Why did Orwell use animals instead of
people for his characters?
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For censorship/disguise
To emphasize human weaknesses
To simplify his purpose
Men can become beast-like when corrupted
by power
What is the political statement that
emerges from Old Major’s dream?
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All animals should unite and rebel against
tyranny because all animals are equal like
brothers.
What is Major’s warnings to the
animals?
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Must not resemble Man
Do not take on Man’s vices; he forbids living
in a house, sleeping in a bed, drinking
alcohol, wearing clothes, smoking tobacco,
touching money and engaging in trade
Animals must not tyrannize another animal
What makes it easy for the pigs to gain
control?
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they are intelligent
The extreme ignorance of the other animals
Name the levels of interpretation in
Animal Farm that make it an allegory?
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Fictional
Satirical
Political
Historical
Symbolic (figurative)
What is the theme of Animal Farm?
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Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts
absolutely.
What is the climax of the novel?
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When the animals look into the window and
see the pigs and humans and cannot tell the
difference between the two of them.
Or
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When Napoleon runs Snowball off of the
farm.
In what ways did the pigs change
during the course of the novel.
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Saved best food for themselves
Moved into the house
Slept in beds
Isolated themselves
Dealt with men
Took up tobacco and liquor
Walked on hind legs
What was the first right Napoleon took
away from the other animals?
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Their participation in decision-making – no
more debates or voting
Why does Orwell write from the
“lower” animals’ point of view?
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So the reader can see the oppressing side of
betrayal and oppression
So the reader can identify with the victims
What function does Benjamin serve in
Animal Farm?
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He is cynical. He expresses Orwell’s belief
that power always corrupts.
What political function does Snowball
eventually serve for Napoleon?
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Scapegoat
What are some of the tactics Napoleon
uses to ensure his powerful position?
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Dogs—as police they help isolate the pigs
from the other animals and they help purge
the problem animals by killing them.
Propaganda—He rewrites history and creates
a great project to unite them
Mass rallies and elaborate ceremonies
Educating the young
Discrediting Snowball
Give an example of verbal irony in this
book.
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Any commandment
Give an example of dramatic irony in
this book.
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When the pigs walk on two legs and Boxer’s
maxim “Napoleon’s always right”
Give an example of a paradox in the
novel.
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“All animals are equal, but some animals are
more equal than others.”
According to Napoleon, the truest
happiness lay in what 2 ideas?
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Working hard and living frugally
What is Squealer’s role in the story?
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Serves to spread propaganda for Napoleon
Justifies Napoleon’s edicts
Creates a diversion
Is a manipulator and serves to snoop around
for Napoleon
What is the importance of reading in
this society?
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Reading = knowledge=power
illiteracy enforces this type of government
and the separation of the classes
What is the original maxim of Animal
Farm?
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All animals are equal
What was Orwell’s purpose in writing
Animal Farm?
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To satirize the totalitarian society
At the end of the novel, what changes
does Napoleon propose in his speech?
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Drop the use of “comrade”
Omit visiting the boar’s skull
Remove the hoof/horn from the flag
Change “Animal Farm” to “Manor Farm”
A totalitarian’s only real concern is
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Increasing POWER