POWER & LEADERSHIP
Who are the two animals fighting for leadership of Animal Farm?
Napoleon and Snowball
What does Snowball want to build to improve life on the farm?
A windmill
Who is mainly responsible for explaining Napoleon's decisions to the animals?
Squealer
Which important rule about equality is no longer followed?
“All animals are equal.”
What are Boxer's two famous sayings?
“Napoleon is always right” and “I will work harder.”
What does the conflict between Napoleon and Snowball represent historically?
The power struggle between Stalin and Trotsky
What does Napoleon think about Snowball's windmill plan at first?
He opposes it.
How does Squealer convince the animals that Napoleon is helping them?
He tells them that Napoleon is sacrificing himself by taking on the difficult work of making decisions.
What is significant about the dogs wagging their tails at Napoleon?
They behave toward Napoleon like dogs behave toward their human masters.
Why are the animals willing to work so hard?
They believe their work will benefit themselves and their children.
What happens to Snowball at the meeting about the windmill?
Napoleon's dogs chase him off the farm.
Why do the animals work so hard to build the windmill?
They believe they are working for their own benefit and their children.
What phrase does Squealer use to stop the animals from questioning Napoleon?
“Surely, comrades, you don't want Jones back?”
Who do Napoleon's fierce dogs represent?
The secret police.
Why does Animal Farm begin trading with other farms?
The animals need materials that they cannot produce themselves.
What changes does Napoleon make after Snowball is expelled?
He ends the Sunday meetings and creates a special committee of pigs to make decisions.
What happens to the windmill at the end of Chapter 6?
It is destroyed.
How does Napoleon use Snowball as a scapegoat?
He blames Snowball for problems, including the destruction of the windmill, and claims Snowball is responsible for the problems on the farm.
What does Napoleon's control over the dogs show about his leadership?
He uses force and fear to control the animals and maintain power.
What is ironic about the animals working on Sundays?
Sunday work is supposedly voluntary, but animals who refuse to work lose part of their food ration.
How does Napoleon change the way Animal Farm is governed after Snowball is expelled?
He ends the animals' Sunday meetings and takes decision-making away from the animals, giving it to a special committee of pigs.
Why is the windmill important to the conflict between Napoleon and Snowball?
The windmill represents their different ideas about how to improve the farm. Snowball believes it will improve the animals' lives, while Napoleon opposes it and later uses it to strengthen his own power.
How does Squealer use propaganda to make the animals accept Napoleon's decisions even when those decisions go against the original ideas of the rebellion?
He changes or manipulates information, gives explanations that make Napoleon appear to be acting for the animals' benefit, and uses fear by reminding them that Jones could return.
What does the change from the animals making decisions together to Napoleon making decisions with the pigs reveal about the original ideals of Animal Farm?
It shows that the farm is becoming less equal and democratic. The original idea that all animals would have a voice is being replaced by control by the pigs.
Why is it significant that the animals accept harder work and difficult conditions even though their lives are becoming worse?
They believe they are working for their own future and their children. Their loyalty and hope make them willing to accept difficult conditions without questioning Napoleon's leadership.