Animal Farm, Truth and The Power of Language: Teaching Literature, Logic and Epistemology Together
2022 (English) Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
Language can create realities, and the totalitarian pigs in George Orwell’s Animal Farm tend to use language in order to control the oppressed animals’ minds and world view. Orwell’s dystopian fable Animal Farm repeatedly deals with manipulative language, and so an analysis of the animal characters’ language may help upper secondary students to understand themes such as the power of language and truth. Moreover, for students to understand the power of language and truth in Animal Farm more easily I, in this essay, argue that logic and epistemology might help. This logical and epistemological perspective can be seen as a philosophical perspective for English teachers and students when they discuss language and truth on the farm. Finally, this philosophical analysis of Animal Farm may also improve students’ logical reasoning skills and critical thinking.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages 2022. , p. 28
Keywords [en]
philosophy, EFL, upper secondary school, logical reasoning, critical thinking, George Orwell, Animal Farm, testimonial knowledge, objective and historical truth, fallacies, epistemology, literary themes, the power of language
National Category
Humanities and the Arts
Identifiers URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-115867 OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-115867 DiVA, id: diva2:1689068
Subject / course English
Educational program Teacher Education Programme for Upper Secondary School, 300/330 credits
Supervisors
Examiners
2022-08-262022-08-222022-08-26 Bibliographically approved