Who Am I?
Who truly started the idea of rebelling against Mr. Jones?
Old Major
Who does Mr. Jones represent and how do we know?
Tsar Nicholas II
We know this by the way he is characterized by Orwell. He is a cruel leader who does not care for those who "work" for him. Ineffective leadership
What is Animal Farm an allegory for?
The Russian Revolution/ WWII era of leadership.
What was Boxer's downfall?
He overworked himself for leaders who do not care for his well-being.
Based on the diction Orwell uses, how are the readers supposed to feel about the pigs?
What happens in the story to make readers feel this way?
Orwell expects readers to feel furious, upset, angry, etc. because the animals who truly hope for a better future are being fooled/ taken advantage of.
The animals only believe their situation is better because it has been so long since Jones was in charge that the animals no longer have anything to compare their current living situation to.
Who was blamed for everything that went wrong on the farm? Why?
Snowball because Napoleon wants to destroy the positive image the farm animals associate with his leadership.
What class of people did Boxer represent?
The hard-working lower class that were used by Stalin
Where is Boxer sent when he becomes very ill and why?
The knackers (glue factory)
Why: so the pigs could have enough money to purchase a crate of whiskey.
What commandment is broken and how? What is the commandment updated to?
(Lots of correct answers)
Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. (Pigs befriend humans)
Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend. (Pigs are cruel to other animals
No animal shall wear clothes. (Pigs wear clothes)
No animal shall sleep in a bed. (Pigs sleep in bed "with sheets")
No animal shall drink alcohol. (Pigs get drunk)
No animal shall kill any other animal. (Pigs kill "without cause")
All animals are equal. (But some are more equal than others)
Ideally, Communism is a system of government where everyone is ____.
Equal
Who do the pigs resemble at the end of the story and why is this ironic?
Humans; it is ironic because the pigs become the very beings they were trying to get rid of.
*George Orwell uses this to demonstrate how under certain leaders, history tends to repeat itself*
Which person does Napoleon represent and how do we know this?
Joseph Stalin
He is a harsh leader who constantly manipulates the other animals. He also kills those who oppose him much like Stalin.
Why is "Beasts of England" replaced in Chapter 7?
The rebellion didn’t end up the way they had envisioned, Squealer and Napoleon don’t want the animals reminded of their original goal
At the pigs’ party near the end of the novel, the humans compare the lower, less intelligent animals to…
The lower classes
When a story has a literal story and a symbolic story, that is called a what?
Allegory
Who was at fault for the Battle of the Windmill happening?
Napoleon because he was playing with the idea of working with Frederick and Pilkington. Then he was abandoned/betrayed by both farmers.
*Napoleon did not take his own advice.*
Who is the smartest animal on the farm who chooses to not "meddle" in the affairs of the farm? Why does he choose not to get involved?
Benjamin the donkey because he has seen this cycle of leadership before and knows how it will end. He wants to keep himself alive and safe.
Why did the work of organizing and teaching about the rebellion fall naturally with the pigs?
They were clever/smart
What do the pigs do as the final act that makes humans and pigs indistinguishable?
Cheat at cards
What phrase do the sheep repeat as the most basic principle of Animalism?
Four legs good, two legs bad
Who are the neighboring farms to Animal Farm?
You can say farm names or farmer names.
1. Mr. Fredrick at Pinchfield Farms (Adolf Hitler in Germany)
2. Mr. Pilkington Foxwood Farms (United Kingdom)
What was the name of the type of government the animals adopt? What is this an allegory for?
1. Animalism
2. Communism
Which animal was previously criticized for their "living style" while the others were working?
Why is this ironic? Think of what the pigs are focused on by the end of the novel.
Mollie because she represents the "upper class" and focused on sugar and ribbons.
In chapter IX, the readers learn that the pigs now wear ribbons on their tails every Sunday. Napoleon also eats lump sugar on fine china. These are "upper class" luxuries.
What caused Benjamin to finally speak out to the other animals?
Benjamin read the side of the "hospital van" which really belonged to a "Horse Slaughterer and Glue Factory." He knew that his friend was being sent to his death and foolishly hoped that the other animals might listen to him.
Orwell’s cynical attitude and tone toward the events and characters in the story is closest of that to that of___________. In other words, if Orwell were a character in his own book, which character would he be?
NAPOLEON, SNOWBALL, BOXER, BENJAMIN
Benjamin because he focuses on the negatives aspects of a failed revolution without providing solutions