Terms
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
What is allegory?
Who is Stalin?
The new name of Manor Farm after the animals take over.
"Animal Farm"
The cause of all animal's problems according to Old Major.
What is man?
The maxim the seven commandments are reduced to, because most animals can't read.
What is "Four legs good. Two legs bad"
A short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.
Represents Vladmir Lenin/ Karl Marx
Who is Old Major
The last commandment left on the wall
The song Old Major sings to the animals
The enemy of Napoleon
Who is Snowball?
A political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
What is communism?
Snowball represents this historical figure
Who is Trotsky?
Any reduction in rations is called this by Squealer.
What is "readjustment" ?
This causes the animals to rebel against Mr. Jones and his farmhands.
What is Mr. Jones drinking problem and underfeeding the animals?
The reason "Beasts of England" is abolished.
What is unnecessary now that the animals have accomplished the revolution?
The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
What is satire?
Hitler is represented by this character from Animal Farm.
Who is Mr. Frederick?
Napoleon attempts to sell this to Frederick and Pilkington.
What is lumber?
The motto Old Major gives the animals.
What is "All men are enemies. All animals are comrades?"
What is the horse slaughterer?
A system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
The allies from WW2 are represented by this character from Animal Farm
At the end of the book, the animals look through the window at the party of pigs and humans in the farmhouse and something is odd.
What is they cannot tell the difference between the pigs and the humans?
Old Major's warning against fighting against men
What is "in fighting against man we must not come to resemble him"?
The poet who pens "Comrade Napoleon"
Who is Minimus?