Allegory
Mr. Jones being driven from farm
Russian revolution/overthrow of Tsar
Old Major
Lenin
Education
When people are uneducated, they become followers and don't question authority
Who is the mater of propaganda in this book?
Squealer
Pigs being leaders
Communism/dictatorship
Napoleon and Trotsky
Hopes and dreams
When hopes/dreams are not well thought-out, unfair government can be established
What is one tactic Squealer uses?
making fake statistics, sophisticated language, fear, using the dogs
Frederick
Mollie
upper middle class of Russia who escaped
Power and corruption
When one group has too much power, it will become corrupt
During discussions, who did the animals usually agree with?
Whoever was talking
Pilkington
England/Allies in WW2
Moses
religion/religion being useless- Russian Orthodox Church
Sophisticated language
When people are uneducated/cannot understand leaders in charge, they will put their faith in the wrong people
Makes fun of something political
Windmill
Modernization of Russia
Benjamin
Intellectuals who knew communism was bad but didn't do anything to stop it
People become blind followers when they cannot think for themselves (ie Boxer)
What is an allegory?
Political story that tells a message