...Timeline of events in Animal Farm Chapter 1 - Old Major's speech --> to inspire the animals to rebel from Man, to obtain freedom - Beasts of England song introduced--> tells animals what they're lives without Man would be like Chapter 2 - Animals rebel against Jones --> without planning, because they were unfed the whole day - Pigs come up with the 7 commandments based on Old Major's speech Chapter 3 - Pigs reserve all the milk and apples for themselves --> start of inequality soon after the rebellion Chapter 4 - Battle of the Cowshed --> Mr Jones comes back to reclaim his farm. This time, due to Snowball's plans, the animals are well prepared and are victorious Chapter 5 - Windmill idea suggested by Snowball --> symbolizes development and modernization of the farm. Beneficial because now they can get electricity, warmth, and storage space for their harvest - Snowball is expelled --> this is the last we see of him in the novel. The path is clear for Napoleon to be the unchallenged leader. Chapter 6 - the pigs engage in trade on behalf of the farm --> animals realise they cannot be self-sufficient and have to depend on humans for some things --> going against commandment - the windmill collapses due to strong wind, and the thin walls. - pigs start living in the farmhouse and sleep on beds --> going against commandments Chapter 7 - Hen rebellion --> Napoleon wants their eggs to trade with humans for other items. - Execution of animals who are thought to...
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... Block ____ Animal Farm, Chapter 1 Short Answer Questions Please answer all questions in your own words in complete sentences. If you need to copy from the book, make sure you use quotation marks and page numbers. 1. Who owns Manor Farm? (p25) Mr. Jones 2. What problem does he have? (p27-28) He’s drinking and not treating the animals with care 3. Who is Old Major? (p25) A pig who all the animals respect 4. Why does Old Major assemble the animals? (p30) Major wanted to tell the animals of a future rebellion he dreamed 5. List the expectations outlined by Old Major that should occur after the rebellion. (p31) Don’t do what humans do like drinking and wearing clothes, sleeping in houses and not murdering animals. 6. What broke up the meeting? (p33-34) Mr. Jones shot his gun in the barn because he thought there was a fox 7. What is “Beasts of England?” What do humans sing that is similar? (p32) Anthem of Animal Farm. Humans sing National anthems. Name: Date: R&R Block ____ Animal Farm, Chapter 2 Short Answer Questions Please answer all questions in your own words in complete sentences. If you need to copy from the book, make sure you use quotation marks and page numbers. 1. Who are the three main pigs? (p35-36) Napoleon, Squealer, Snowball 2. The pigs formulate the teachings of Old Major into a system of thought. What is it called? (p36) ANIMALISM! ANIMAL FARM GO! GO! GO! BEAST...
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...Animal Farm Questions Chapter 5 18. Make a list of 6 things Napoleon does in this chapter to secure his position as leader of the Farm. Which do you think was the most effective? Napoleon tries to solidify his leadership much like his Russian Revolution counterpart Joseph Stalin does in multiple ways. 1. Napoleon manipulates the animals by talking to them one at a time. He does this early in the book when Snowball is trying to persuade animals to join him on his ideas. Napoleon is a dissenter in the midst who talks individually to get them to see things his way, for example in the case of the windmill. 2. Napoleon also enlists the help of a gifted and crafty speaker on his behalf. This is Squealer. Stalin had Pravda as his mouthpiece in Russia. Napoleon uses Squealer to make great speeches that demonstrate production is better than it was in Jones time by shouting out tons of numbers. 3. Napoleon has Squealer use propaganda. Fear is an emotional appeal used to get the animals to remain faithful to the cause of animalism. The slogan "Four legs good, Two legs bad" unifies the animals against a different enemy. Napoleon uses Snowball almost a scapegoat and they blame everything they do not want to take credit for on him. So if they are stuck in a bad circumstance, Snowball gets the blame. 4.His use of force to maintain order. He used his fierce dogs to scare the animals into submission (compared to Stalin's secret police), and also to protect himself from harm. These dogs...
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...The pigs become ambitious because they have so much more power over the other animals which allows them to do whatever they want without question. The hard work of Boxer the cart horse and the extra hours he contributes to the farm believing that it will benefit the revolution, before his injury he adopted the motto’s of “I will work harder” and “Napoleon is always right” (Pg. 41). He used these mottos to express how much he wants the Animal Farm to succeed and maintain a good life, due to his low unintelligent he “Tries with all his might” to learn to read but unfortunately, he “Could not get beyond the letter D” (Pg. 21). The pigs are related to human nature by using the power that they acquired from all the animals, in a bad way, which lead to becoming corrupt. Therefore, the pig's successful reign over Animal Farm was due to ambition and power over the other animals....
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...Animal Farm We all have had something in our lives that was hard. Maybe you had to work under harsh conditions, with little pay, or maybe you think something was hard or harsh, but really it was not. So, you can imagine how harsh the conditions were for the animals. They had no other help, other than themselves, they could not read, write or use their legs to do humanly things. You can understand how one animal might wish to have power. The only problem was that Jones, their farmer was in charge. Naturally, the animals decided to run him out of the farm. The pigs the decided that they would be the leaders, especially Napoleon. Napoleon also made sure that the 7 Commandments suited the pigs, and not the other animals. Now, you might be wondering...
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...corruption. Equality can also be executed by taking away choice and uniqueness, which will eventually cripple the society. In Animal Farm, by George Orwell, the “government”, which consisted of pigs, is dishonest, which leads the utopian society into a disastrous unequal dystopia. In Anthem, by Ayn Rand, the people are not unique and have no choice but to do as the government says, and because of this, the government has all of the power. Anthem and Animal Farm are the most similar in the aspects of...
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...Animal Farm Chapter 1 After Mr. Jones went to bed, the Major arranged a meeting in the barn. At the meeting every animal on the farm showed up, to hear what the Major had to say. In the Major’s speak, he will tell about a strange dream that he had last night, but first he tells that he not has many months left before he dies, so he will tell about those things that he has acquired in his life. He speaks about that miserable life they live, where they only are given such much food as will keep the breath in their bodies, and they have to work to the last power is out of them. No animal in England is free, no animal knows the meaning of happiness and leisure. The humans are the answer of all their problems. All men are enemies, all animals are comrades. The Major’s dream is about how the earth will be, when there no man is. He sings a song that came back from his childhood in the dream, It’s called ‘’Beasts of England’’. All the animals sing the song. The meeting stops that Mr. Jones shoots after the barn, because he thought there was a fox, and that was the reason of the noise from all the animals. Characters: Mr. Jones Drunk Mrs. Jones The old Major (Boar) The three dogs – Bluebell, Jessie and Pincher. Two Cart-horses – Boxer and Clover Clover is a motherly mare, got four foals. Boxer is a big and strong cart horse, but he is not very smart. 18 years old. Caring – gentle giant. The Goat – Muriel The donkey – Benjamin. The oldest animal on the farm. Miserable...
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... 35 From your reading of: Animal Farm 1.This pig is used as a propaganda machine by Napoleon... a. Snowball b. Minimus c. Squealer d. Sheep 2.Boxer is sold to the Knackers for what reason? a. He is too young to retire b. He is rebelling against Napoleon c. He is hurt and can no longer work d. The farm needed the money 3.By the end of the novel, the final Commandment states... a. All animals are equal except the pigs b.Some animals are more equal than others c.No animal may rebel against another d. Four legs good, 2 legs bad 4.Indentify the speaker: "If comrade Napoleon says it, it must be right." a. Mollie b. Clover c. Boxer d. Squealer 5.Identify the speaker: "Surely comrades you do not want Mr. Jones back?" a. Squealer b. Clover c. Muriel d. Sheep 6.Identify the speaker: "Four legs good, two legs bad." a. The sheep b. The geese c. The chickens d. The hens 7. What words were added to the end of this commandment? "No animal shall sleep in a bed..." a. With pajamas b. In the house c. With sheets d. With another animal 8.What words were added to the end of this commandment? "No animal shall drink alcohol..." a. To excess b. In the house c. In a glass d. With Mr. Jones 9.How is Napoleon double-crossed by Frederick? a. He refuses to send help when Jones attacks b. He pays for the timber with fake money c. He cheats Napoleon at a card game d. He allows Snowball to hide on his farm 10. The pigs convert Old...
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...A TEACHER’S GUIDE TO THE SIGNET CLASSIC EDITION OF GEORGE ORWELL’S ANIMAL FARM By HAZEL K. DAVIS, Federal Hocking High School, Stewart, OH S E R I E S W. GEIGER ELLIS, ED.D., E D I T O R S : UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, EMERITUS and ARTHEA J. S. REED, PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, RETIRED A Teacher’s Guide to the Signet Classic Edition of George Orwell’s Animal Farm 2 INTRODUCTION Animal Farm is an excellent selection for junior and senior high students to study. Although on one level the novel is an allegory of the 1917 Russian Revolution, the story is just as applicable to the latest rebellion against dictators around the world. Young people should be able to recognize similarities between the animal leaders and politicians today. The novel also demonstrates how language can be used to control minds. Since teenagers are the target not only of the educational system itself but also of advertising, the music industry, etc., they should be interested in exploring how language can control thought and behavior. Animal Farm is short and contains few words that will hamper the reader’s understanding. The incidents in the novel allow for much interactive learning, providing opportunities for students to dramatize certain portions, to expand on speeches, and to work out alternative endings. The novel can be taught collaboratively with the history department as an allegory of the Russian Revolution, allowing students to draw parallels...
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...have access to information every day of our lives. This information can inform us, entertain us or instruct us. More importantly, it can be used to control us. The following essay will examine how information is used to exercise power over others by discussing the novel “Animal Farm”, the film “Erin Brockovich” and the issue of asylum seekers. The issue of how information is used to control others is demonstrated in the novel “Animal Farm” by George Orwell. The novel “animal farm” is a story about animals that take over a farm. Flee their owner out, and begin to manage the farm on their own. Using their own system and power led by Napoleon. However instead of all animals being equal in the end some animals tent to have more power than others. Napoleon does this by using a variety of false information. For instance the animals must obey and follow the 7 commandments, but as time goes we seem to see these commandments being changed by the pigs. For example (page 15) the seventh commandment that “All animals are equal” gets changed to (page 90). “Some animals are more equal than others” this makes Napoleon and the other pigs better and sets more power over the others. In this and other ways, the novel “Animal Farm” demonstrates how information can give us control other others. Erin Brockovich is a film based on a true story of Erin Brockovich (played by Julia Roberts) who fought against the US energy corporation, Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Erin Brockovich was an unemployed...
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...Animal Farm is an allegory for the events that took place in Russia between 1917 and 1943 written by George Orwell. This novel refers to the Soviet Union. Some of the main characters played for certain historical figures who stood for communism.This novel is filled with lots of symbolism, In this book, the farm animals rebel once a former pig Old Major,shares a dream he had.Old Major represented Karl Marx and in some ways, symbolized communist leader,Vladimir Lenin. In his dream the animals lived a self sustained lifestyle called ‘animalism’ this was due to their idea that humans consume everything, but produce nothing.Old Major would do anything to accomplish this dream, but Mr.Jones was standing in his way.Soon after, Old Major passes away...
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...Animal Farm Chapter 7 * The animals struggle to rebuild the windmill but it’s really hard and they are falling short of food. * Napoleon blamed the destruction of the windmill and countless other things on Snowball so everyone will start thinking he’s a despicable enemy. * There isn’t a lot of food on the farm, so Napoleon orders the hens to give up 400 of their eggs a week so he can sell. * The hens refuse and are starved until they give into Napoleons demands. * Many of the commandments the animals made at the beginning are not being followed anymore. * All the animals are scared of Snowball because he’s supposedly sneaking into the farm at night and causing problems. * Napoleon announces that Snowball had been Mr. Jones agent for many years and had been planning on having the animals defeated from the very beginning. * Some of the animals didn’t believe it, so they spoke up; like Boxer. * Whenever the animals are troubled or don’t like what Napoleon is doing, Squealer is sent to reassure the animals and lie to them because they’re stupid enough to believe anything they’re told. * Napoleon forces the animals to make confessions if they did anything wrong, and a lot of the animals were slaughtered for stupid reasons. * This broke one of the commandments that stated no animal should kill another. * The song “Beast of England” is abolished and a new one takes its place. * Why did the dogs attack Boxer when they weren’t...
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...Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. This links to Animal Farm because it is associated with socialism and revolution. He published a book called The Communist Manifesto. Animal farm is also centred around communism. He argued that class antagonisms under capitalism between the bourgeoisie and proletariat would eventuate in the working class' conquest of political power and eventually establish a classless society, communism, a society governed by a free association of producers. Joseph Stalin was the leader of the soviet union. Central to his program was the collectivization of agriculture, in which the government would redistribute the land by taking over the estates of the "kulaks", the wealthiest peasants. But the kulaks were essentially a figment of Marxist propaganda, which links to Animal Farm because the pigs use propaganda to brainwash the animals into following their point of view (which is also metaphorical for political views). Leon Trotsky was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and theorist, Soviet politician, and the founder and first leader of the Red Army. His titles link in with Animal Farm because it is all associated with politics, the Government, revolution, and hierarchy (relating to leaders.) Trotsky was a key figure in the Bolshevik seizure of power in Russia, second only to Vladimir Lenin in the early stages of Soviet communist rule. But he lost out to Joseph Stalin in the...
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...Animal Farm Analysis Animal Farm was not always known as Animal Farm, it was once Manor Farm, Mr. Jones’ farm. The rebellion that changed the name was started using the power of hope. The power of hope, for a brighter future, led the charge for a better farm. However, once Animal Farm was established the power of hope diminished as Animal Farm circled back to Manor farm. The only difference was a new dictator running the show. The power of hope is lost multiple times in Animal Farm and Orwell shows that hope is very strong but the smallest actions can swing a character's hope downwards or upward. The animals lose a great amount of hope in the scene were Boxer gets taken to the knackers. Every animal on the farm knows how important Boxer...
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...These methods include the use of propaganda, the power of language, your own sense of authority, and perhaps the most effective but least humane; violence. The maintenance of power over others in society is highly dependent on the ability of those in control to distort and abuse language. This is highly evident in our civilization, not only modern society but going back thousands of years. Both powerful individuals, and groups of people and establishments all use language as a means of control, and through deception such propaganda allows power to be maintained. In George Orwells Animal Farm, we see the pigs use their intellectual ability to take control over “Manor Farm”, and turn it into “Animal Farm”. Animal Farm is promised to be carefree and easy, Old Major tells the animals “almost overnight, we could become rich and free”. This is a powerful statement, used to entice and excite the animals, which is soon contradicted with “it might be in a week or in a hundred years”. However due to Old Major’s skilled ability to manipulate language he quickly follows up with “justice will be done!” to ensure he hasn’t lost his audience. Again, in the novel manipulation of language is used, as in the case where the pigs are able to influence their “comrades” because they are inferior. Education is a very powerful tool to create power, when leaders deny citizens to education it gives them the power to manipulate rules and regulations to suit themselves....
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