https://padlet.com/vlrdarovskikh/fs64vyazsvza0oqn Сделано на позитиве en-us 2021-12-25 09:56:50 UTC 2025-11-11 10:07:16 UTC hello@padlet.com vlrdarovskikh https://padlet.com/vlrdarovskikh/fs64vyazsvza0oqn/wish/1963486872 George Orwell, pseudonym of Eric Arthur Blair, (born June 25, 1903, Motihari, Bengal, India—died January 21, 1950, London, England), English novelist, essayist, and critic famous for his novels Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-four (1949), the latter a profound anti-utopian novel that examines the dangers of totalitarian rule.
He was a man of strong opinions who addressed some of the major political movements of his times, including imperialism, fascism, and communism.
He belongs to the modernism movement and mostly wrote in the dystopian genre. ]]> 2021-12-25 10:06:19 UTC https://padlet.com/vlrdarovskikh/fs64vyazsvza0oqn/wish/1963486872 vlrdarovskikh https://padlet.com/vlrdarovskikh/fs64vyazsvza0oqn/wish/1963490999 The book tells the story of a group of farm animals who rebel against their human farmer Jones. In hopes of creating a new society, they kick the human out. Animals want to be equal, free, and happy. And they are successful with that for quite a while. There is hope for a happier future of less work, better education, and more food.  At first, animals find themselves in the Garden of Eden, where they do not face any hardships, then they develop into a somewhat religious society with an analogy of commandments and eventually end up in the dictatorship. Trouble brews as the pigs, Napoleon and Snowball, fight for the hearts and minds of the other animals on the farm. Napoleon seizes power by force and ends up exploiting the animals just as Farmer Jones had done.  Ultimately, the rebellion is betrayed, and the farm ends up in a state as bad as it was before, under the dictatorship of a pig named Napoleon.
The novel ends with the pigs behaving and even dressing like the humans the animals tried to get rid of in the first place.]]> 2021-12-25 10:17:25 UTC https://padlet.com/vlrdarovskikh/fs64vyazsvza0oqn/wish/1963490999 vlrdarovskikh https://padlet.com/vlrdarovskikh/fs64vyazsvza0oqn/wish/1963494747 Old Major: It is a boar whose speech about the evils perpetrated by humans rouses the animals into rebelling. His philosophy concerning the tyranny of Man is named Animalism by his followers. He also teaches the song "Beasts of England" to the animals.
Snowball: a boar who becomes one of the rebellion's most valuable leaders. He is chased off of the farm forever by Napoleon's dogs and thereafter used as a scapegoat for the animals' troubles.
Napoleon: a boar who leads the rebellion against Jones. After the rebellion's success, he systematically begins to control all aspects of the farm until he turns into a dictator.
Mollie is a vain horse who prefers ribbons and sugar over ideas and rebellion. She is eventually lured off the farm with promises of a comfortable life.
Boxer: a loyal and dedicated but dimwitted horse who gives his best for society. However, as he is no longer able to work, Boxer is sold to a glue-boiler.
Clover is a motherly horse who silently questions some of Napoleon's decisions and tries to help Boxer after his collapse.
Benjamin is a cynical, pessimistic donkey. Alongside Clover, he is one of few left who remember what was before and that what is going on is completely wrong and far from what they were promised.

]]> 2021-12-25 10:27:28 UTC https://padlet.com/vlrdarovskikh/fs64vyazsvza0oqn/wish/1963494747 vlrdarovskikh https://padlet.com/vlrdarovskikh/fs64vyazsvza0oqn/wish/1963506607 Winston Smith is an ordinary resident of Oceania – one of the three superstates that rule the world, along with Eurasia and East Asia. At the age of thirty-nine, he cannot boast of good health, wealth, or a good house. He is an ordinary cog in Big Brother's state. Winston works for the Ministry of Truth, which controls every member of society through surveillance and manipulation of facts in news, education, and entertainment. Together with the thought police, the Party can see through everyone. 
However, Winston manages to keep a diary, although this is a serious crime that is punishable by death. O'Brien and Julia also work at the ministry. Winston thinks that O'Brien is part of the Brotherhood, an opposition whose main goal is to overthrow the Party. Julia is his love interest, and their feelings turn out to be mutual. 
One day, Julia and Winston tell O'Brien about their anti-party attitude. Then Mr. Charrington, the salesman who once gave Winston the diary, actually turns out to be an agent of the thought police and participates in the capture of Julia and Winston. In conclusion, Winston realizes with horror that O'Brien is part of the Party. After prolonged torture, Winston and Julia betray each other. Winston's mind is confused, he agrees with all the ideas of the party, and eventually, he is released. Now, instead of a terrifying look, Winston finally sees Big Brother's kindest smile.]]> 2021-12-25 10:59:15 UTC https://padlet.com/vlrdarovskikh/fs64vyazsvza0oqn/wish/1963506607 vlrdarovskikh https://padlet.com/vlrdarovskikh/fs64vyazsvza0oqn/wish/1963508270 Big Brother is a fictional character and symbol in George Orwell's dystopian 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. He is ostensibly the leader of Oceania, a totalitarian state wherein the ruling party, Ingsoc, wields total power "for its own sake" over the inhabitants.
Winston Smith embodies the values of a civilized society: democracy, peace, freedom, love, and decency. When Winston is destroyed, these things are destroyed with him, and so goes the reader's faith that these values are undying and a natural part of being human.
Julia is Winston Smith's love interest and his ally in the struggle against Big Brother. She represents the elements of humanity that Winston does not: pure sexuality, cunning, and survival.
O'Brien is a powerful member of the Inner Party who tricks Winston into believing that he is a member of the revolutionary group called the Brotherhood.
Charrington is a widower and the owner of a second-hand shop in the prole district of London. He is the only prole with whom Winston has any significant interaction. Mr. Charrington is described as being about 60 years old, frail and bowed, with white hair, and bushy black eyebrows. Helps to capture Julia and Winston.

]]> 2021-12-25 11:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/vlrdarovskikh/fs64vyazsvza0oqn/wish/1963508270 vlrdarovskikh https://padlet.com/vlrdarovskikh/fs64vyazsvza0oqn/wish/1963511323 George Orwell's novel Animal Farm is a prime example of modernism as it contains the author's thoughts about the chaotic world after the war and human survival. The animal represents declining civilization. The novel is full of symbolism and reference to religion and real authority figures. Also, the narration is divided into short fragments and we can see where one part ends and the other starts.
As for 1984, it contains ideas of non-conformism, different views on politics, and exploration of individualism, rationality, and freedom. The main character is once again not idealistic, with his downsides. Moreover, we trace a story of an individual that does represent part of the society who thinks differently like Winston but still, he has his unique way of thinking and his life path.]]> 2021-12-25 11:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/vlrdarovskikh/fs64vyazsvza0oqn/wish/1963511323 vlrdarovskikh https://padlet.com/vlrdarovskikh/fs64vyazsvza0oqn/wish/1963513674 I must admit that I am extremely fond of the genre of dystopia. Therefore, Orwell is certainly one of my favorite writers. Despite the tragic descriptions and events of the novels, I read these stories with great pleasure, because they make me think and always evaluate what is happening from a critical point of view. In addition, the  Boxer's character resonates with me extremely strongly, because he reminds me of my unfortunate grandfather, who completely devoted himself to the system, and then was thrown overboard by it. In general, this is excellent literature for young people, which develops the ability to see through things.]]> 2021-12-25 11:16:55 UTC https://padlet.com/vlrdarovskikh/fs64vyazsvza0oqn/wish/1963513674