Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar Proceedings, International Conference on Humanities Studies (INCHES-2024)

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Leadership crisis portrayed in George Orwell's "Animal Farm" 1945
Syahruni Junaid, Wafiq Azizah, Gusnawati. N

Last modified: 2024-02-29

Abstract


This research discussed the social class stratification conflict presented in George Orwell's 1945 novel Animal Farm, which aims to find out the form of social class stratification and the conflict caused in the novel Animal Farm. The research is based on Max Weber's theory of the conflict caused by social class stratification, which is determined by indicators of social class categories such as social status, political power, and economic class. The researcher analyzed valid data using the descriptive qualitative method and employed Rebecca J. Lukens ‘A Critical Handbook of Children's Literature’ theory of conflict types as an instrument. The researchers identified several forms of social class stratification based on social status, political power, and social privilege. This resulted in an imbalance or inequality of rights and obligations between groups of pigs and other animal groups. The identified social stratification led to complaints from animals who were denied food rights, oppression by pigs against other animals, rebellion by hens, and massacres committed by Napoleon against several animals in Animal Farm.


Keywords


Animal Farm; Conflict; Max Weber; Social Class

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