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‘AnimalFarm’KeyWordsList
Word
Allegory
Anthromorphism
Capitalist
Communism
Connotations
Dictatorship
DramaticIrony
Dystopia
Euphemism
Fable
Proletariat
Propaganda
Purge
Revolution
Rhetorical
Satire
SituationalIrony
Totalitarian
Utopia
VerbalIrony
Definition
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PoliticalBackgroundto‘AnimalFarm’
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WhatisAnimalFarmbasedon?..........................................................................................................................
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Whathappenedin1917?....................................................................................................................................
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Whatwastheideabehindtherevolution?.........................................................................................................
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WhywerethesickleandhammerchosentobeontheRussianFlag?...............................................................
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WhatwasRussiarenamedas?............................................................................................................................
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WhywastheresupportforthenewRussianstateinBritain?............................................................................
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HowmanypeoplewerekilledduringStalin’sleadership?..................................................................................
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WhichanimaldidOrwellbaseonStalin?............................................................................................................
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WhowasStalin’srival?........................................................................................................................................
10. WhichanimalwasbasedonStalin’srival?..........................................................................................................
11. WhatdidStalindotohisrival?...........................................................................................................................
12. WhatwasStalin’s5-yearplan?...........................................................................................................................
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13. Whatwasthe‘cultoftheworkerhero’?............................................................................................................
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14. Whatwerethelabourcamps?............................................................................................................................
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15. Whatwascollectivisation?..................................................................................................................................
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16. Whatweretheproblemswithcollectivisation?.................................................................................................
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17. HowdidStalinensurethatno-oneknewabouttheproblemsinRussia?..........................................................
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18. WhydidStalinintroducepurges?.......................................................................................................................
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19. Whatarepurges?................................................................................................................................................
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20. WhatwasthejoboftheProsecutionsDepartment?..........................................................................................
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21. Whatwerethepublicshowtrials?.....................................................................................................................
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22. Whatverdictwasalwaysdeliveredatthesetrials?............................................................................................
23. WhydidOrwellhateStalin?................................................................................................................................
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24. WhatdidpeopleintheWestthinkofStalin?.....................................................................................................
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25. HowdidOrwellgettheideaofwriting‘AnimalFarm’?......................................................................................
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26. WasOrwellagainstrevolutions?.........................................................................................................................
27. WhatdidOrwellthinkrevolutionsneededtobeeffective?...............................................................................
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28. WhydidOrwellstruggletogethisbook‘AnimalFarm’published?...................................................................
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TheContextof‘AnimalFarm’
‘AlthoughvariousepisodesaretakenfromtheactualhistoryoftheRussianRevolution,theyaredealtwith
schematicallyandtheirchronologicalorderhaschanged.’GeorgeOrwell.
Fillinthegridbelow,usingyourknowledgeoftheRussianRevolution.Thefirstexamplehasbeendoneforyou.
Eventsin‘AnimalFarm’
Historicalparallels
OldMajorgivesaCommunistspeechand
urgestheanimalstorebel
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KarlMarxwritestheCommunistManifestoand
urgesthe‘workersoftheworld’to‘unite’.
TheanimalsrebelagainstMrJonesandtake
overthefarm.
è
Theanimalsrename‘ManorFarm’,callingit
‘AnimalFarm’.
è
Boxer,acart-horseonthefarm,issoloyalto
Napoleonthathissloganbecomes‘Iwillwork
harder’.
è
ApigcalledNapoleonseizescontrolofthe
farm,andchasesoffhisrival,anotherpig
calledSnowball.
è
Napoleonannouncesanambitiousplanto
buildawindmill.
è
Napoleonaccusesanumberofanimalsof
treacheryandbetrayal.Theseanimalsare
foundguiltyandexecuted.
è
Squealer,anotherpig,helpstosupport
Napoleon’srulebyusingpropagandato
distortthetruthaboutthefarmandthe
animals’leader.
è
Frederick,aneighbouringfarmer,attacks
AnimalFarmanddestroysthewindmill.
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Theotherhumanneighboursbecomefriendly
withNapoleonandtheotherpigsandthey
begintradingwitheachother.
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CHAPTERSUMMARIES
MainEvents
KeyCharacters
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2
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ConnotationsofNamesin‘AnimalFarm’
oldMajor
Boxer
Squealer
ManorFarm
Napoleon
Snowball
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ChapterOne:OldMajor’sCommunistspeech
ReadMajor’sCommunistspeechagainandidentify5-10keypointsthatMajormakesinhisspeech.
Recordyourpointsonthegridbelow:
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3
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NowuseyournotestowriteasummaryofoldMajor’sCommunistspeech:
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OldMajor’sPowersofPersuasion
FindexamplesofthefollowingrhetoricaldevicesinoldMajor’sspeech:
Device
Example
Directaddresstoaudience
Imperatives(orders)
Shortsentences
RhetoricalQuestions
Repetition
Contrasts(opposites)
EmotiveLanguage
Useoffacts
Nowchoosetwodevicesandexplaintheireffect:
OldMajorusesanumberofrhetoricaldevicestodeliverhismessage.Forexample,...........................
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Chapters1and2:InitialImpressions
Mr.Jones
Boxer
Mollie
Moses
Benjamin
Squealer
Napoleon
Snowball
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Timeline:thePigs’RisetoPower
Chapter2
Chapter3
Chapter5
Chapter6
Chapter7
Chapter8
Chapter9
Chapter10
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Chapter2:AUtopianParadise?
But they woke at dawn as usual, and suddenly
remembering the glorious thing that had happened,
they all raced out into the pasture together. A little
way down the pasture there was a knoll that
commandedaviewofmostofthefarm.Theanimals
rushedtothetopofitandgazedroundtheminthe
clearmorninglight.Yes,itwastheirs--everythingthat
they could see was theirs! In the ecstasy of that
thought they gambolled round and round, they
hurled themselves into the air in great leaps of
excitement. They rolled in the dew, they cropped
mouthfulsofthesweetsummergrass,theykickedup
clods of the black earth and snuffed its rich scent.
Then they made a tour of inspection of the whole
farm and surveyed with speechless admiration the
ploughland, the hayfield, the orchard, the pool, the
spinney.Itwasasthoughtheyhadneverseenthese
things before, and even now they could hardly
believethatitwasalltheirown.
HowdoesOrwellsuggestthattheanimalsareinaUtopianparadiseaftertherevolution?
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Chapter3:AnimalFarm–aUtopianParadise?
AnimalFarmasaUtopia
TheImperfections(Flaws,Cracks)atAnimalFarm
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Chapter5:Napoleon’sRisetoPower
WhatmethodsdoesNapoleonusetocontroltheotheranimalsintheextractbelow?
‘Silentandterrified,theanimalscreptbackintothe
barn. In a moment the dogs came bounding back.
At first no one had been able to imagine where
these creatures came from, but the problem was
soon solved: they were the puppies whom
Napoleon had taken away from their mothers and
reared privately. Though not yet full-grown, they
were huge dogs, and as fierce-looking as wolves.
They kept close to Napoleon. It was noticed that
theywaggedtheirtailstohiminthesamewayas
theotherdogshadbeenusedtodotoMr.Jones.’
WhenanalysingtextsindetailIneedto:
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Chapter6:TheSevenCommandments
THESEVENCOMMANDMENTS
Predictionofchangesmade
Actualchangesmade
1. Whatever goes upon two
legs is an enemy.
2. Whatever goes upon
four legs, or has wings,
is a friend.
3. No animal shall wear
clothes.
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4. No animal shall sleep
in a bed.
5. No animal shall drink
alcohol.
6. No animal shall kill
any other animal.
7. All animals are equal
Chapter
commandment
broken
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Chapter7:ComprehensionQuestions
Easier
Harder
1.
Accordingtothehumans,whydidthe
windmillfalldown?
1. Whatmistakesdidtheanimalsmakeinthe
runningofthefarm?
2.
HowdidNapoleondeceiveMrWhympersohebelievedtherewasnofoodshortageonthe
farm?
3.
Napoleonbehavesasanimportantleader–
howdoeshedothis?
3. HowhasNapoleonchangedtopresent
himselfasanimportantleader?Whatisthe
effectofthesechanges?
4.
Whathappenedtothehenswhenthey
refusedtosurrendertheireggs?
4. Inwhatwaysisthetreatmentofthehens
savageandbrutal?
5.
WhatcrimeswasSnowballaccusedof?
5. HowdidNapoleonuseSnowballtocreatean
atmosphereoffear?
6.
AccordingtoSquealerhowdidNapoleon
andSnowballbehaveattheBattleofthe
Cowshed?
6. HowdidSquealerchangetheeventsofthe
BattleoftheCowshed?
7.
WhatdidBoxerdowhenthreedogs
attackedhim?Whatisyouropinionof
Boxer’scharacterhere?
7. Whydoyouthinkthreedogsattacked
Boxer?WhatisyouropinionofBoxer’s
characterhere?
8.
Makealistoftheanimalsexecutedatthe
‘showtrials’andtheircrimes.
8. Whydoyouthinktheanimalswere
slaughteredatthe‘showtrials’?Whathints
aretherethatthecrimesofwhichtheywere
accusedareabsurdorfabricated(madeup)?
9.
InwhatwaysisNapoleonsimilartoMr.Jones?
10. DrawachartshowingwhatCloverhadhopedlifewouldbelikeaftertherevolutionandwhatit
isactuallylike.Addatleast3pointstoeachcolumn.
What Clover hoped life would be like
What life was actually like
after the revolution
after the revolution
11. InwhatwaysarewemadetofeelsympathyforClover?
12. AccordingtoSquealer,whywasthesong
‘BeastsofEngland’banned?
12. Whywasthe‘BeastsofEngland’banned?In
youranswer,includeSquealer’sreasonsand
yourownthoughtsabouttheban.
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Chapter8:Napoleon’sUseofPropaganda
Technique
Example
AppealtoFear
Liesand
Disinformation
SelectiveTruth
Cultofthe
Personality
Demonisingthe
Enemy
Scapegoating
Slogans
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Chapter9:DramaticIrony
Whathappens
Whythisisanexampleofdramaticirony(ie.whatdoesthereaderknow
thatthecharactersdonot)?
Napoleonstatesthatitwasnot
possibletobringbackBoxer's
remains.
TheanimalsfindSquealerlying
stunnedbythebarnwitha
brokenladderandan
overturnedbucketofpaint
nearby.
Thepigsheldamemorial
banquetforBoxer'sdeath.
Whatdoyouthinktheeffectofdramaticironyis?
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CHAPTER9:AQAExamquestion:HowdoesOrwellmakethefinaldisappearance
ofBoxermoving?HowdoesOrwellusethiseventtocommentonsociety?
Whathappens
Boxer’scharacter
Detailsabouttheevent
Whythisismoving?
CommentonSociety?
Boxer’s removal in
thehorsebox
Thinkabout:
• hisappearance
• hisbehaviour
• his attitude towards
the farm and the
pigs
• his hopes for the
future
• theworkinganimals’
reactiontohim
Thinkabout:
• Benjamin’sreaction
• Boxer’sbehaviour
• the methods Orwell
uses to create
atmosphere(e.g.use
of language and
sentences)
The pigs’ reaction to
Boxer’sdeath:
Thinkabout:
• Squealer’sspeech
• Napoleon’sreaction
• the hints about
Boxer’srealfate,eg.
the use of dramatic
irony
Remember:youneedtothinkaboutthewholetextaswellaschapter9
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Chapter10
HowAnimalFarmhaschangedfromtheearlydays
Whythesechangesaresignificant–whatdothey
revealaboutthepigsortheworkinganimals?
Keychangesatthefarm
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5.
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Euphemism
Theeffectoftheeuphemism
Inthegeneralrejoicingsthe unfortunateaffairofthe
banknoteswasforgotten
(Ch8)
Forthetimebeing,
certainly,ithadbeenfound
necessarytomakea
readjustmentofrations
(Squealer,Ch9)
"Iwasathis[Boxer’s]
bedsideattheverylast.”
(Squealer,Ch9)
"That[themilk]willbe
attendedto.’(Napoleon,Ch
2)
“Oursoleobjectintaking
thesethings[theapplesand
milk]istopreserveour
health.”(Squealer,Ch.3)
AfterwardsSquealermadea roundofthefarmandset
theanimals'mindsatrest.
(Ch6)
SituationalIrony
Thetruesthappiness,he
[Napoleon]said,layin
workinghardandliving
frugally.(ch.10)
Whythissituationisironic
Theywerestilltheonlyfarm inthewholecounty--inall
England!--ownedand
operatedbyanimals....All
animalswereequal.(ch.10)
Thecreaturesoutsidelooked frompigtoman,andfrom
mantopig,andfrompigto
managain;butalreadyitwas
impossibletosaywhichwas
which.(ch.10)
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PREVIOUSAQAEXAMQUESTIONS
1.
How does Orwell present Snowball in the novel? How do you think Orwell uses the character of
Snowballtoreflectideasaboutsociety?
2.
HowdoesOrwellpresenttheimportanceofthewindmillinthenovel?HowdoyouthinkOrwelluses
thewindmilltoreflectideasaboutsociety?
3.
HowdoesOrwellusethecharacterofNapoleontoexploreideasaboutpowerandcontrolinAnimal
Farm?Writeabout:
• howOrwellpresentsthecharacterofNapoleon
• howOrwellusesNapoleontopresentideasaboutpowerandcontrolinthenovel.
4.
‘Allanimalsareequal,butsomearemoreequalthanothers.’HowfaristhisideaimportantinAnimal
Farm?Writeabout:
• whatyouthinkOrwellissayingaboutequalityandinequality
• howOrwellpresentstheseideasthroughtheeventsofthenovel.
5.
HowdoesOrwellpresentthepigsbecomingmorepowerfulthantheotheranimalsinAnimalFarm?
Howdoesthepigs’increasingpowerreflectOrwell’sideasaboutsociety?
6.
HowdoesOrwellpresenttheimportanceofoldMajor’sspeechinChapter1of AnimalFarm?How
doesOrwellusethisspeechtoreflectideasaboutsociety?
7.
HowdoesOrwellmakethefinaldisappearanceofBoxermoving?HowdoesOrwellusethiseventto
commentonsociety?
8.
How does Orwell present the characters of Muriel and Benjamin in the novel? How do you think
thesecharactersreflectideasaboutsociety?
9.
HowdoesOrwellpresenttheimportanceofTheSevenCommandmentsinthenovel?Whatdoyou
thinkOrwellshowsusaboutsocietythroughTheSevenCommandmentsandhowtheychange?
10.
HowdoesOrwellshowtheimportanceofBoxerinthenovel?HowdoesOrwellusethecharacterof
Boxertocommentonsociety?
11.
How does Orwell present the human characters in the novel? How does Orwell use the human
characterstocommentonsociety?
Otherquestions...
1. Compare Orwell’s presentation of the pigs and the humans. How does Orwell use the similarities and
differencesbetweenthesegroupstoreflectideasaboutsociety?
2. HowdoesOrwellpresentthesheepandthedogs?Inwhatwaysaretheseanimalsimportant?Howdo
youthinktheseanimalsreflectideasaboutsociety?
3. Compare the characters of Napoleon and Snowball and the techniques they use in their struggle for
power.HowdoesOrwellusethesecharacterstoreflectideasaboutsociety?
4. Paying particular attention to the character of Squealer, how is language used as an instrument of
powerandcontrol?HowdoesOrwelluseSquealertoreflectideasaboutsociety?
5. ComparethelivesoftheanimalswhentheyliveunderJonesandunderNapoleon.HowdoesOrwelluse
thecharactersofJonesandNapoleontoreflectideasaboutsociety?
6. Comparetheanimals’livesatthebeginningandendofthenovella.HowdoesOrwellusethechangein
theanimals’livestoreflectideasaboutsociety?
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