Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, 2025, 8(4); doi: 10.25236/AJHSS.2025.080414.
Yiqiong Zhang
School of Foreign Languages, Changchun University of Technology, Changchun, China, 130102
Based on the Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) proposed by the linguist Norman Fairclough, this paper attempts to study the totalitarian discourse mechanism of George Orwell 's Animal Farm from three dimensions: text, discursive practice and social practice. Through the analysis of the text level, the narrative of the discourse practice level and the legitimacy of power at the social practice level, it reveals the operation mechanism of totalitarian discourse and criticizes the abuse of power and ideological manipulation. It demonstrates the robust functionality of the Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA)model in deconstructing discourses totalitarianism.
critical discourse analysis; Animal farm; George Orwell; text analysis
Yiqiong Zhang. Deconstruction of Power Relations in Animal Farm Based on Critical Discourse Analysis Theory. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2025), Vol. 8, Issue 4: 93-97. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2025.080414.
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