Text Comprehension
Who came up with the idea to build a windmill?
Snowball
Who does Old Major represent?
Karl Marx
What is an allegory?
A piece of literature that has a second, underlining meaning
Who does Boxer represent?
The Proletariat / Working Class
What happens to Boxer?
He gets hurt while dragging stone to build the windmill. He ends up slaughtered.
The animals keep thinking that because Mr. Jones is gone, things will get better. Napoleon also uses the dogs to inflict fear
Who do the nine dogs represent?
The KGB
What is a fable?
A fictional story that uses animal characters with human qualities to illustrate a moral lesson
Who does Snowball represent?
Leon Trotsky
Who owns Foxwood farm?
Pilkington
What is the reason for the commandments?
To maintain equality amongst the animals
Who does Napoleon represent?
Joseph Stalin
What is satire?
The use of humor, irony, and exaggeration to criticize someone or something
What does Moses represent?
Organized religion
Name three human habits the pigs have aquired.
- Walking on two legs
- Drinking alcohol
- Sleeping in beds
- Wearing clothes
Who does Pilkington represent?
Churchill
What does Squealer represent?
The Pravda Newspaper
What is a utopia?
A perfect society
Who does Benjamin represent?
The skeptics / apathetic poor
What is the first commandment that is changed?
"No animal shall sleep in a bed"
Who does Frederick represent?
Hitler
Who does Mollie represent?
Bourgeois Society
What is situational irony?
contrast between what would seem appropriate and what really happens or when there is a contradiction between what we expect to happen and what really does take place
Who do the sheep represent?
The ignorant masses
What is the message of Old Major's meeting with the animals in the beginning of the book?
There is a need for the animals to rebel against human oppression