General Plot Points
During the battle, who caused the death of a stableboy and how?
Boxer trampled on him while wearing iron horseshoes
Who is like the colonial bourgeois in the animal farm? And in what ways? (Name at least 1 way.)
The pigs.
1. taking the milk
2. taking the apples
Identify 5 of the UDHR’ articles that were violated in chapters 3 and 4
Art. 7
Art. 16
Art. 22
Art. 25
Art. 26
What was the six word phrase that Snowlball had reduced the principles of Animalism to?
FOUR LEGS GOOD, TWO LEGS BAD!
The farmers were fearful of rebellions among their farms. Animals who were caught singing the Beasts of England were punished.
How does the pigs' leadership reflect a violation of Article 21 of the UDHR?
The pigs make most of the decisions, and the rest of the animals do not fully participate in the government or in decision-making.
For what reason did Napoleon say that he was taking Jessie and Bluebell's puppies? Where did he take the puppies?
What role does national consciousness play in the Rebellion?
It creates a collective, a unity, with common struggles and aims. The oppression that the animals experienced brought them together to resist and fight for freedom.
How does Boxer's tireless work illustrate a violation of Article 23 of the UDHR?
He works under unfair conditions, with no proper rewards, and is overworked.
At the funeral for the fallen sheep, what was the message that Snowball emphasized in his speech?
The need for all animals to be ready to die for Animal farm if need be
Fanon describes a type of “tension” that builds within Natives as a result of the colonial situation, and ways of outlet (p55). In what ways can this parallel to the animals before the rebellion?
Before the rebellion, there was theft and conflict among the animals due to structural deprivation. This connects to the “explosions” that Fanon describes among colonized people.
In the quote from page 14, “The animals had assumed as a matter of course that these would be shared out equally; one day, however, the order went forth that all the windfalls were to be collected and brought to the harness-room for the use of the pigs”, what two UDHR Articles are violated?
Article 7 & Article 25
What were the reasons and justification Squealer gave to the other animals as to why the pigs kept the milk and apples for themselves?
Pigs are brain workers therefore they need the sustenance in order to do their jobs properly because if they don't, Jones would come back
How does Fanon think that revolutionaries can take advantage of the spontaneous power of peasants?
1. They can connect with the peasants and create a mutual relationship of political education that helps create a unified national identity and ideology
2. Revolutionaries can make the peasantry a much more dangerous force for colonizers/counterrevolutionaries
3. The decentralized nature of peasant revolutions allows for them to stretch colonial powers out and make them easier to divide and overcome.
How does the Animal Farm's production committees violate article 23 of the UDHR?
1. Joining these committees is not left up to the workers
2. The animals who are organized under the committees do not have the right to form trade unions and bargain for better working conditions