Allegory - Characters
Old Major
Karl Marx
Define "foreshadowing"
author hints at something to come later in the novel
This character spreads rumors
Squealer
Give a similarity between Old Major's speech and the Communist Manifesto
Speak to disgruntled workers
Propose a new system where all are equal
The use of logic to persuade - statistics, reason, etc
logos
The dogs
KGB
The windmill in the story is symbolic of
hope
This character uses fear to dominate others
Napoleon
The traitor's confessions and their executions
The Great Purge
the use of emotion to persuade - connotation, powerful vocabulary and images, etc
pathos
Mr. Frederick
Hitler / Germany
Define "irony"
The opposite of what is expected or - the difference between appearance and reality
This character is a hard worker
Boxer
Mr. Frederick and Mr. Pilkington trying to stop rebellions on their own farms
The Red Scare
the use of creditability to persuade - background expertise, a well respected speaker, etc
ethos
Moses
the Orthodox church
Define "satire"
Satire is the use of humor, irony, sarcasm, or ridicule to criticize something or someone. Public figures, such as politicians, are often the subject of satire.
This character is greedy and an alcoholic - abusive to animals
Mr. Jones
Mr. Frederick's trickery with the bank notes and the Battle of the Windmill
Germany's breaking of their pact with Russia and their attack on Russia
Kamala Harris providing her background as a district attorney in her commercial is an example of...
ethos
Snowball
Trotsky
Define "allegory"
An allegory is a work that conveys a hidden meaning—usually moral, spiritual, or political—through the use of symbolic characters and events.
This character offers words of hope of a better place but shows no evidence of it
Moses
The hens' rebellion
The rebellion of Ukrainian peasants against Stalin's five year plan
Donald Trump providing statistics on inflation in his commercial is an example of...
logos