The idea of Utopia is impossible from the author's point of view (thought from Quincey)
How propaganda is used to help control others' ideas and/or beliefs
Feelings
Animals:The animals look up to the pigs and have a certain respect for them. They feel
that the pigs are in charge and that they have the best ideas. Some may have felt sad, and
confused, maybe proud at first. Author: The author doesn't seem to like the pigs very much because he portrays them
as propaganda users and brain washers. The pigs actually represent Joseph Stalin (Napolean),
the Russian media ( Squealer), and Leo Trotsky (Snowball). Me: I think the pigs are good persuaders and have mostly gained the other animals' trust, but
I think they are not ones to be trusted and just want power. Negative about pigs, enjoying book,
and surprised by some things that happened.
Structure
The structure of the story was set up so that everyone ( all the animals and people) represent
someone else. The story is also kind of "shady" in some places and/or vague.
Satire
Allegory
Fable: a story with a lesson
Images/symbols
The Animal Farm's flag was a symbol of the Republic of the Animals in the future. One idea
was that the horn stood for power and the hoof stood working together. The green was for
the green fields of England.
The Animal Farm's flag The USSR's flag
On the surface, the book seems sort of like a Fairy Tale but underneath the, story has
Vocabulary words:
accord:1)to agree or be in harmony with
2)to grant someone
unscathed: to come through without injury
impending: 1) something about to happen
2) looming
censure: to show extreme disapproval, often in a formal statement
character/event/thing
What it symbolized for Orwell.
What it symbolizes for me
Squealer
Orwell: For Orwell Squealer represented or symbolized the Russian media
who spread Napolean's (Stalin's) point of view, or version of the truth to the
masses in Russia (the sheep).
Me: For me Squealer represents the one who convinces the people or
animals of the "truth". He symbolizes a person who says something just
because he's told to and makes it sound convincing.
The Meetings
Orwell: The constituent Assembly was held only once in January of 1918,
then Lenin stopped its continuation by sending out armed guards who
prevented the group from meeting again. This event was shown in the story
when Napolean made his decision to discontinue the Sunday meetings.
Me: For me this symbolized a sort of democracy. Like a meeting where people vote
for the idea they like best or the candidate for president they like best, etc.
The seven commandments
Orwell: The seven commandments symbolized an equality and unity
between people against a common enemy. (at the beginning)
Me: The seven commandments shows an example of how sometimes people can
change something that was meant for good into something that helps only themselves.
Selfishness.
Animal Farm
The Book
Orwell: Russian Revolution, is what Orwell believes will happen to any
society because of Power hungry people.
Me: The movie that I can relate animal farm to the most is a movie called Ever After.
Evil Step-mother and daughter(Margarete): These two characters symbolize Napolean because
all they want is to have the daughter become Queen. They are power hungry, like Napolean. Also
they whipped their servants if they disobeyed, like Napolean.
Jacqueline (the stepmothers other daughter): Jacqueline symbolizes Mollie because she is
part of the upper class and likes to be pampered sometimes. One time in the movie she got upset
and complained because one of the servants didn't get up to make breakfast, so her mother made her do it.
Servants: The servants in the movie represent the working class and Boxer because they are forced
to work for an unwanted master.
Evil Step-mother: In the movie, the step-mother lies about her step-daughter to the queen so that she
can get her way( again trying to get her daughter, Margarete to become Queen). Her story was
persuasive enough to convince the queen. In these ways the step-mother is like Squealer who
had to convince, persuade, and lie to the animals in Animal Farm.
Thought Questions
5. The other animals didn't intervene because they were probably too
7. I think the leader needs to share the information he/she has gathered with their followers, and shouldn't make all the decisions because it isn't fair that the followers should be ignorant to what decisions are made. The leader needs to take
8. Squealer and his group didn't have trouble inhabiting the farm house even though there was an earlier resolution not to inhabit it because they simply changed the commandment that said something against it. Since the animals couldn't remember exactly what the commandment had said before they had no reason to object to the pigs moving in. This was an advantage to the pigs in several situations.
9. The animals didn't complain because they were scared that Napolean's dogs would hurt them if they did anything. Also the animals looked up to Boxer who always said, "Napolean is always right".
10. Napolean said he could smell Snowball distinctly all around the windmill and that he found tracks that most definitly belonged to him. Napolean also said he found documents telling what Snowball was doing.
11. Clover couldn't remember what things were like when Jones was in charge
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that the pigs are in charge and that they have the best ideas. Some may have felt sad, and
confused, maybe proud at first.
Author: The author doesn't seem to like the pigs very much because he portrays them
as propaganda users and brain washers. The pigs actually represent Joseph Stalin (Napolean),
the Russian media ( Squealer), and Leo Trotsky (Snowball).
Me: I think the pigs are good persuaders and have mostly gained the other animals' trust, but
I think they are not ones to be trusted and just want power. Negative about pigs, enjoying book,
and surprised by some things that happened.
someone else. The story is also kind of "shady" in some places and/or vague.
was that the horn stood for power and the hoof stood working together. The green was for
the green fields of England.
Vocabulary words:
accord:1)to agree or be in harmony with
2)to grant someone
unscathed: to come through without injury
impending: 1) something about to happen
2) looming
censure: to show extreme disapproval, often in a formal statement
who spread Napolean's (Stalin's) point of view, or version of the truth to the
masses in Russia (the sheep).
animals of the "truth". He symbolizes a person who says something just
because he's told to and makes it sound convincing.
then Lenin stopped its continuation by sending out armed guards who
prevented the group from meeting again. This event was shown in the story
when Napolean made his decision to discontinue the Sunday meetings.
for the idea they like best or the candidate for president they like best, etc.
between people against a common enemy. (at the beginning)
change something that was meant for good into something that helps only themselves.
Selfishness.
The Book
society because of Power hungry people.
Evil Step-mother and daughter(Margarete): These two characters symbolize Napolean because
all they want is to have the daughter become Queen. They are power hungry, like Napolean. Also
they whipped their servants if they disobeyed, like Napolean.
Jacqueline (the stepmothers other daughter): Jacqueline symbolizes Mollie because she is
part of the upper class and likes to be pampered sometimes. One time in the movie she got upset
and complained because one of the servants didn't get up to make breakfast, so her mother made
her do it.
Servants: The servants in the movie represent the working class and Boxer because they are forced
to work for an unwanted master.
Evil Step-mother: In the movie, the step-mother lies about her step-daughter to the queen so that she
can get her way( again trying to get her daughter, Margarete to become Queen). Her story was
persuasive enough to convince the queen. In these ways the step-mother is like Squealer who
had to convince, persuade, and lie to the animals in Animal Farm.
5. The other animals didn't intervene because they were probably too
7. I think the leader needs to share the information he/she has gathered with their followers, and shouldn't make all the decisions because it isn't fair that the followers should be ignorant to what decisions are made. The leader needs to take
8. Squealer and his group didn't have trouble inhabiting the farm house even though there was an earlier resolution not to inhabit it because they simply changed the commandment that said something against it. Since the animals couldn't remember exactly what the commandment had said before they had no reason to object to the pigs moving in. This was an advantage to the pigs in several situations.
9. The animals didn't complain because they were scared that Napolean's dogs would hurt them if they did anything. Also the animals looked up to Boxer who always said, "Napolean is always right".
10. Napolean said he could smell Snowball distinctly all around the windmill and that he found tracks that most definitly belonged to him. Napolean also said he found documents telling what Snowball was doing.
11. Clover couldn't remember what things were like when Jones was in charge
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