An Analysis of Animal Farm from the Perspective of Michel Foucault’s viewpoints about Bio-power, discourse analysis and epistemology_英语论文

摘要

本文由米歇尔福柯的微权力、话语分析与知识观以及各自的相互作用与关系来解析乔治奥威尔的《动物庄园》。通过解析权力与知识的关系来分析《动物庄园》中猪的领导作用以及《动物庄园》中“七戒”的改变，解析权力与话语的关系来分析《动物庄园》中猪“声响器”的语言及其在独裁建立过程中的作用，解析话语与知识的关系来分析《动物庄园》中“七戒”的由来、传播与篡改。本文向读者揭示了权力的形成，提醒读者谨防他人通过话语、知识控制思想从而达到极权统治的目的。

关键词：乔治奥威尔；动物庄园；微权力观；话语分析；知识论

Contents

1. Introduction 1

1.1 Introduction to Animal Farm 1

1.2 Introduction to George Orwell 2

1.3 The Study of Animal Farm Home and Abroad 3

2. Michel Foucault and his Viewpoints 4

2.1 Michel Foucault 5

2.2 Foucault’s Viewpoint about Bio-Power 5

2.3 Foucault’s Viewpoint about Discourse 7

2.4 Foucault’s Viewpoint about Epistemology 8

3. Relationship between Power and Knowledge in Animal Farm 9

3.1 Relationship between Power and Knowledge in Foucault’s Analysis 9

3.2 The Leadership of Pigs in Animal Farm 10

3.3 The Change of the Seven Commandments in Animal Farm 11

4. Relationship between Power and Discourse in Animal Farm 14

4.1 Relationship between Power and Discourse in Foucault’s Analysis 14

4.2 Squealer’s Discourse in Animal Farm 15

5. Relationship between Discourse and Knowledge in Animal Farm 18

5.1 Relationship between Discourse and Knowledge in Foucault’s Analysis 18

5.2 The Origin, Spread and Manipulation of The Seven Commandments in Animal Farm 19

6. Conclusion 20

References 23