1. 研究目的与意义（文献综述包含参考文献）

1. introduction

1.1 research background

animal farm is one of george orwell#8217;s influential works. in this fable novel, a story of animal revolution mirrors what the author has experienced in spain. under the torture of mr. jones, the owner of the farm, animals plotted a revolution against him. the pigs guided the resistance and finally attained equality of all the animals. however, the two leading pigs, snowball and napoleon, competed with each other for power. with the new dictatorship of napoleon, animals worship the new rule that some animals can be treated more equally than others. in the end, animals suffered from the totalitarian system created by themselves and the utopia vanished.

2. 研究的基本内容、问题解决措施及方案

1. research topic

animal farm is one of george orwell#8217;s influential works. in this fable novel, a story of animal revolution mirrors what the author has experienced in spain. the author conveyed the main idea that equality and liberty are limited, evanescent and even impossible. through analyzing the content and characters in animal farm, this paper studies the dystopian literature features. the thesis explores how george orwell reveals his political ideas through the ironic fable.

2. research method