Historical Allegory
Quotes & Close Reading
200

Napoleon represents this historical figure.

Joseph Stalin

200

Four legs good, two legs bad” is replaced by this chant.

What is “Four legs good, two legs better”?

400

Animal Farm as a whole represents this political system gone wrong.

What is communism?

400

All animals are equal” is an example of this kind of statement. (You needed to use one on your propaganda poster and they are meant to stick in your head)

What is a slogan?

600

Mr. Jones represents this historical figure.

Who is Csar Nicholas II?

600

“It was impossible to say which was which” describes this scene.

What is the pigs and humans at the table at the end of the novel?

800

The dogs symbolize this institution under totalitarian regimes. 

What is the secret police?

800

"Only get rid of Man, and the produce of our Labour would be our own" is one of the lines spoken to inspire this event.

What is The Rebellion?

1000

Snowball's scapegoating mirrors how Stalin treated this rival.

Who is Leon Trotsky?

1000

Boxer proves the celebration of the "victory" at the Battle of the Windmill when he says this. (The exact quote would be great, but paraphrasing is fine).

What is "we have won back what we had before"?