revolutionary song called Beasts of England. Unfortunately, though, the old boar suddenly dies three nights later. Consequently, Napoleon, Snowball and Squealer, three young pigs, decide to take control and prepare the Rebellion. When a drunken Mr Jones forgets to feed the animals, all the beasts of the farm revolt against Mr Jones and rename their farm as "Animal farm".
La fattoria degli animali, riassunto in inglese: i sette comandamenti
In the new Animal Farm, the animals establish to follow the Seven Commandments of Animalism, that every member of the farm must respect. The Seven Commandments are:
- “Whatever goes upon two legs is a enemy”;
- “Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend”
- “No animal shall wear clothes” “
- No animal shall sleep in a bed”;
- “No animal shall drink alcohol”, “
- "No animal shall kill any other animal”
- “All animals are equal”
The most important is the last one.
Riassunto in inglese di Animal Farm: la dittatura
At the beginning everyone follows the Commandments, but, after a while, the animals start breaking all the rules. Napoleon and Snowball struggle for pre-eminence until Napoleon makes the other pig flee using violence. He also starts killing all the animals that don't agree with him, becoming a dictator and adopting the lifestyle of a man. Beast of England is replaced with an anthem glorifying Napoleon, but the animals remain convinced that they are better off than they were under Mr Jones. When Boxer, a good horse, is not able to work any longer because of his injury, Napoleon sends for a van to take Boxer to a knacker, even if he says that he is sending the horse to a vet. Only Benjamin, the donkey who can read “as well as any pig”, understands what is happening and attempts to rescue Boxer unsuccessfully.
Riassunto in inglese La fattoria degli animali: la conclusione
All the animals of the farm behave like men: they wear clothes, sleep in beds, drink alcohol and stand on two feet. Now, even the Seven Commandaments are changed, particulary the last one, that now states: "All animals are equals, but some are more equal than others". Napoleon abolishes the practice of the revolutionary traditions and restores the name “The Manor Farm” as well.
George Orwell: tutti i riassunti
Tutto chiaro? Se, invece, devi studiare 1984, altro romanzo fondamentale di George Orwell, non preoccuparti e leggi qui:
Foto Credits: The Imaginarium
