Fictionalizing the History in George Orwell's Animal Farm

Abstract

In Animal Farm, Orwell consciously transmitted the historical reflection (Russian Communist Rule under Stalin, Germany under Hitler, Italy under Mussolini and Spain under Franco) into an fictional form (novel). The main characters of the novel reflect with their historical models. The novel presents the connection with the various historical events which occurred during Orwell's life time especially Russian Communist Rule under Stalin, in Germany under Hitler, in Italy under Mussolini and Spain under Franco. It illustrates the essential horror of human condition, violent conspirational revolution led by unconsciously power hunger people of his contemporary society. Orwell's projection of reality in fictional elements unravel the conflict of the society, thereby question the authenticity of documented official history so as to blur the boundary between fiction and history.