The Stupidity of the Farm Animal in George Orwell’s Animal Farm

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คมเดือน โพธิสุวรรณ

Abstract

The study aimed at investigating 1) the stupidity of the farm animals in George Orwell’s
Animal Farm; and 2) how the stupidity was portrayed. The qualitative method was used, and the
results were presented in a form of a descriptive analysis. The study found that the farm animals
displayed stupidity. It was portrayed through the exact words based on the word stupid such as stupid
itself, stupider, and stupidest as well as stupidity. Also, such stupidity could be noticed from the
description of the animals’ mental limitation and stupid actions. The study also found that this
characteristic was presented through both individual and group levels. Particularly, in each
individual, it was characterized differently. With stupidity, those animals were fixed into a servitude
condition and kept on working even harder and harder under the iron heels of the pigs—the leaders
of the farm, or in other words, were dominated by the pigs throughout the story.

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โพธิสุวรรณ ค. (2019). The Stupidity of the Farm Animal in George Orwell’s Animal Farm. Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (JHUSOC), 16(1), บทที่ 18 หน้าที่ 343–360. retrieved from https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jhusoc/article/view/200053
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Author Biography

คมเดือน โพธิสุวรรณ

Assistant Professor Dr. Khomduen Phothisuwan
English for International Communication Program,
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences,
Rajamangala University of Technology, Tawan-ok
43 Village 6, Bangphra Sub-district, Si Racha District, Chonburi Province 20111
Fax: 038-358230 Tel.: 038-358230 E-mail: khomduen12@hotmail.com

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