Key Events
What do the animals rename the farm after the rebellion?
Animal Farm
Which pig inspires the animals with his dream of equality?
Old Major
How many commandments are written after the rebellion?
Seven
What theme is shown when pigs take more food than other animals?
Revolution and corruption
Name one example you could use in an essay about propaganda.
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What major event forces Snowball to flee the farm?
Napoleon uses the dogs to chase him away
Which pig uses speeches and statistics to manipulate the animals?
Squealer
Which character can read the changing commandments but doesn't do anything about it?
Benjamin
Which theme is shown when the pigs begin making all decisions for the farm?
Totalitarianism
Which character would you write about to show loyalty?
Boxer
What is the original purpose of the windmill?
To make the animals’ lives easier
Which character best represents the loyal working class?
Boxer
What was the first commandment to be changed and what was it changed to?
No animal shall sleep in a bed --> No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets.
Which theme is shown when the pigs receive special food and privileges?
Class stratification
Which event best shows the pigs abusing power?
Changing the commandments
Why is the windmill rebuilt after being destroyed?
Napoleon claims it was his idea and wants to maintain control and productivity
Which real life people do Napoleon and Snowball represent?
Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky
Why are the changes to the commandments effective despite being obvious?
The animals are uneducated, doubt their memory, and trust the pigs’ authority.
How does Orwell show that language can be used as a tool of power on Animal Farm?
Through Squealer’s manipulation of language to justify the pigs’ actions and mislead the animals.
Which event would best support an essay arguing that language is used as a weapon? Explain briefly
Squealer’s speeches manipulating facts to justify the pigs’ actions.
Explain how the windmill becomes a symbol of both hope and exploitation.
It promises a better future but is used to overwork the animals while benefiting only the pigs.
Who does Squealer represent in real life?
Propaganda minister - Vyacheslav Molotov
Identify the final commandment and explain how it reflects the complete failure of Animalism.
It shows equality has been replaced by hierarchy, mirroring the humans’ system.
Explain how the corruption of the revolution leads to a totalitarian society on Animal Farm.
As leaders abandon equality and manipulate language, they establish fear-based control and rigid social classes.
Why is the failure of the revolution inevitable once the pigs control language?
- They can shape how the other animals think and understand events
- By manipulating words, changing the commandments, and using propaganda through Squealer, the pigs justify their increasing power and corruption
- The animals begin to doubt their own memories and accept inequality as normal, which removes any chance of resistance
- As a result, language becomes a tool of control, allowing the pigs to betray the original ideals of the revolution without being challenged.