Chapter 1
The author chose to structure the novel to begin with this character's speech.
Who is Old Major?
This happened earlier than everyone expected because Jones got drunk and forgot to feed the animals.
What is the rebellion?
This type of animal is only able to learn, "Four legs good, two legs bad!"
Who are the sheep?
This animal was sent to neighboring farms to spread the news of what was happening on Animal Farm.
What are pigeons?
Snowball insists that the building of this item will be lots of work now to save work later.
What is the Windmill?
This planted the seeds of rebellion and made the animals realize how difficult their lives are.
What is Old Major's Speech?
Immediately after the successful rebellion, the animals decide that this piece of the farm should be preserved as a museum.
What is the farmhouse?
This animal's motto is "I will work harder!"
Who is Boxer?
The name the animals give to the battle in which Mr. Jones and his men are defeated when they come to reclaim the farm.
What is The Battle of the Cowshed?
This is what Napoleon uses to remove Snowball from the farm with physical force.
What are dogs?
This is the system of thought that the pigs create from Old Major's techniques and for which the 7 commandments are created.
What is Animalism?
These animals reveal that they've learned to read and write, which is hypocritical considering how much they preach about how animals should not be like humans.
Who are the pigs?
This character is vain, doesn't like to work, is not overly concerned with upholding the ideals of Animalism, and refused to learn any letters except those of their own name.
Who is Mollie?
During the Battle of Cowshed, this character shows his leadership through planning the attack and leading the charge.
Who is Snowball?
What is Poisoning the Well?
After Old Major's death, this animal establishes himself as a leader partly through his reputation as a non-talkative pig who always gets his own way.
Who is Napoleon?
The pigs and dogs learn this quickly because they are the smartest of the animals.
What is the "Beasts of England" song?
This character busied himself with organizing the animals, forming committees, and studying Julius Caesar's campaigns.
Who is Snowball?
This character quietly opposes their opponent while canvassing small groups of animals for support, and believes the animals need to store up weapons and train themselves in the use of them.
Who is Napoleon?
The propaganda technique that Squealer uses by reminding the animals that if they fail then Jones will come back, which manipulates them by making them anxious and afraid.
Appeal to Fear
Old Major calls the animals "comrades" throughout his speech in order to make a connection using this part of the rhetorical triangle.
What is pathos (emotions)?
After the rebellion, this event was challenging, but more successful than under Jones.
What is the first harvest?
What is the pigs need it for their brain work?
This literary device fuels the plot of a story, reveals aspects of characters, develops tone, moves the action along, and is a struggle between two opposing forces.
What is conflict?
The propaganda technique that Squealer uses when he states that he believes they will in time find that Snowball's part in the Battle of the Cowshed was mostly exaggerated, even though the other animals all saw Snowball's bravery during the battle.
What is revisionism?