ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -beast fable, a prose or verse fable or short story that usually has a moral. In beast fables animal characters are represented as acting with human feelings and motives. Among the best-known examples in Western literature are those attributed to the legendary Greek author Aesop .

Detailed explanation-2: -Animal Farm is an animal fable-or beast fable-because it uses animal characters to make a concise, forceful argument about human morality and politics.

Detailed explanation-3: -One of Aesop’s most famous beast fables is ‘The Tortoise and the Hare. ‘ The fable starts with the speedy hare making fun of the much slower Tortoise. The Tortoise, who does not feel threatened at all by the hare, responds to the insult. ‘Though you be swift as the wind, I will beat you in a race.

Detailed explanation-4: -What are two characteristics of a beast fable? A beast fable features animals that talk and act like humans. It also features a moral or lesson for the audience.

Detailed explanation-5: -According to our ancient sources, the fable’s use of animals primarily serves to underscore the fictionality and lightness of the stories. The risibility of the humanized animal allows the fable to make its point without boring or insulting an addressee.