Animal Farm
Chapters 1-5 Review
Question
Who does Old Major
parallel in Russian
history?
Karl Marx or Vladimir Lenin
Marx was the original revolutionist, like
Old Major.
Their ideas inspired others to rebel.
Lenin’s body was put on display in Red
Square of Moscow like Old Major’s skull
was displayed at the foot of the flagstaff
next to the gun in Chapter 5.
Question
Who is Farmer Jones in the
Russian Revolution?
Czar Nicholas II
Both were poor leaders,
leaving for periods of time and
treating their people (animals)
poorly.
Question
In Chapter 1, Mr. Jones takes
his gun and shoots it 6 times into
the darkness after Old Major
incites the animals to rebel.
What is this like in Russian
history?
Bloody Sunday (Revolution of
1905)
Czar Nicholas II shot at the
people who were petitioning
for more food and rights on
Jan. 22nd, 1905 at the Winter
Palace in St. Petersburg.
Question
Who is Napoleon in the
Russian Revolution?
Joseph Stalin
Napoleon and Stalin were
ruthless dictators who became
worse leaders than their
predecessors, Farmer Jones
and Czar Nicholas II.
Question
Who is Snowball in the
Russian Revolution?
Leon Trotsky
Both were original
revolutionaries.
Trotsky was the leader and the
hero of the Red Army, just like
Snowball was the leader and the
hero of the Battle of Cowshed.
Also…
Snowball gets kicked off of Animal
Farm by Napoleon like Trotsky gets
exiled from Russia by Stalin.
Both were more intelligent than
Stalin and Napoleon.
Both were made out to be traitors.
Question
Who are the pigs in the
Russian Revolution?
The Intelligentsia
They were the educated
Russians.
They encouraged others to
rebel.
Question
Who does Boxer parallel in
the Russian Revolution?
The Proletariat or the Working
Class
The proletariat were the uneducated
and easily manipulated people who
only wanted more land and an end to
the war.
Most of the animals were
uneducated and wanted to be free
from the clutches of Man.
Question
What is Animalism in the
Russian Revolution?
Marxism, Communism, and / or
Socialism
All promoted an equal,
classless society
Also…The Beasts of England is
like…
the song, The Communist
Internationale.
They are both the anthems
that favored an equal and
bright future for all.
Question
What do Sugarcandy
Mountain and Moses parallel
in the Russian Revolution?
The Russian Orthodox Church
All provided hope for the people
/ animals.
Stalin and the pigs were
threatened by these ideas.
The church was dejected, just
like Sugarcandy Mountain and
Moses were.
Question
What does the overthrow of
Farmer Jones parallel in the
Russian Revolution?
The February Revolution
The people and the animals were
starving and decided to riot.
Czar Nicholas II and Farmer
Jones were both overthrown.
Question
Who does Mollie represent in
the Russian Revolution?
The Bourgeoisie and possibly the
White Army
Mollie was the upper middle working
class.
Neither were in favor of the revolution
because luxuries would be lost.
Mollie actually leaves the farm, but she
is never heard from again.
Did she join the White Army?
Question
Who is Squealer in the
Russian Revolution?
The Media
He represents Stalin’s ideas via
the newspaper and media
outlets.
Using propaganda, the media
manipulated the Russian people
and took advantage of their low
intelligence.
Question
Manor Farm, later Animal
Farm, parallels which place?
Russia and / or the USSR
USSR stands for the Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics, aka
the Soviet Union.
Question
What type of propaganda is
used here?
“ ‘Our sole object in taking
these things (milk and apples)
is to promote our health.’”
Bad Logic
Bad logic- An argument based
on false premises
The pigs don’t really need milk
and apples to promote their
health.
They are just being selfish.
Question
What type of propaganda is
being used here?
“ ‘ Milk and apples (this has
been proved by Science,
comrades) contain substances
absolutely necessary to the well
being of a pig.’”
Transference and / or Bad Logic
Squealer is trying to transfer
the authority of science to his
argument that the pigs need
the milk and apples.
Bad logic because this just
doesn’t really make sense.
Question
What kind of propaganda is
being used here?
“ ‘ We pigs are the
brainworkers.’”
Loaded Words or Stereotyping
“Brainworkers” is a loaded
word, creating a certain
reaction in the animals.
It is also stereotyping the pigs
as the smartest of the
animals.
Question
What kind of propaganda is
being used here?
“ ‘ Day and night we are
watching over your welfare. It is
for your sake that we drink that
milk and eat those apples.’”
Bad logic
It is not for the animals’ sakes
that the pigs eat the apples
and drink the milk.
They do it because they are
selfish.
Question
What kind of propaganda is
used here?
“ ‘Do you know what would
happen if we pigs failed in our
duty? Jones would come
back!’”
Fear
Squealer is taking advantage
of the animals’ fears that
Jones will come back.
Things will go back to the way
they were before if they don’t
listen to the pigs.
Question
What kind of propaganda is
used here?
“ ‘…surely there is no one
among you who wants to see
Jones come back?’”
Fear and Bandwagon
Fear about Jones coming
back
Bandwagon because
Squealer says they should all
feel this way
Question
Snowball and Napoleon try to
stir up ideas of rebellion to
neighbouring farm animals.
What is this like in the
Russian Revolution?
Lenin spreading his ideas before
he and the Bolsheviks take over
Lenin told the people what
they wanted to hear…he could
get them land and stop the
war
Question
Who is Pilkington and what is
his farm, Foxwood, in the
Russian Revolution?
Winston Churchill of England
He is a combination of all the
leaders of England.
Question
Who is Mr. Frederick and his
farm, Pinchfield?
Adolf Hitler of Germany
He, like Frederick, was a
“tough, shrewd” man who
didn’t get along with many.
Question
What kind of propaganda is
being used here?
Frederick and Pilkington
“began to talk of the terrible
wickedness that now
flourished on Animal Farm.”
Demonizing the Enemy
Animal Farm is being
described as worthless and
immoral because they are the
enemy of these 2 men.
Question
When Jones and his men
come back in Chapter 4 to try
to retake their farm, what is
this compared to in Russian
history? (This is the Battle of
the Cowshed.)
The October Revolution
This is when the Bolsheviks,
and the pigs, solidify their
presence and their status on
the farm and in the country.
Both were expected to occur.
Question
What is the symbol that is
used to represent and
remember the victory at the
Battle of Cowshed?
The gun at the foot of the flagstaff
It would be fired “twice a year,
once on the anniversary of the
Battle of the Cowshed, and
once on Midsummer Day, the
anniversary of the Rebellion.”
Question
Who are Clover, Benjamin,
and Muriel most like in the
Russian Revolution?
The are most like the intelligentsia
They are smart enough to
figure out what is going on,
but they choose not to get
involved.
Question
Snowball and Napoleon
disagree about the building of
the windmill.
What is this similar to in
history?
The 5 year plans
Trotsky wanted to develop
Russia’s industry.
His 5 year plans were stolen by
Stalin, like Napoleon stole
Snowball’s plans for the windmill
at the end of Chapter 5.
Question
What kind of propaganda is
being used here?
“Snowball conjured up pictures
of fantastic machines which
would do their work for them
while they grazed at their
ease…”
Glittering Generalities
Creating an illusion on no
particular grounds
Question
Napoleon uses what kind of
propaganda here?
“Napoleon argued that the great
need of the moment was to
increase food production, and that if
they wasted time on the windmill
they would all starve to death.”
Fear
Like Stalin, Napoleon favored
agriculture and wanted to
scare the animals into
believing they would die if they
didn’t follow him.
Question
In addition to fighting over the
windmill, what were Snowball
and Napoleon’s views on the
defence of the farm?
They disagreed about war.
Napoleon wanted to get firearms
and train all to use them.
Snowball said weapons would
not be necessary if rebellions
occurred everywhere. They
would have no need to defend
themselves with weapons.
Didn’t the Russian people want the
end to war?
Yes.
This is ironic because this is
probably what Napoleon and
Stalin both really wanted.
Yet they used a platform of peace
to become a leader.
Question
Why do you think Napoleon
did not exile Snowball sooner?
He wanted to steal his ideas for
the windmill.
Just like Stalin, Napoleon
wanted to use Trotsky until his
brains were no longer
necessary.
Question
Who are the puppies of Jessie
and Bluebell that are being
“educated” by Napoleon
compared to in Russian
society?
The KGB, or secret police
They were trained to carry out
Stalin’s dirty work.
As grown dogs, they force
Snowball into exile, as the
KGB had a role in Trotsky’s
exile and assassination, too.
Question
How is Napoleon becoming a
dictator?
Many things:
No more Sunday meetings
A special committee of pigs, run
by Napoleon, would make all
decisions.
Animals would only receive
orders and salute the flag on
Sunday mornings.
In the upcoming chapters, watch
for these things:
the problems the farm will
encounter, especially with the
windmill
the arrival of Mr. Whymper
the changes to the 7
commandments
Also, watch for…
the business arrangements
between Napoleon, Frederick,
and Pilkington
how Snowball is involved
the hens rebellion
And don’t forget to read…
Chapter 7- the best (and most
brutal) chapter of them all, in my
opinion 
The sale of the timber
The Battle of the Windmill
Make sure you know what all of
these are in history!
And finally…
 Boxer’s decline
The return of Sugarcandy
mountain
The meeting between Napoleon,
Pilkington, and Frederick
Chapters 5-10
These chapters are post
Russian Revolution, but they
still parallel Russian history.
Happy reading!