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Character/event/thing	What it symbolized for Orwell	What it symbolizes for me
Squealer	Squealer represented the Russian Media. Stalin (Napoleon) used him/it to incite the people to agree with what was going on...even though things were pretty rotten for the people.	Some people try to make you feel better when something really isn't. Sometimes my friends do that too, like Morgan S. "Hey everything will work out, see this already happened and more will....etc
Napoleon	Napoleon represented Joseph Stalin who was the second leader of the Soviet Union. He was a leader to them and told everyone what to do. And killed people.	Billy (name changed, student I know from NY) who tries to take leadership over everything and never give any of the other kids a chance at running something.
The Meeting (In Chapter 3)	When the Soviet Union got together to discuss current happenings, also the Pre-Bolshevik Provisional Government.	This reminds me of a club I was in New York, made by some of the girls in the school. We would get together and talk about boys or makeup, etc. Whenever one of the founders of the club thought something was better we went along with that. It was called Girls Rules the World or something like that.
The Farmhouse	It represented Mr. Jones' house that he lived in before the Rebellion. It was wanted to be kept as a museum but eventually turned out to be the place Napoleon and his men lived.	This symbolizes old museums that eventually get the items in it sold and the place is remolded to be a house.
Animal Farm the book	Russian Revolution, what Orwell believes will happen to any society because of Power hungry people.	This relates to my newspaper meeting yesterday. Elena, (Napoleon) wanted to have his article of the front page, but I said everyone will have a fair chance at getting their article on the front page. So I was kind of acting like Snowball, trying to be fair. Then we had people like Boxer who were just trying to work.

Chapter 1 and 2 Questions	Answers
1. In what ways are the animals behaving like animals? IN what ways are they like humans?	The animals are behaving like animals because they are owned by the farmer, and getting taken care by the farmer, they are living in a farm. The ways they are behaving like humans, is when they want to be in charge or themselves instead of having a farmer take care of them, they are talking.
2.Review Old Major's speech in the barn. Describe its impacts on the animals.	The impact of Old Major's speech is good for him. They agree they would like to be in charge, he gets them confident and has them all singing a song about animals being in charge. He talked about a dream he had about the animals being in charge too.
3.Why does Old Major say, "All men are enemies, all animals are comrades"? What assumptions about men and animals does this statement reflect?	Old Major says that because the animals don't like being ruled around by the farmer. Therefore the animals all agree and are friendly together. He wants the animals to be convinced.
4.The pigs began leading the other animals in the second chapter. Why were the animals so easily led?	The other animals are so easily led because they are used to following. Old Major was respected so the other animals thought all the pigs were like him. The pigs could read and write.
5.Explain why Snowball says to Mollie, "Those ribbons that you are devoted to are the badge of slavery."	Snowball says that to Mollie because, when Mollie allows the farmer to put the ribbons in her hair, she is agreeing to work for the farmer and be his "slave." They farmers were using her.
6. Examine the Rebellion and its aftermath. Describe the effect on the animals.	First the farmer ran off then, the morning after all this happened, the animals were in shock, happy, free, and realising they had to do their own work from then on.
7.Review the seven commandments. There is a strong statement implicit in these concerning mankind. What is it?	"Four legs good, two legs bad"
8. Examine the relationship between Animalism and Marxism.	Marxism is when you have an equal share of everything, while Animalism is the correct behavior of an animal. Therefore, the animals decided they would have an equal share of all the work/food.
9. A utopia is a place of ideal perfection. In what way could the farm have been a perfect place for a Utopian community?	A way the farm could have been a perfect place for a Utopian community would be if the farmer had been nice

Chapter 3 and 4 Questions	Answers
How is the farm becoming more like a civilized society?	The farm is becoming more like a civilized society because they are all working and getting everything organized like a regular society. Also they have a from of government and are teaching the animals how to read and write.
Describe the flag for the farm. Analyze the symbolism of it.	The flag is an old green tablecloth with a hoof and horn on it. The green stand for the green fields of England and the hoof and horn stand for the Republic of Animals and that all the animals should take over. (Soviet Union flag)
What foreshadowing is given that Napoleon and Snowball are going into a power struggle?	They were going into a power struggle because they never are in agreement on anything.
Snowball simplifies the seven commandments. How is this new slogan a good propaganda technique?	This is a good propaganda technique because it is easier for them to remember and they were practically stereotyping any human being.
Explain how the pigs set themselves up to be the elite on the farm.	The pigs set themselves up to be elite on the farm by being the smarter ones in the group, trying the lead the rest of the group since they were used to following. Also they could use big words, which sometimes would confuse the other animals.
Brainwashing of the animals takes place. Describe Squealer's part in this.	Squealer gives a speech about how if they weren't doing there job on the farm, and not having the milk they "need" to help them, then Jones would come back, and it made all the other animals scared so they started to believe everything the pigs would say.
How is the Battle of the Cowshed different from the Rebellion?	The Rebellion is when the animals rebelled against Jones who got kicked off his own farm, and they wanted to lead there own live. In the Battle of the Cowshed, Jones gets some other farmers to come with him to his old farm, him with a gun and the other farmers with sticks because they didn't 100% believe that his animals actually kicked him off the farm. So they came back to the farm to get it back but then the animals were all ready to attack and won the Battle, a guy got killed near the cowshed too.
Snowball and Boxer are both decorated after the battle. Explain the emotions of each concerning this.	Snowball doesn't feel bad at all about kill the guy and believes that "War is war. The only good human being is a dead one" While Boxer is sorrowful for killing the guy himself, he didn't mean to do that much damage and he forgot he was wearing iron shoes. He doesn't want any of the animals thinking he did this on purpose.
The animals have risked their lives to create a society in which they hold the power. From what you know about the pigs so far, why is this ironic?	This is ironic because the pigs had the other animals risk their lives to create this society with/for them, also the are risking their (the pigs) lives to be in charge and they don't think that what happened to their old leader could happen to them.

Chapter 5 and 6 Questions	Answers
Why is Mollie rejected by the other animals?	Mollie is rejected by the other animals because she likes the way of life being lead by the farmer and wearing the ribbons.
What happens between Snowball and Napoleon over the windmill issue?	When in debate over the windmill issue, Napoleon whistles the dogs he has control over in and chases Snowball away from the farm, never to come back, because Napoleon doesn't want anyone else to get in his way of becoming the leader.
Compare and contrast the life on the farm under Jone's rule and Napoleon's rule.	When the farm was under Jone's rule, he ordered the animals around to do the work for him. He wasn't the nicest farmer, however he didn't absolutely hate the animals otherwise he wouldn't have had them on the farm, while when Napoleon is in charge, he orders the animals around (like Jone's rule) except the pigs get the best of everything. There isn't a single human on the farm because he hates them. Overall Jone's and Napoleon's rules are pretty much the same.
How has obedience and loyalty come to replace freedom and bravery on the farm?	Obedience has replaced freedom on the farm because the pigs have brainwashed all the other animals into following them, being obedient to them. Loyalty had replaced bravery because now all the other animals have to be loyal to the pigs, particalarly Napoleon, or they will most likely get kicked off that farm.
Squealer squelches the animal's arguments about Napoleon's takoever. Describe this technique. Would you consider it propaganda? Explain.	I would consider this propaganda because Squealer is trying to direct all the animals into believe what he says about Napoleon's takeover, and not all of it is true. However Squealer is very convincing and eventually the animals give in to it.
Boxer's motto is, "I will work harder." Explain how this shapes his character.	This shapes his character because no matter what he keeps trying harder and harder, making him devoted and strong. A very good follower for the pigs because they know they can count on him for trying harder each time.
The windmill is eventually built. How does Napoleon establish credit for this?	Napoleon had told people that it was originally his idea and that Snowball stole his idea and began drawing it out.
Napoleon begins changing the laws to suit his needs. find examples of this. Describe how the animals are forced to accept these changes.	The animals are forced to accept these changes because the pigs convince the other animals, and threaten them, that if he doesn't do one thing one way, then Jones will come back. Some example are: The farm would be in trade with other farms, in order to get the materials they needed for the windmill. The other animals were not sure about this, since it would include trading with humans. However Napoleon said he has made arrangements with other animals on the farm and that they wouldn't need to contact any human, except for him. Also the pigs moved into the farmhouse, while the other animals clearly remembered that in the beginning this wasn't to be, but the pigs ordered that they needed it to be in quiet and in peace for their thinking.
Several euphemisms have been used throughout the novel thus far. Explain what "tactics" means as Napoleon uses it.	"Tactics" means ways of getting stuff done on the farm, when Napoleon uses it. He thinks of any way to get something done his way, using persuasion, getting animals to obey him, etc.

Chapter 7 and 8 Questions	Answers
1.The economy is collapsing on the farm . How is Napoleon make it seem everything is fine?	Napoleon makes everything seem fine by lying, as always and pretending everything was fine when Mr. Whymper came to the farm by filling bins with something else and then putting the actual food on top. Tells the sheep to tell the humans that they were getting tons of rations.
2.The hens threaten to thwart Napoleon. What happens to them?	The hens revolted against Napoleon about giving up so many eggs, by dropping them on the ground, so Napoleon starved them and the majority of the hens died, however some lived.
3.How is the memory of Snowball used to keep the animals in line?	They threatened that if you didn't do the right thing, then you would get chased off the farm like Snowball.
4. Napoleon feels the need to show cause and effect. He forces four pigs to confess to rebellious attitudes, then executes them. Explain the meaning of this and how it affects Napoleon's power.	The meaning of this was to say, if you do something wrong like these four pigs, then you will get executed or slaughtered just like them. Napoleon gets even more powerful because now all the other animals are frightened and pushed around.
5.Clover is singing Beasts of England after the executions. Why? What does this reveal about Clover?	Clover is singing Beast of England after the executions because she feels trapped again, just like when Jones was there. She still wants to be a free animals. To control her own life.
6.Napoleon abolishes the song. What reason does he give? What is the true reason?	Napoleon abolishes the song with the reason, we already have this, we fought in the rebellion and won. The true reason was because now Napoleon is in charge and he doesn't want any other animal singing Beasts of England since it means they technically aren't for him.
7.Napoleon is systematically lying to the animals. Examine Chapter 8 for evidence of this.	After the animals the days before had been executed, an animal recalled the Sixth Amendment being No animals shall kill another animal. however when Clover asked Muriel to read it for her it said No animal shall ever kill another animal without cause. 1.Changing rules 2.Lied about Snowball 3.Timber-said he wouldn't sell it to Frederick and said he would kill him, but then he ended up selling the timber anyway
8.How does the poem reflect Comrade Napoleon's image?	The poem makes Comrade Napoleon seem like a nice, cheerful, equal leader who does anything for his people, practically the opposite of what he is. -Makes him seem like a God, -put it on the other side of the commandments with a pic
9.Compare and contrast the Battle of the Windmill to those of the Rebellion and Battle of the Cowshed	In the Battle of the Windmill and the Battle of the Cowshed, plus the Rebellion all included the humans against the animals. Also, the animals won each of them. They are different because in the Rebellion, it was only the animals on Jone s farm and him. In the Battle of the cowshed it was all the Animals on Animal Farm with Snowball and napoleon leading them against only some farmers, with only one man with a gun. In the Battle of the windmill, it was the animals on animal Farm, with only Napoleon leading them, and all men with guns. After Rebellion-happy After Battle of the Cowshed- sort of happy After Battle of Windmill-unsure and sad since many animals died and were hurt

Chapters 9 and 10 Questions	Answers
1. Describe the stated purpose and the real purpose of the Spontaneous Demonstrations	The stated purpose is that to celebreate the struggles and trumphs of Animal Farm. The real purpose is to make him feel good about himself, to make him feel not like the bad guy, so everyone thinks highly of him.
2. Explain Napoleon's prupsoe in allowing Moses to return to the farm. How is this signigficant for Napoleon.	Napoleon allowed Moses to return to the farm because the pigs thougth they could use him to get word out to other farms. This is significant to Napoleon because he can keep him to spread wrod and keep the animals in line.
3. Boxer is admired by the animals on the farm. why? what are the animals led to believe about where he is sent when he is ill? Where is he really sent? Describe Squalers's coverup of this event.	Because his motto is I will always work harder and he never gives up, never questions authrority, and sets role as a leader for the working class. The other animals are led to believe that Boxer went to a hospictal to treat him. He is really sent to a slaughter. Squealrer's cover up is that it was the company van that was no longer in use and they didn't have time to paint over old lettering.
4. Analyze the symblosim of the knacker.	The knacker is probably the same as the person who killed everyone.
5. Over the course of events, the society within the farm has protioned itself into two classes. What are they and why/how did they form?	Higher class and lower classs.they are the class that tells everyone what to do (higher) and the class that has to do all the work(lower). It was began when Old Major decided to share his idea and dream about a society that animals were free and ran themselves, that started the pigs to be on top and they also were smarter and could fill there brain more. The other animals were used to followeing and stuck with it.

Vocab

Word	Source.	Definition	Synonyms	Antonyms	Part of Speech	Stems	Orgin	Word Families	Picture
1.Enmity	I merely repeat, remember always your duty of enmity towards Man and all his ways.	1. A feeling or condition of hostility 2.Feeling of hatred	malice rancor	friendship goodwill	noun	enm	enemite (Middle English)	enemy
2.Vivacious	Snowball was a more vivacious pig than Napoleon, quicker in speech and more inventive, but was not considered to have the same depth of character.	1. lively 2. animated	spirted brisk	languid	adjective	vicac	vivacious	vivacity
3.Benevolent	but he was still a majestic-looking pig, with a wise and benevolent appearance	1.characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings 2. desiring to help others; charitable	good; kind; human	cruel	adjective		Late Middle English
4.Maxim	After much thought Snowball declared that the Seven Commandments could in effect be reduced to a single maxim	1. An expression of a general truth or principle, especially an aphoristic or sentence one 2. A priciple or rule of conduct	saying aphorism adage		Noun		Late Middle English
5.Ignominious	And so within five minutes of their invasion they were in ignominious retreat by the same way as they had come, with a flock of geese hissing after them and pecking at their calves all the way.	1. discreditble; humiliating 2. contemptible	1. degrading, disgraceful 2. dispicable		Adjective	ignomine	Late Middle English
6.Posthumously	There was also "Animal Hero, Second Class," which was conferred posthumously on the dead sheep.	1. Arising, occuring, or continuing after one's death 2. Published after the death of an author	1. post-mortem		Adjective		Latin
7.Seclusion	He took them up into a loft which could only be reached by a ladder from the harness-room, and there kept them in such seclusion that the rest of the farm soon forgot their existence.	1.the state of being private and away from others, 2.a sheltered or private place isolation	aloneness, aloofness	open, public	noun		Medieval Latin
8.Pretext	On every kind of pretext she would run away from work and go to the drinking pool, where she would stand foolishly gazing at her own reflection in the water.	1.a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not a real reason. 2.disguise; alleged reason	affection,alibi	reality, truth	noun		Latin
9.Aloof	Only Napoleon held aloof.	1.not friendly/forthcoming; cool/distant, 2. conspicuously uninvolved or uninterested, typically through distaste remote	above, apart, casual	concerned, friendly, sociable	adjective
10.Sordid	In glowing sentences he painted a picture of animal farm as it might be when sordid labor was lifted from the animals back	1. sordid morally ignoble or base 2. meanly selfish, self seeking, mercenary.	unclean, foul,deprived	honorable, genorous, clean	adjective		Latin
11.Capitulate	For 5 days the hens held out then they capitulated and went back to their nesting boxes	1. to surrender unconditionally	yeild accede give in	defend fight	verb		latin
12.Incite	Rebellion over the eggs how come forward and stated that snowball had appeared to them in a dream and incited them to disobey Napoleons orders	1.to stir, encourage, urge on, simulate or prompt to action	provoke inspire instigate	discourage	verb		Latin
13.Conciliatory	In addition, four pigeons were sent to Foxwood with a conciliatory message, which it was hoped might re-establish good relations with Pilkington.	1. intended or likely to placate or placify 2. wanting to make peace	placatory	stubborn	adjective	conciliate	N/A
14.Taciturn	Only old Benjamin was much the same as ever, except for being a little greyer about the muzzle, and, since Boxer's death, more morose and taciturn than ever.	1. reserved or uncommunatative 2. saying little	anitsocial	talkative	adjective		Latin
15.Frugal	The truest happiness, he said, lay in working hard and living frugally.	1. sparing or economical with regard to money and food 2. simple and plain with costing little	canny, careful	spendthirfty	adjective		Latin
16.Cynical	He seldom talked, and when he did, it was usually to make some cynical remark--for instance, he would say that God had given him a tail to keep the flies off, but that he would sooner have had no tail and no flies.	doubtful	ironic	hopeful	adjective
17.Tyranny	"Is it not crystal clear, then, comrades, that all the evils of this life of ours spring from the tyranny of human beings?	a government where all power is given to one ruler or leader	opression	democracy	noun		Middle English
18.Eminent/preeminent	There, round the long table, sat half a dozen farmers and half a dozen of the more eminent pigs, Napoleon himself occupying the seat of honour at the head of the table.	appearing to be ready/ having importance	high ranking	unimportant	adjective		Middle English
19.Apathy	At the beginning they met with such stupidity and apathy.	1.Absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement 2.Lack of interest or in concern for things that others find moving or exciting.	Coolness	Ardor Fervor	Noun	Path	apathia (greek)	Antipathy Psychopathy
20. Obstinate	He did his wrok in the sam slow obstinate way as he had done it in Jones' time, never shirking, and never volunteering for extra work either.	1.Firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose,opinion;not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty 2.characterized by inflexible persisting or an unyielding attitude; inflexibly persisted in or carried out	unbending perverse inflexible	Submissive Tractable	Adjective	Obst	Obstinatus (Latin)	Obstacle
21. Indefatigable	He was indefatigable at this.	1.Incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring 2.	tireless inexhaustible preserving	tired worn out	adjective	fatigue	indefatigabilis (Latin)	fatiguing
22. Tractable	Bulls which had always been tractable suddenly turned savage, sheep broke down hedges and devoured the clover, cows kicked the pail over, hunters refused their fences and shot their riders on to the other side.	1) capable of being easily led, taught or controlled 2) Easily handled or managed	going along with	stubborn	adjective		Latin
23.Ratify		to improve formally	approve	deny	verb		Middle English
24.Innovation	Snowball had made a close study of some back numbers of the 'Farmer and Stockbreeder' which he had found in the farmhouse, and was full of plans for innovations and improvements.	1) introduction of something new 2)A new idea	alteration	custom	noun		Latin
25.Procure	(How these were to be procured, Snowball did not say.)	obtain with care. aquire	promote	lose	Verb		Middle Englsih
26.Articulate		capable of speech							external image 04clemetson_CA0.600.jpg
27.Repose		temporary rest from activity							external image images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSMsKsfg9O3PbkJz_JJYNH0dKNAYIp233a8OAODclTsscz9RQGHEaR_M4cR
28.Imposing		grand and impressive in appearance							external image 8990876-the-imposing-structure-of-reims-cathedral-france.jpg
29.Accord		1. to cause to conform or agree; bring into harmony. 2.To grant, especially as being due or appropriate
30.Unscathed		1.Not injured or harmed:
31.Impending		1.To be about to occur: 2.To threaten to happen; menace
32.Censure		1.Strong or vehement expression of dissaproval 2. an official reprimand, as by a legislative body of one of its members					censura (Latin)
33.Diligent		1. Constant in effort to accomplish something 2.done or pursued with preserving attention; painstaking					diligent (Latin)
34.Intimate		1.associated in close personal relations 2.characterized by or involving warm friendship or personally close or familiar association of feeling					intim (Latin)
35.Malignant		disposed to cause stress and pain intentinally							external image images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQrbftMPWsDhZ58c1jt0STqkiq9hDOWaiR7zbC5vezhiZqQz0Kd
36.Morose		gloom or in a ill humored mood							external image images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRmY1hL_PZISPaMdEJL1hRs25M1OGFFhJSgHALAhonnmx-h0Q5Piw
37.Tumult		A state of violence, disturbance and excitement
38.Collaborate		1. cooperate 2.work together
39.Countenance		A facial expression or behavior
40.Coutemplate		To consider thoughtfully

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