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Heroes And Villains In George Orwell's Animal Farm

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A fairy tale is a short story that would not be likely to occur in real life. They consist of characters and events that are magical or have an unrealistic special quality. There will be adverse situation or character, often referred to as a villain, along with a hero and supporting characters. The combination of these types of characters will cause the events in the story to involve the hero trying to overcome evil. At the end of these stories, there is typically a happy ending along with a moral that can be learned. The allegorical novella by George Orwell was originally titled Animal Farm: A Fairy Story in 1945 but in 1946, the subtitle was removed by American publishers. Now it is time to determine whether this story is or is not a fairy tale.
Animal Farm is a fairy tale that is not likely to occur in real life, including unrealistic characters and events. It is commonly accepted that this is true because farm animals would not speak to humans in …show more content…

Some examples of adverse situations in this story include Jones coming back to the farm to take it back, Pilkington attacking the farm, and Napoleon driving Snowball out of the farm. The villain of this story is made to be Napoleon but at first the villain appears to be Mr. Jones because of how badly he treated his animals. Reading later in the middle of the story, we find out that Napoleon is just as abusive as Mr. Jones which deems him the main villain. Some characters that would be considered heroic in the book are Boxer, Clover, and Snowball. How Clover made it through the worst times in the book and remained present throughout the story, we could conclude that Clover is the main hero. The supporting characters are all of the remaining animals on the farm. Because Animal Farm has the types of characters consistent with a fairy tale, this book is still able to be considered a fairy tale

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