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lexus
lexus
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High School - 11th Grade

In which country does George Orwell's Animal Farm take place?

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Posted by lexus on Friday March 23, 2007 at 5:50 PM and tagged with animal farm, george orwell, setting.

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  1. brandih

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    Animal Farm takes place at an unspecified time on a British farm near Willingdon, a town that is mentioned only in passing.

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    Posted by brandih on Friday March 23, 2007 at 6:46 PM

  2. ecofan74
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    College - Freshman

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    In the beginning of the novel, Orwell makes it very clear that the ostensible setting of the story is England, particularly a farm near Willlingdon (where Orwell conceived of the novel).  In a larger sense, however, the setting is not as easy to discern.  As the novel is clearly a satirical attack on Stalinist Russia, one could argue that the true setting of Animal Farm is in a communist state.  There is very little evidence to suggest Animal Farm makes a strong statement about England itself.  Each of the farms with which the reader comes into contact throughout the novel are not really a part of the English landscape.  They are merely a set of farms that happen to be located in England.

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    http://www.enotes.com/animal-farm/
    http://www.enotes.com/animal-farm/historical-context

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    Posted by ecofan74 on Friday July 31, 2009 at 9:41 AM