What it symbolized for Orwell What it symbolized for me
What it symbolized for me
Mollie
For Orwell Mollie represented the Russia upper class, or the rich people. In the book she was a horse just like Clover and Boxer but the difference was that she didn't work like them; they are equal animals but she was more equal than them.
To me Mollie symbolized a very classy, rich, yet smart horse that thought she was more important than she actually was. For example she knew that she could live a better life with the humans so she went to live with them because when Jones was still the owner she got to experience all sorts of different kinds of humans.
Battle of the Cowshed
In the book the Battle of the Cowshed symbolized the returning of Jones, but in real life it was the battle of the Tsarists against the Bolsheviks. The reds were the communist groups and the whites were obviously anti-communist groups.
Red October is a key word in the description.
To me the Battle of the cowshed represented Jones returning to save what he owned. But the animals fought back representing never giving up for what they believed in, animal farm. It also showed how the animals weren't afraid to go all out on the humans just to please the pigs and so that they could have what they deserved.
Beasts of England
The song Beasts of England represented Communism by using a metaphor. In the book it said that this song spread throughout the countryside and soon everyone knew it by heart, just like communist system that spread throughout the labor unions in the world.
To me the song Beasts of England represents as the pigs said, that it's a song against rebellion. At first it was confusing to me but once the pigs clarified it a little bit more it makes more sense now.It's describing how communism was spread through the world, or how rebellion was starting to become more of a topic.
Clover
Clover was a horse just like Mollie, yet she had the personality of Boxer, she was always working. Therefore, she represented the hard working women that were in the lowest class even though they took care of everything they got almost nothing in return.
To me Clover represents a lot of the mature women in today's society, working to help support the government and their families. Boxer and her were attracted to each other because they could relate to each other and they could know what the other one was going through work wise. Clover was just the same as Mollie but since she wasn't the prettiest and she worked, she was in the lower class.
Animal Farm the Book
Animal farm for Orwell symbolized the Russian Revolution. Orwell believes that in any society someone will take over and want power and ruin the utopia because of power hungry poeple.
I think that an example of animal farm is kind of like Nemo, the movie. First you have the divers, who take Nemo to make their dentist shop cooler, while ruining the utopia of the ocean (pigs). Then you have Marlin Nemo's dad who just keeps working hard to find Nemo representing Boxer. Dory, the mislead fish represents Napoleon's dogs, she is confused but does what she is told to. The seagulls constantly saying, "MINE Mine MINE!" Are the sheep because they repeat four legs good two legs bad, but are confused. Clover is kind of the like sharks when they were good, they knew that they had to try hard to control themselves and wanted to believe everything was ok, fish are friends not food, pigs are good not bad. If you think about it, Nemo is just like the book Animal Farm just a different setting and plot.
Propaganda:
Example 1: One example of a propaganda in chapter 8 is Napoleon pretending that he could smell Snowball all over the farm and that he was doing mischevious things little hiding keys when actually they were just misplaced. I do believe that Snowball had been on the farm at night but not doing the things that he was accused of. The reason Napoleon did that was to make himself seem trustworthy and attract the animals attention negatively to Snowball and away from himself.
Example 2: Another example is sort of when he executed the pigs and other animals because he made them seem super bad and that they put the whole farm in a life or death situation. He did that because if he made the other animals think how bad it was of what the others were doing, then it would make him look like the hero for removing the harm off the farm.
Example 3:Another example was when Napoleon didn't take credit for the windmill even though it was his idea. It was a propaganda because Snowball the plan stealer stretched the truth and said it was his to make him look like a master mind.But, also Napoleon because he thought if he dissed his own idea that no one thought was his then he could get Snowball out of the way of his royalty. They were both using the other to make themselves look better even though they were both wrong.
Example 4: One of the main propagandas used in this story was telling the animals that they ate more and worked less than they did before the rebellion. They manipulated them into doing more work since the animals weren't as intelligent and couldn't remember what they were doing before the rebellion.
Example 5: One more example of a propaganda was when they sent Boxer to the slaughterer on purpose but they told all the other animals that they sent him to the vest but he wasn't strong enough so he died. That was an example of on because it made it seem like the pigs were the heroes for saving him but really they didn't they killed a hard worker so that they could get more money for themselves.
Time line:
In the beginning when Jones was the owner of the farm:, it was a Dictatorship, he had control over all of the animals and what they ate, how long they worked, and how they behaved. Example: if the animals were caught eating more, he would whip them and make them work again.
Right after the rebellion: the farm seemed like a democracy, the choices were made by the people and they benefited the people. The animals ate lots of food and worked just hard enough so that all the work was getting done. Example: After the rebellion all the animals ate until they were full all working and producing foods and materials for others. The pigs didn't have special privileges that the rest of the animals didn't have.
A while after the rebellion: the farm was a Dictatorship/Totalitarian State because the pigs were the overall rulers, they controlled all of the changing aspects of the animal's lives. They were also making decisions that benefited them and not the animals whom they weren't even thinking about. Example: The pigs had changed commandments to better suite their wants and told the animals exactly what to do and threatened them with death and starvation to make them do that.
Years after the rebellion: the farm became constitutional monarchy because the overall ruler/ leader was the pig Napoleon and that had been transcribed into the commandments. As well as a portrait of himself followed by a poem about him was hung in the barn across from his revised commandments. Example: Napoleon was now in the commandments followed by a poem dedicated and about him hung by a picture of him hung on the wall across from the commandments.
Literature Web
Chapter 3 & 4
Key words
Some of the key words or phrases in these chapters are: Comrades, Propaganda, and " Four legs good, two legs bad." First of all, comrades means that they are all allies not necessarily that they are friends. When I hear the word comrade, I think of war and troops which is kind of what the farm is beginning to look like, always training for the next war or battle between the humans. Propaganda is as we have learned using ones self to make you or the group that you belong to look better. Finally, there slogan or commandment is just another prime factor showing how much they hate humans.
Feelings
In these chapters the animals are discriminating more against humans but they still weren't to the point that they hated them and wanted to kill them all like the pigs had already felt because of old major. For example, when Boxer accidentally killed the man he felt very sad and ashamed as the pigs said that it was good and the only good man is a dead one. When reading that specific part in the chapters I felt very sad because even though Boxer looks like a savage beast, he is really just a gentle giant with feelings that don't mean death. It also made me mad that the pigs were so harsh, even though they don't like something, or hate it for that matter, doesn't mean they have the right to kill all of it's species. The pigs, like the media, labeled all humans when really the only humans they knew and disliked were Mr. and Mrs. Jones.
Images/ symbols
Some of the main images and symbols in these two chapters are the flag and the pigs being the leaders. The flag represents that the leaders should be all animals since they are the mighty producers of the green field, explaining why the hoof and horn of the flag are green; not the hoof and hand or foot. Since this author was so biased against no toltaltarianism it's easy to identify who the new head honchos are. The pigs told the others that if they all worked together they would all be equal, but after they were the pigs thought that since they were so smart they should be the leaders. You can already tell that the pigs are actually pigs and the main pig Old Major who died in the previous chapter represents Karl Max, someone who was a very mean dictator.
Structure
The structure of these chapters is sort of like cause and effect but then followed by a main event. For example, rebellion happened because of Old Major's speech and then the animals celebrated. Then, the farmers came back because the farm was overruled by animals then the Cowshed Battle took place. Orwell likes to confuse the readers and really make us think about what a propaganda is and who's side of the story we should believe.
Main Idea
Some of the main ideas in chapters three and four are that animals all animals are good no matter what they are, and all humans are bad unless of course they are dead. Another thing is that the pigs are trying to get everyone to work together and everyone to have a job that they are working very hard to do and produce food for themselves. The odd thing is that the pigs are the "intelligent" ones so they don't have to work they get to teach the others and eat the others food but that's ok with the other animals because they are easily influenced.
vocab words:
Cynical: Showing anger or temper.
Tyranny: A government where all power is given to one ruler or leader.
Eminent/preeminent: Appearing to be ready/ having importance.
Apathy: Lack of feeling, emotion, or interest.
Obstinate:perversely adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion :not easily subdued, remedied, or removed , stubborn.
Question and answer table
Chapter #
Questions
1 & 2
1. The animals act like humans and animals in many ways. Two ways that they act like animals are their actions, for example when the horses and cows sat down they started chewing the cud, and they sit like animals do in the hay or perched on a window sill. They also act like humans; one way is that they have meetings to discuss things like we do and they have human ideas such as that they are being mistreated or overworked.Also, the pigs are very intelligent because they learned how to read and right very accuratley.
2. Old Major's speech in the barn impacts the animals in several different ways. One way, is that it really makes them think and worry what is going to happen to the elder ones because Major says that they will soon get killed. Also, it made them realize how much they should hate humans for underfeeding them and basically ruining their lives for not being responsible for their animals. Lastly, it made them want to rebel because Major said that humans basically don't do anything for us or the world but in turn, they take all of what the animals produce for themselves being very selfish.
3. The statement, "All men are enemies, and all animals are comrades" can create a few different assumptions about men and animals. One is, animals of different species as long as their is provided food for them; should stick together, be friends, and all get along. It makes humans seem the bad guys who don't care and are constantly fighting among themselves which is partially true. Therefore, animals are better than humans because at least they can get along and stick together instead of having power but fighting.
4. The other animals were so easily led by the pigs because the pigs were the ones who informed them of what was going on which made the others think that the pigs were the geniuses and could be trusted. All that the other animals were thinking about was that the humans were in the wrong and they needed to rebel, not how they were going to do that.
5. Snowball says, "Those ribbons that you are devoted to are badge of slavery." to Molly because he thought that all things human were bad and those were close enough to clothes. Also, the humans placed those on her while going out which is also a human characteristic, so basically it's just saying that she has an owner that put them on her making her the owners slave.
6. The rebellion was when all the starved animals attacked Jones when being whipped at and so him and his wife fled the farm as quick as possible and then all the animals destroyed everything that reminded them of Mr. Jones. Afterward the animals ate all they wanted and roamed free for as long as they pleased, but later in time the cows needed to be milked, 5 buckets that were said not to be touched but then mysteriously disappeared. I predict that soon they will run out of their special food such as slop.
7. The strong statement concerning mankind that is applied in all of the commandments are that anything man is evil, forbidden, but all animals are friends. In reality it's saying that mankind is horrible and should not be the ruling mammals on this earth and that if we share any of their habits, then you are as bad as mankind.
8. The relationship between Animalism and Marxism can be very vague, but at the same time going into deep detail. If we didn't have economic order Animalism would break out meaning people would because like animals. Marxism is the economic political order in a society so it's kind of a cause and effect sequence, if you don't have one then you have the other; marxism is gone then animalism comes.
9. The farm could have been a perfect place for a utopian community in many ways, such as if farmer Jones wasn't a drunk and cared for his animals. Also, the farm was a spacious
place with a wide mix of different species making it a perfect place to intermix. If everyone did as they should have, animals getting along, the farm in good hands, and the animals in good hands, the farm would have been a utopia.
3 & 4
1. The farm is becoming more like a civilized community in many different ways such as almost every single animal has a different job pulling their own weight on the farm. They are also all trying to learn how to read and write by taking classes like people would at a school, pigs being the teachers. One more way, they aren't fighting over portions anymore; they all produce enough for them to all have enough food to fill them making them happier.
2. The flag for the farm is a white flag with a green horn and hoof that was rose since it's all animals now, no humans ruining their peace. The flag represents animals getting along, hoof and horn; not humans and animals or else it could be a horn and a hand in which they perform their manipulative tasks.
3.The foreshadow given that Snowball and Napoleon are going into a power struggle is that they don't work for one, even though they said all things human are bad they spend their time reading books form the humans. Also, they said that they got most if not all the milk and apples for their mash to keep them healthy, which are the main produces. Also, the pigs are constantly fighting and argueing over which idea was the best or right on every situation. One more way it foreshadows is by saying that they get to take all the puppies and teach them, more or less so that when they grow up they can be better workers and do more for pigs.
4. The new seven commandment slogan, " Four legs good, two legs bad." is a good propaganda technique in two ways. One way is, that it's saying that one thing is better (animals) automatically making the other thing look bad. Also, it's kind of saying that more is better so four is more than 2 making humans look bad.
5. The pigs set themselves up to be the elite on the farm by learning how to read and write before hand making them seem like the previously intelligent ones. Also, since Old Major was a pig it made all the others look better since they were the same species, and since they were intelligent they figured that their minds shouldn't be wasted on work so that they could have the easy job of teaching others and sightly commanding them too.
6. While the brainwashing took place Squealer had a great part in it. For example, the animals were told by him that all the humans who had previously fed you and taken somewhat care of you are evil. Then, when Jones and the others came back a "war" broke out where the big horse Boxer was trying to save the animals and hoofed a guy in the head killing him because he forgot he was wearing steel horseshoes. Boxer had then felt very bad about what he had done not meaning to kill the man but Squealer and the other pigs told me that the only good human is a dead one, even though Boxer disagreed it still altered his thinking. He also gave the best speeches and persuaded the other animals to think he was smart by telling them that they were all comrades.
7.The battle of the Cowshed was different than the Rebellion because in this battle all the animals were organized into troops and they were able to attack the humans more strategically. Also, a person and an animals died in this battle, the person was not intentionally killed but the sheep was because there unlike the other battle there were guns in this one.
8. Snowball and Boxer had very mixed emotions after the battle that are very different form eachother. Boxer was very upset with himself because he forgot that he was wearing his steal hooves and killed the man, Boxer thinks that animals should be the leaders but he doesn't think that humans should be killed. Snowball on the other hand thinks that it's great that he killed the man, a step closer to having the final product complete, "The only good man is a dead one." as he replied to Boxer.
9. It's ironic that the pigs risked their lives to form a society from what we already know about them because right now they are kind of the lazy kings. The pigs feel that they are too smart to be doing the labor wasting their precious brains so they have the easy job of reading books and teaching the new puppies. It's very surprising that the pigs would even go out in the war instead of sitting up on their throne watching and commanding them like they do in a less harsh way everyday.
5 & 6
1.Mollie is being rejected by the other animals because she is refusing to do work and she is always taking breaks. She has been showing up for work late quite often, taking several breaks, and faking injuries that go away once meal time arrives. Also, she was seen being pet by a human and hiding the ribbons and bows that the pigs said weren't allowed on the farm anymore. She then denied ever being pet by the human and a few weeks later of being missing, she was found living happily with humans.
2. A few things happen between Snowball and Napoleon over the windmill issue. One, they got into a big fight about who was right and who wasn't which isn't the right behavior for a utopian community. Then, they had sort of like an election for if one was going to be built but both offered different things with choosing them so actually the animals weren't voting on the windmill they were voting on which extra perks they wanted.
3. The life with Mr. Jones and the life with the pigs as leaders can be compared and contrasted in a number of ways. One way they are the same is that the animals are still doing all the work and there is an overall leader who tells the animals what to do. Also, the animals are still eating and acting like animals do, unlike humans. One way they are different is the leader it was once a human now it's pigs, and now all things human are bad, clothes, sugar, and anything that a human would use.
4. Obedience and loyalty have come to replace freedom and bravery because the genius pigs realized that without humans how would they ever get food or the work done. The first few days of rebellion everyone was happy and celebrating freedom but now, you aren't loyal unless you are doing work for the pigs and you don't get to eat if you aren't loyal. Now it's a win lose situation, give into the humans and not eat, or listen to the pigs and eat even though the human-hating pigs are acting like humans.
5.I would consider Squealer's technique a propaganda because he's giving his side a bunch of pros making the other side right off the bat look bad. A propaganda is using another one's faults to make yourself look better which is exactly what Squealer is going to Napoleon.
6.Boxer's motto, " I will work harder." shaped his character in both a good and bad way such as it makes him keep pushing himself do get the job done good and right. But, it also kind of sets him up for failure because he is getting to be an old horse and he can only work so hard; some jobs he just can't get done. Another positive side is that it makes the pigs and the rest of the animals happy to know that most of the work will get done and that he is a very hard worker.
7.The windmill is actually built and Snowball gives a private speech saying how that the windmill was Napoleon's idea and that one night Snowball took it and started working on it. I'm not exactly sure if Napoleon told him to do that to make him look better or why exactly Snowball would do that if he wants to be the top leader of the farm.
8.Napoleon starts changing things to suit his needs such as that they have to listen to the pigs, whatever the pigs say just to make their lives better. The animals are forced to adapt to them because every time another animal makes a statement contradicting the pigs; the pigs say that if they don't listen Jones will come back. He is using Jones and the other pigs as his cover to make the other animals to do whatever he wants them to whenever he wants them to do it.
9. Many tactics have been used so far in this novel especially since the pigs started being the leaders. To start off a tactic is sort of like a strategy, a good tactic means you have a good plan or strategy. Some of the recently used tactics were during the Cowshed battle, Snowball divided everyone into troops which helped defeat the enemy. Also, on the farm he gave everyone a different job on the farm so that things would get done quicker more sufficiently and that everyone would have enough time and food. Also, the windmill was Napoleon's idea but if he could switch it around and rebel against Snowball he could become and full leader and get Snowball off from the top. One more tactic that has been used is propaganda, using another to make yourself look good.
7 & 8
1. Since the economy is collapsing on the farm, Napoleon makes it seem ok in a few ways. One way is that to make it look like they have enough food for the winter, he fills the grain bins almost full with sand and then puts grain on the top. Also, he says that they will start trading needed things with neighboring farms and Mr. Whymper to get the foods and materials that they don't have. Lastly, he says that they can just sell 400 of the chicken eggs for money, which causes a huge outburst.
2. After the hens threatened to thwart Napoleon, they flew up to the rafters and started laying there eggs up there which then fell down and smashed to pieces. Napoleon ordered them to stop and since they wouldn't he said that any animal giving them food would be killed and that they couldn't help the hens. During this time 9 of the hens died out of starvation and the rest returned to their boxes without hassle.
3. The memory of Snowball is used to keep the animals in line by constantly reminding them of what happened to him. There were a few things that happened to Snowball so the animals could expect any one of those things to happen. Whether it be chased by mean dogs, living with humans and having to hide, or being the one everyone wants to capture because of rumor.
4.The meaning of Napoleon executing the pigs is to show others that no one shall ever do anything against him or else they shall be killed, a horrible death in front of a crowd. This just makes Napoleon's power stronger because now the animals are all afraid to express any thoughts or opinions that they may have that could be taken the wrong way by Napoleon, which would result in them being killed. The meaning behind all this is to show that Napoleon has a consequence for anything you do to harm or effect his power in any way.
5.Clover sings Beasts of England after the executions because that song is meant to be sung when rebellion is needed or needs to be gained again,Clover believes that it was terrible what Napoleon did to all of the animals that confessed, and that Napoleon should not be the leader nor does he deserve it. She feels that everyone should rebel against Napoleon revealing that Clover really cares about justice and that she feels that no matter what someone does that it shouldn't result in death; at least not the way that Napoleon performed it.
6. Napoleon abolishes the song Beasts of England because he says it should only be sung when rebellion needs to be done and that it doesn't need to be done right now since he is the ruler. The real reason is because he doesn't want to give any of the other animals idea to rebel against him who after all is the one messing up the utopia on the animal farm.
7.Napoleon is systematically lying to the animals in a few different ways, especially in chapter 8. One way he does it is pretending that he can smell where Snowball has been and saying that at night Snowball sneaks around and messes stuff up on the farm. Also, he makes up a rumor saying that Snowball was Jones' secret agent ever since the beginning and saying that he knows that from documents. The other animals don't believe entirely what he's saying but they do partially since they can't read the documents that Napoleon is always talking about. He made up plenty of other stuff but the only reason he is is to distract the animals from rebelling against him and turning their heads and pointing fingers towards Snowball, just to save himself.
8.The poem comrade Napoleon helps boosts his image by saying that he won't harm anyone and that animal farm is ruled by such a kind animal. Also, that napoleon is such a great protector, I think that is the poem that it is referring to.
9. The Battle of the Windmill is quite different than the rebellion and the battle of the cowshed although it has it's similarities. A few things that are different is that a lot of animals got killed in this battle when Napoleon was trying to find the answers, in the previous battles not many mammals were killed. Also, in this battle Napoleon is the leader where in the last two it was Jones or Snowball and Napoleon. Some similarities between these battles are that the most of the animals still shared the idea that humans were bad.
9 & 10
1. The spontaneous demonstration was supposed to be a celebration held every Sunday so that all the animals could celebrate the triumphs that they went through and worked past. It was also a break from work and a time when all the animals could be social and relax. The real undercover reason these were held was so that Napoleon could be in the spotlight and be honored and thought of as a greater pig, and be able to drink whiskey or beer.
2. The purpose or reason that Napoleon welcomed Moses the raven back to the farm is because he told the animals all about Sugar Candy Mountain making them want to work harder towards retirement so they could soon possibly visit this magical place. It just helped Napoleon's power and wealth but deep down, I think that Napoleon was using Moses as sort of a spy on Snowball to see what was happening and what was being said.
3.Boxer is admired by many animals on the farm for a number of reasons such as he works so hard, he does for others not himself, and because he is such a strong horse. The animals all believed that he was going to the horse slaughterer when he was ill simply because they read it on the side of the cart/ carriage thing. He was actually supposedly going to the vets office so that he could get healthy again and do more work for Napoleon and make him rich. Squealer's way of covering up this event was by saying that this vet company has just bought this new little trailer thing from the horse killer and just haven't had the time to paint over the old logo.
4. In the book I believe that the knackers are the euphism for saying being killed or slaughtered. I think in older times the knacker was also referred as the posts were you got hung and had to sufficate to death in front of the crowd.
5. Over time the farm did break itself up into two classes, rich and poor or high and low. The pigs were at the top and all the other working animals were at the bottom, that happened when the pigs started taking over control and changing the ruled to better suite their wants. The other animals had to do all the work very harshly, while having the rules changed against them.
Thought Questions
1. I think that no one would go with Moses to the mountain because it sounded too good to be true, the animals had been lied to so much in their life that they could only trust other workers. Also, the animals didn't think that they could live long enough to get there and actually have a happy life. I know this because if you examine the text closely you understand what the "Dumb" animals are actually thinking.
2.The song Beasts of England was significant because everyone knew it and sort of lived by what it was saying. The purpose it served in the rebellion was to keep everyone motivated and happy to go along with whatever the pigs said.
3.I think that when the animals took over the farm their resentment vanished because it was their own kind managing them and they believed that their own kind wouldn't betray them or lie to them like that. Also, the animals thought that they were getting more food and that they could eat as much as long as they worked, plus they didn't remember in their older years what it was like back then so they took what they had.
4.Napoleon was against building the windmill because it wasn't him that actually proposed the idea and he was a selfish pig just trying to gain up most control which involved him getting rid of Snowball. He changed his mind afterward because Snowball told the other pigs that it was actually Napoleon's idea but that he stole them in the night and claimed them as his and then Napoleon just faked hating it by peeing on the plans and other such things.
5.Snowball and the dogs got into a fight because their "master" had told them to attack him because of a dissagrement, Napoleon made a whistling noise and then the dogs attacked him. The other animals didn't step in because they weren't sure what to do and they were afraid of what might happen to them if they tried to help him.
6. The part that this philosophy played in the animals' life had a huge impact on the story. They animals began not trusting their gut, thoughts, or opinions because they thought that the pigs were right on everything. The pigs made the other animals feel bad sort of for not knowing how to read and it made the animals think that they were dumb and just listen to the pigs since they were smart.
7. No, he or she shouldn't make all the decisions for the followers because that one independent person doesn't know what's right for a whole farm of animals, group of people. Although he should make some decisions for them because the leader may have more knowledge for high lever things ,but only the animal itself knows what best for them. Leaders are very bossy and think that they can control every aspect of one's life even though they should only be making suggestions.
8. They were able to the accomplish being able to inhabit the farm house because of two main reasons. One was that they could change the commandments to suite their opinions and most the animals couldn't read much less remember what the commandments were by heart. Also, since the animals trust whatever the pigs say then they pigs feel that they can do whatever they wanted without consiquence.
9. After a period of time the pigs announced that they were get up an hour later than everyone else and no one complained because they trusted the pigs' judgement. Also, at that point in the story Napoleon had his dogs so everyone was afraid to do stuff that might upset or offend him, in fear of getting executed by the dogs.
10. Napoleon has described in two ways that he knew that Snowball was the one who destroyed the windmill. One way was that he could smell that Snowball had done and he found documents written by Snowball admitting the scene. Also, Napoleon said that Snowball wanted to get revenge on him since Napoleon had constantly been trying to get rid of him in order to get himself more power.
11. Clover doesn't like the way things are going on the farm yet she is convinced that they are better than when Jones was here because she can't remember before the rebellion. I think that she just wants to believe that things are better to make herself feel better, and she trusts Napoleon since Boxer does.
12.Boxer works so hard because he knows that if he doesn't work then all the animals would have starved, he knew he had to step up and set a good example for the other animals. Also Boxer wasn't the smartest animal so he believed everything Napoleon said and did everything he told him to do.
13.This novel reflects the idea of a utopia and the changing ideas of the ideal becuase in the beginning of the rebellion it seemed perfect, a utopia. But afterwards everything change, the opinions of the animals and how much they worked and ate. Just when they thought everything was perfect, the manipulative people had to go and mess up everyone's lives and change everything all around, ruining the utopia.
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Propaganda:
Example 1: One example of a propaganda in chapter 8 is Napoleon pretending that he could smell Snowball all over the farm and that he was doing mischevious things little hiding keys when actually they were just misplaced. I do believe that Snowball had been on the farm at night but not doing the things that he was accused of. The reason Napoleon did that was to make himself seem trustworthy and attract the animals attention negatively to Snowball and away from himself.Example 2: Another example is sort of when he executed the pigs and other animals because he made them seem super bad and that they put the whole farm in a life or death situation. He did that because if he made the other animals think how bad it was of what the others were doing, then it would make him look like the hero for removing the harm off the farm.
Example 3:Another example was when Napoleon didn't take credit for the windmill even though it was his idea. It was a propaganda because Snowball the plan stealer stretched the truth and said it was his to make him look like a master mind.But, also Napoleon because he thought if he dissed his own idea that no one thought was his then he could get Snowball out of the way of his royalty. They were both using the other to make themselves look better even though they were both wrong.
Example 4: One of the main propagandas used in this story was telling the animals that they ate more and worked less than they did before the rebellion. They manipulated them into doing more work since the animals weren't as intelligent and couldn't remember what they were doing before the rebellion.
Example 5: One more example of a propaganda was when they sent Boxer to the slaughterer on purpose but they told all the other animals that they sent him to the vest but he wasn't strong enough so he died. That was an example of on because it made it seem like the pigs were the heroes for saving him but really they didn't they killed a hard worker so that they could get more money for themselves.
Time line:
In the beginning when Jones was the owner of the farm:, it was a Dictatorship, he had control over all of the animals and what they ate, how long they worked, and how they behaved. Example: if the animals were caught eating more, he would whip them and make them work again.
Right after the rebellion: the farm seemed like a democracy, the choices were made by the people and they benefited the people. The animals ate lots of food and worked just hard enough so that all the work was getting done. Example: After the rebellion all the animals ate until they were full all working and producing foods and materials for others. The pigs didn't have special privileges that the rest of the animals didn't have.
A while after the rebellion: the farm was a Dictatorship/Totalitarian State because the pigs were the overall rulers, they controlled all of the changing aspects of the animal's lives. They were also making decisions that benefited them and not the animals whom they weren't even thinking about. Example: The pigs had changed commandments to better suite their wants and told the animals exactly what to do and threatened them with death and starvation to make them do that.
Years after the rebellion: the farm became constitutional monarchy because the overall ruler/ leader was the pig Napoleon and that had been transcribed into the commandments. As well as a portrait of himself followed by a poem about him was hung in the barn across from his revised commandments. Example: Napoleon was now in the commandments followed by a poem dedicated and about him hung by a picture of him hung on the wall across from the commandments.
Literature Web
vocab words:
Cynical: Showing anger or temper.
Tyranny: A government where all power is given to one ruler or leader.Eminent/preeminent: Appearing to be ready/ having importance.
Apathy: Lack of feeling, emotion, or interest.
Obstinate:perversely adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
:not easily subdued, remedied, or removed , stubborn.
Question and answer table
2. Old Major's speech in the barn impacts the animals in several different ways. One way, is that it really makes them think and worry what is going to happen to the elder ones because Major says that they will soon get killed. Also, it made them realize how much they should hate humans for underfeeding them and basically ruining their lives for not being responsible for their animals. Lastly, it made them want to rebel because Major said that humans basically don't do anything for us or the world but in turn, they take all of what the animals produce for themselves being very selfish.
3. The statement, "All men are enemies, and all animals are comrades" can create a few different assumptions about men and animals. One is, animals of different species as long as their is provided food for them; should stick together, be friends, and all get along. It makes humans seem the bad guys who don't care and are constantly fighting among themselves which is partially true. Therefore, animals are better than humans because at least they can get along and stick together instead of having power but fighting.
4. The other animals were so easily led by the pigs because the pigs were the ones who informed them of what was going on which made the others think that the pigs were the geniuses and could be trusted. All that the other animals were thinking about was that the humans were in the wrong and they needed to rebel, not how they were going to do that.
5. Snowball says, "Those ribbons that you are devoted to are badge of slavery." to Molly because he thought that all things human were bad and those were close enough to clothes. Also, the humans placed those on her while going out which is also a human characteristic, so basically it's just saying that she has an owner that put them on her making her the owners slave.
6. The rebellion was when all the starved animals attacked Jones when being whipped at and so him and his wife fled the farm as quick as possible and then all the animals destroyed everything that reminded them of Mr. Jones. Afterward the animals ate all they wanted and roamed free for as long as they pleased, but later in time the cows needed to be milked, 5 buckets that were said not to be touched but then mysteriously disappeared. I predict that soon they will run out of their special food such as slop.
7. The strong statement concerning mankind that is applied in all of the commandments are that anything man is evil, forbidden, but all animals are friends. In reality it's saying that mankind is horrible and should not be the ruling mammals on this earth and that if we share any of their habits, then you are as bad as mankind.
8. The relationship between Animalism and Marxism can be very vague, but at the same time going into deep detail. If we didn't have economic order Animalism would break out meaning people would because like animals. Marxism is the economic political order in a society so it's kind of a cause and effect sequence, if you don't have one then you have the other; marxism is gone then animalism comes.
9. The farm could have been a perfect place for a utopian community in many ways, such as if farmer Jones wasn't a drunk and cared for his animals. Also, the farm was a spacious
place with a wide mix of different species making it a perfect place to intermix. If everyone did as they should have, animals getting along, the farm in good hands, and the animals in good hands, the farm would have been a utopia.
2. The flag for the farm is a white flag with a green horn and hoof that was rose since it's all animals now, no humans ruining their peace. The flag represents animals getting along, hoof and horn; not humans and animals or else it could be a horn and a hand in which they perform their manipulative tasks.
3.The foreshadow given that Snowball and Napoleon are going into a power struggle is that they don't work for one, even though they said all things human are bad they spend their time reading books form the humans. Also, they said that they got most if not all the milk and apples for their mash to keep them healthy, which are the main produces. Also, the pigs are constantly fighting and argueing over which idea was the best or right on every situation. One more way it foreshadows is by saying that they get to take all the puppies and teach them, more or less so that when they grow up they can be better workers and do more for pigs.
4. The new seven commandment slogan, " Four legs good, two legs bad." is a good propaganda technique in two ways. One way is, that it's saying that one thing is better (animals) automatically making the other thing look bad. Also, it's kind of saying that more is better so four is more than 2 making humans look bad.
5. The pigs set themselves up to be the elite on the farm by learning how to read and write before hand making them seem like the previously intelligent ones. Also, since Old Major was a pig it made all the others look better since they were the same species, and since they were intelligent they figured that their minds shouldn't be wasted on work so that they could have the easy job of teaching others and sightly commanding them too.
6. While the brainwashing took place Squealer had a great part in it. For example, the animals were told by him that all the humans who had previously fed you and taken somewhat care of you are evil. Then, when Jones and the others came back a "war" broke out where the big horse Boxer was trying to save the animals and hoofed a guy in the head killing him because he forgot he was wearing steel horseshoes. Boxer had then felt very bad about what he had done not meaning to kill the man but Squealer and the other pigs told me that the only good human is a dead one, even though Boxer disagreed it still altered his thinking. He also gave the best speeches and persuaded the other animals to think he was smart by telling them that they were all comrades.
7.The battle of the Cowshed was different than the Rebellion because in this battle all the animals were organized into troops and they were able to attack the humans more strategically. Also, a person and an animals died in this battle, the person was not intentionally killed but the sheep was because there unlike the other battle there were guns in this one.
8. Snowball and Boxer had very mixed emotions after the battle that are very different form eachother. Boxer was very upset with himself because he forgot that he was wearing his steal hooves and killed the man, Boxer thinks that animals should be the leaders but he doesn't think that humans should be killed. Snowball on the other hand thinks that it's great that he killed the man, a step closer to having the final product complete, "The only good man is a dead one." as he replied to Boxer.
9. It's ironic that the pigs risked their lives to form a society from what we already know about them because right now they are kind of the lazy kings. The pigs feel that they are too smart to be doing the labor wasting their precious brains so they have the easy job of reading books and teaching the new puppies. It's very surprising that the pigs would even go out in the war instead of sitting up on their throne watching and commanding them like they do in a less harsh way everyday.
2. A few things happen between Snowball and Napoleon over the windmill issue. One, they got into a big fight about who was right and who wasn't which isn't the right behavior for a utopian community. Then, they had sort of like an election for if one was going to be built but both offered different things with choosing them so actually the animals weren't voting on the windmill they were voting on which extra perks they wanted.
3. The life with Mr. Jones and the life with the pigs as leaders can be compared and contrasted in a number of ways. One way they are the same is that the animals are still doing all the work and there is an overall leader who tells the animals what to do. Also, the animals are still eating and acting like animals do, unlike humans. One way they are different is the leader it was once a human now it's pigs, and now all things human are bad, clothes, sugar, and anything that a human would use.
4. Obedience and loyalty have come to replace freedom and bravery because the genius pigs realized that without humans how would they ever get food or the work done. The first few days of rebellion everyone was happy and celebrating freedom but now, you aren't loyal unless you are doing work for the pigs and you don't get to eat if you aren't loyal. Now it's a win lose situation, give into the humans and not eat, or listen to the pigs and eat even though the human-hating pigs are acting like humans.
5.I would consider Squealer's technique a propaganda because he's giving his side a bunch of pros making the other side right off the bat look bad. A propaganda is using another one's faults to make yourself look better which is exactly what Squealer is going to Napoleon.
6.Boxer's motto, " I will work harder." shaped his character in both a good and bad way such as it makes him keep pushing himself do get the job done good and right. But, it also kind of sets him up for failure because he is getting to be an old horse and he can only work so hard; some jobs he just can't get done. Another positive side is that it makes the pigs and the rest of the animals happy to know that most of the work will get done and that he is a very hard worker.
7.The windmill is actually built and Snowball gives a private speech saying how that the windmill was Napoleon's idea and that one night Snowball took it and started working on it. I'm not exactly sure if Napoleon told him to do that to make him look better or why exactly Snowball would do that if he wants to be the top leader of the farm.
8.Napoleon starts changing things to suit his needs such as that they have to listen to the pigs, whatever the pigs say just to make their lives better. The animals are forced to adapt to them because every time another animal makes a statement contradicting the pigs; the pigs say that if they don't listen Jones will come back. He is using Jones and the other pigs as his cover to make the other animals to do whatever he wants them to whenever he wants them to do it.
9. Many tactics have been used so far in this novel especially since the pigs started being the leaders. To start off a tactic is sort of like a strategy, a good tactic means you have a good plan or strategy. Some of the recently used tactics were during the Cowshed battle, Snowball divided everyone into troops which helped defeat the enemy. Also, on the farm he gave everyone a different job on the farm so that things would get done quicker more sufficiently and that everyone would have enough time and food. Also, the windmill was Napoleon's idea but if he could switch it around and rebel against Snowball he could become and full leader and get Snowball off from the top. One more tactic that has been used is propaganda, using another to make yourself look good.
2. After the hens threatened to thwart Napoleon, they flew up to the rafters and started laying there eggs up there which then fell down and smashed to pieces. Napoleon ordered them to stop and since they wouldn't he said that any animal giving them food would be killed and that they couldn't help the hens. During this time 9 of the hens died out of starvation and the rest returned to their boxes without hassle.
3. The memory of Snowball is used to keep the animals in line by constantly reminding them of what happened to him. There were a few things that happened to Snowball so the animals could expect any one of those things to happen. Whether it be chased by mean dogs, living with humans and having to hide, or being the one everyone wants to capture because of rumor.
4.The meaning of Napoleon executing the pigs is to show others that no one shall ever do anything against him or else they shall be killed, a horrible death in front of a crowd. This just makes Napoleon's power stronger because now the animals are all afraid to express any thoughts or opinions that they may have that could be taken the wrong way by Napoleon, which would result in them being killed. The meaning behind all this is to show that Napoleon has a consequence for anything you do to harm or effect his power in any way.
5.Clover sings Beasts of England after the executions because that song is meant to be sung when rebellion is needed or needs to be gained again,Clover believes that it was terrible what Napoleon did to all of the animals that confessed, and that Napoleon should not be the leader nor does he deserve it. She feels that everyone should rebel against Napoleon revealing that Clover really cares about justice and that she feels that no matter what someone does that it shouldn't result in death; at least not the way that Napoleon performed it.
6. Napoleon abolishes the song Beasts of England because he says it should only be sung when rebellion needs to be done and that it doesn't need to be done right now since he is the ruler. The real reason is because he doesn't want to give any of the other animals idea to rebel against him who after all is the one messing up the utopia on the animal farm.
7.Napoleon is systematically lying to the animals in a few different ways, especially in chapter 8. One way he does it is pretending that he can smell where Snowball has been and saying that at night Snowball sneaks around and messes stuff up on the farm. Also, he makes up a rumor saying that Snowball was Jones' secret agent ever since the beginning and saying that he knows that from documents. The other animals don't believe entirely what he's saying but they do partially since they can't read the documents that Napoleon is always talking about. He made up plenty of other stuff but the only reason he is is to distract the animals from rebelling against him and turning their heads and pointing fingers towards Snowball, just to save himself.
8.The poem comrade Napoleon helps boosts his image by saying that he won't harm anyone and that animal farm is ruled by such a kind animal. Also, that napoleon is such a great protector, I think that is the poem that it is referring to.
9. The Battle of the Windmill is quite different than the rebellion and the battle of the cowshed although it has it's similarities. A few things that are different is that a lot of animals got killed in this battle when Napoleon was trying to find the answers, in the previous battles not many mammals were killed. Also, in this battle Napoleon is the leader where in the last two it was Jones or Snowball and Napoleon. Some similarities between these battles are that the most of the animals still shared the idea that humans were bad.
2. The purpose or reason that Napoleon welcomed Moses the raven back to the farm is because he told the animals all about Sugar Candy Mountain making them want to work harder towards retirement so they could soon possibly visit this magical place. It just helped Napoleon's power and wealth but deep down, I think that Napoleon was using Moses as sort of a spy on Snowball to see what was happening and what was being said.
3.Boxer is admired by many animals on the farm for a number of reasons such as he works so hard, he does for others not himself, and because he is such a strong horse. The animals all believed that he was going to the horse slaughterer when he was ill simply because they read it on the side of the cart/ carriage thing. He was actually supposedly going to the vets office so that he could get healthy again and do more work for Napoleon and make him rich. Squealer's way of covering up this event was by saying that this vet company has just bought this new little trailer thing from the horse killer and just haven't had the time to paint over the old logo.
4. In the book I believe that the knackers are the euphism for saying being killed or slaughtered. I think in older times the knacker was also referred as the posts were you got hung and had to sufficate to death in front of the crowd.
5. Over time the farm did break itself up into two classes, rich and poor or high and low. The pigs were at the top and all the other working animals were at the bottom, that happened when the pigs started taking over control and changing the ruled to better suite their wants. The other animals had to do all the work very harshly, while having the rules changed against them.
2.The song Beasts of England was significant because everyone knew it and sort of lived by what it was saying. The purpose it served in the rebellion was to keep everyone motivated and happy to go along with whatever the pigs said.
3.I think that when the animals took over the farm their resentment vanished because it was their own kind managing them and they believed that their own kind wouldn't betray them or lie to them like that. Also, the animals thought that they were getting more food and that they could eat as much as long as they worked, plus they didn't remember in their older years what it was like back then so they took what they had.
4.Napoleon was against building the windmill because it wasn't him that actually proposed the idea and he was a selfish pig just trying to gain up most control which involved him getting rid of Snowball. He changed his mind afterward because Snowball told the other pigs that it was actually Napoleon's idea but that he stole them in the night and claimed them as his and then Napoleon just faked hating it by peeing on the plans and other such things.
5.Snowball and the dogs got into a fight because their "master" had told them to attack him because of a dissagrement, Napoleon made a whistling noise and then the dogs attacked him. The other animals didn't step in because they weren't sure what to do and they were afraid of what might happen to them if they tried to help him.
6. The part that this philosophy played in the animals' life had a huge impact on the story. They animals began not trusting their gut, thoughts, or opinions because they thought that the pigs were right on everything. The pigs made the other animals feel bad sort of for not knowing how to read and it made the animals think that they were dumb and just listen to the pigs since they were smart.
7. No, he or she shouldn't make all the decisions for the followers because that one independent person doesn't know what's right for a whole farm of animals, group of people. Although he should make some decisions for them because the leader may have more knowledge for high lever things ,but only the animal itself knows what best for them. Leaders are very bossy and think that they can control every aspect of one's life even though they should only be making suggestions.
8. They were able to the accomplish being able to inhabit the farm house because of two main reasons. One was that they could change the commandments to suite their opinions and most the animals couldn't read much less remember what the commandments were by heart. Also, since the animals trust whatever the pigs say then they pigs feel that they can do whatever they wanted without consiquence.
9. After a period of time the pigs announced that they were get up an hour later than everyone else and no one complained because they trusted the pigs' judgement. Also, at that point in the story Napoleon had his dogs so everyone was afraid to do stuff that might upset or offend him, in fear of getting executed by the dogs.
10. Napoleon has described in two ways that he knew that Snowball was the one who destroyed the windmill. One way was that he could smell that Snowball had done and he found documents written by Snowball admitting the scene. Also, Napoleon said that Snowball wanted to get revenge on him since Napoleon had constantly been trying to get rid of him in order to get himself more power.
11. Clover doesn't like the way things are going on the farm yet she is convinced that they are better than when Jones was here because she can't remember before the rebellion. I think that she just wants to believe that things are better to make herself feel better, and she trusts Napoleon since Boxer does.
12.Boxer works so hard because he knows that if he doesn't work then all the animals would have starved, he knew he had to step up and set a good example for the other animals. Also Boxer wasn't the smartest animal so he believed everything Napoleon said and did everything he told him to do.
13.This novel reflects the idea of a utopia and the changing ideas of the ideal becuase in the beginning of the rebellion it seemed perfect, a utopia. But afterwards everything change, the opinions of the animals and how much they worked and ate. Just when they thought everything was perfect, the manipulative people had to go and mess up everyone's lives and change everything all around, ruining the utopia.