Themes & Symbols
Plot Details
BIG Ideas
Russian Revolution
Wild Card
100
This theme is developed through Mollie's character and actions.
What is...
Foolishness and Folly
100
Animal Farm was previously known as...
What is...
What is Manor Farm
100
Every dictatorship uses this to control people and keep them in check.
What is...
What is the secret police
OR
What is military
100
Vladimir Lenin and what person were often discussed together; they had similar philosophies.
What is...
Leon Trotsky
100
Old Major is an allegory or parallel to which figure from Russian history?
What is...
Vladimir Lenin
200
This theme is developed when Squealer uses propaganda against the animals.
What is...
The power of language
200
This is who initiated the idea of revolting.
What is...
Old Major
200
The animals got themselves in this position because...
What is...
not being educated
OR
lack of education
200
This character represents the hardworking common person in Russia.
Who is...
Boxer
200
What is this image an example of?
What is...
Propaganda
300
For some this symbol represents the attempt to modernize Russia / the farm.
What is...
the windmill
300
Napoleon and Snowball represent different __________ of the Russian Revolution.
What is...
Factions, or Ideologies
300
Benjamin's character was used to critique people who...
What is...
bystanders.....those who had knowledge but did nothing with it
people who did not share what they knew
300
Older Citizens / Skeptics / Intelligentsia were represented by this character.
Who is Benjamin
300
The definition of a fable is...
What is...
a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.
400
This symbol represents propaganda, or the malleable nature of history and information.
What is...
the commandments or Squealer
400
What is SugarCandy Mountain?
What is...
A heaven for animals
400
Orwell critiques what happens to leaders through Napoleon.
What is...
What is people change with power
What is power changes people
What is fooling people until you get to power
What is absolute power corrupts
400
This is a picture of...
What is...
Leon Trotsky
400
The definition of an allegory is...
What is...
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
500
Many of the symbols and themes are developed through this literary lens.
What is...
satire.
500
The thoughts of Old Major were formed into a concept called ___________________ by the pigs.
a) Communism b) Socialism c) Animalism
What is...
c) Animalism
500
This "ism" is the cause behind the pigs actions.
What is...
Elitism
500
Three words associated with Stalinism are...
What is...
Communism
Totalitarianism
Centralization
Industrialization
Socialism
Class Conflict
Violence
Authoritarianism
Soviet Union
500
The difference between Marxism (Socialism) and Capitalism?
What is...
Resources are distributed equally in Marxism, and in Capitalism a person gains resources based on personal wealth.