Allegory/Theme
What is an allegory or theme?
An allegory is a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
A theme is lesson or moral hidden within a piece of art such as a story, poem or picture.
What is a simple definition of rhetoric?
Rhetoric is the art of persuasion/persuasive speech.
What are some character traits of Mollie?
Selfish, lazy, pretty, foolish, dumb, vain, beautiful.
Who adopts the following mantras:
“I will work harder”
“Napoleon is always right”
Boxer
What year did the Russian Revolution begin?
1917
Which character is most directly modeled on the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin?
Napoleon
What are the 3 appeals of rhetoric?
Ethos, Logos, Pathos
What is the purpose of Old Major and his speech?
Old Major's speech incites the rebellion after he dies.
What does this quote by Old Major mean?
"Man is the only creature that consumes without producing".
What is propaganda?
Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a specific societal or political view.
Who or what is Mr. Jones an allegory for?
Tsar Nicholas II,
Former leader of Russia
What is the definition of tone?
Tone is the way the author feels about the subject which they are writing about.
Is squealer a dynamic or static character? Explain.
Static because he remains the same and does not change.
Who says this quote and why?
"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others".
Trick Question: This sentence is written on the barn by the pigs in place of the 7 commandments in order to maintain control over the farm.
What is a narrative?
A short fictional story.
What is a one them within Animal Farm?
1. Power corrupts.
2. A lack of education is dangerous/education is power.
3. Language has the power to control others.
4. Any more?
Which type of rhetoric is being used here:
"Do you know what would happen if we pigs failed in our duty? Jones would come back! Yes, Jones would come back!"
Pathos
Why does Napolean have to lie about Snowball and make him the scapegoat?
Napolean lies about Snowball and makes him the scapegoat to create a common enemy and stay in power with control over the farm.
How is this quote an example of irony:
“This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half.”
Because it is phrased as though the animals have an option, when actually they don't. It does not mean what you expect it to mean.
What are all seven of the ORIGINAL commandments?
What critique is Orwell making about the Russian Revolution?
Orwell is proving that the Russian Revolution, which was meant to establish a society of equality, became a brutal dictatorship and a betrayal of its own ideals. He argues that power inevitably corrupts those who wield it, leading to a new form of oppression that is just as bad as the one it overthrew.
What is the tone of this excerpt?
“Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals. He sets them to work, he gives back to them the bare minimum that will prevent them from starving, and the rest he keeps for himself.”
Manipulative
Who is the protagonist of Animal Farm?
There isn't one character. It is collectively the working class of the farm - the animals that work to keep the farm running.
What does this quote from the end of the book mean?
“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.”
It means that although the revolution began in order to overthrow humans and create equality for the animals, the animals are now unequal with the corrupted leaders as friends of the humans.
Why did George Orwell write Animal Farm?
To critique the Russian Revolution and Joseph Stalin. He believed government should be run in a specific way and used the book to promote that idea.