diplomsko delo
Natalija Gobec (Author), Victor Kennedy (Mentor)

Abstract

Graduation Thesis analyzes gradual formation of George Orwell's political thought presented in The Road to Wigan Pier and Animal Farm. World War I and the Great Depression that followed produced a feeling of general insecurity and instability and Orwell was affected by the severe economic, financial and moral crisis in the 1930s as well. From the viewpoint of a representative of the upper class he analyzed the effects the crisis had on the industrial north in Great Britain. He reached a conclusion that it affected the working class the most. The result of his exploration is presented in The Road to Wigan Pier. The work is a sharp criticism of industrialism and Capitalism and Orwell concluded that the only way out of crisis is Socialism. However, direct encounter with Communist manipulations opened his eyes and from mid 1930s he directed all his political writings against totalitarianism. Because of its great anti-Stalinist message we consider Animal Farm one of the most important Orwell's political works.

Keywords

George Orwell;Pot v Wigan Pier;Živalska farma;kapitalizem;komunizem;socializem;delavski razred;

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Language: English
Year of publishing:
Source: Maribor
Typology: 2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis
Organization: UM FF - Faculty of Arts
Publisher: [N. Gobec]
UDC: 821.111(043.2)
COBISS: 18764552 Link will open in a new window
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Secondary language: Slovenian
Secondary title: From capitalism to communism: Orwell's socialism
Secondary abstract: Diplomsko delo sledi postopnemu oblikovanju politične zavesti Georga Orwella, predstavljene v delih Pot v Wigan Pier in Živalska farma. Tudi na Orwella je vplival občutek vsesplošne negotovosti in nestabilnosti v tridesetih letih dvajsetega stoletja zaradi posledic prve svetovne vojne ter hude ekonomske, finančne in moralne krize. George Orwell je kot pripadnik višjega sloja britanske družbe raziskal in analiziral učinke krize na industrijska območja severa Velike Britanije in ugotovil, da so se posledice le-te najbolj odražale na delavskem razredu. Posledice revščine je predstavil v delu Pot v Wigan Pier in se izrekel za ostrega kritika industrializacije in kapitalizma. Sklenil je, da je edini možni izhod iz krize socializem. Neposreden stik z manipulacijami komunistov mu je odprl oči in od srede tridesetih let je vse delovanje usmeril v boj proti totalitarizmu. Zaradi njenega izrednega anti-Stalinističnega sporočila štejemo delo Živalska farma med eno izmed najpomembnejših političnih del Georga Orwella.
Secondary keywords: angleška književnost;Orwell, George;teme;kapitalizem;komunizem;socializem;delavski razred;diplomska dela;
URN: URN:SI:UM:
Type (COBISS): Undergraduate thesis
Thesis comment: Univ. v Mariboru, Filozofska fak., Oddelek za anglistiko in amerikanistiko
Pages: 58 f., [7] f. pril.
Keywords (UDC): language;linguistics;literature;jezikoslovje;filologija;književnost;literature;književnost;literatures of individual languages and language families;književnost posameznih jezikov;literature of germanic languages;germanske književnosti;english literature;angleška književnost;
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