Animal Farm
I will work harder, Napoleon is always right
What are Boxer's two sayings? *Format like this: I____, N____
Vanity, elite, aristocracy
What do Mollie's ribbons symbolize?
Hammer and sickle
What does the hoof and the horn on the flag represent?
Skeptical people in Russia and outside Russia
What is Benjamin the parallel of?
Russian Revolution of 1917
What is the Animal Rebellion a parallel of?
Organized Religion (Russian Orthodox Church)
What is the parallel of Moses the Raven?
Testimonials
What kind of Propaganda is this? After Napoleon's purges, Boxer tells all the animals to work harder
Glittering Generalities
What kind of Propaganda is this? Minimus' song for Napoleon/The positives on the farm are all credited towards Napoleon
Logical Fallacies
What kind of Propaganda is this? Snowball is bad. Bad things are happening on this farm. Snowball must be doing the bad things.
Euphemism
What kind of Propaganda is this? Squealer calls it "readjustment" of food instead of "reduction"
Card Stacking
What kind of Propaganda is this? Squealer lies to the animals about how much food the farm really has (when in reality, the farm has very little food)
Transfer
What kind of Propaganda is this? Squealer tells the animals to adopt Boxer's mottos after he died
Bandwagon
What kind of Propaganda is this? The bleating of "Two legs bad, four legs good" or later "Four legs good, two legs better" by the sheep
Plain Folks
What kind of Propaganda is this? The pigs working alongside the other animals/ 'Comrade'
Name-calling
What kind of Propaganda is this? When Squealer/Napoleon calls Snowball a 'traitor', and 'criminal'
Fear
What kind of Propaganda is this? (More like, what is this appealing to?) "Surely none of you wishes to see Jones back?"
Foreshadowing
What literary element is this: 1. Napoleon taking the dogs aside to "educate" them. 2. The polarization of Snowball and Napoleon escalates.
Beasts of England
What song was sung in the barn?
Static
Was Boxer static or dynamic?
Dogs and KGB
*Format: (Animal Farm) and (Real life parallel)* _______ and _______ Animal Farm: •a private army that used fear to force animals to work •killed or intimidated any opponent of Napoleon •another part of Napoleon's strategy to control animals Real Life: •not really police, but forced support for Stalin •used force, often killed entire families for disobedience •totally loyal, part of Lenin's power, even over army
Squealer and Pravda
*Format: (Animal Farm) and (Real life parallel)* _______ and _______ Animal Farm: •big mouth, talks a lot •convinces animals to believe and follow Napoleon •changes and manipulates the commandments Real Life: •worked for Stalin to support his image •used any lie to convince the people to follow Stalin •benefitted from the fact that education was controlled
Satire
(SNL) the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like to make fun of bash
Mr. Jones and Czar Nicholas II
*Format: (Animal Farm) and (Real life parallel)* _______ and _______ Animal Farm: •irresponsible to his animals (lets them starve) •sometimes cruel-beats them with whip •sometimes kind-mixes milk in animal mash Real Life: •a poor leader at best, compared to western kings •cruel-sometimes brutal with opponents •sometimes kind-hired students as spies to make $
Animal Rebellion and Russian Revolution
*Format: (Animal Farm) and (Real life parallel)* _______ and _______ Animal Farm: •it was supposed to make life better for all •life was worse at the end •the leaders became the same as, or worse than the other farmers (humans) they rebelled against Real Life: •supposed to fix problems of Czar •life was even worse long after the revolution •Stalin made Czar look like a nice guy
Animalism and Communism
*Format: (Animal Farm) and (Real life parallel)* _______ and _______ Animal Farm: •no owners, no rich, but no poor •workers get a better life, all animals equal •everyone owns the farm Real Life: •same •all people equal •gov't owns everything, people own gov't
Napoleon and Joseph Stalin
*Format: (Animal Farm) and (Real life parallel)* _______ and _______ Animal Farm: •not a good speaker, not as clever like Snowball •cruel, brutal, selfish, devious, corrupt •his ambition is for power, he killed opponents •used dogs, Moses, and Squealer to control animals Real Life: •not a good speaker, not educated like Trotsky •didn't follow Marx's ideas •cared for power, killed all that opposed him •used KGB, allowed church, and propagandized
Benjamin and Skeptics
*Format: (Animal Farm) and (Real life parallel)* _______ and _______ Animal Farm: •old, wise donkey who is suspicious of revolution •thinks "nothing ever changes", is right •his suspicions are true, about Boxer and sign changes Real Life: •weren't sure revolution would change anything •realized that a crazy leader can call himself communist •knew communism wouldn't work with power •hungry leaders
Boxer and Dedicated Communist supporters
*Format: (Animal Farm) and (Real life parallel)* _______ and _______ Animal Farm: •strong, hard working horse, believe in Animal Farm •"Napoleon is always right," "I must work harder" •gives his all, is betrayed by Napoleon, who sells him Real Life: •people believed Stalin because he was "Communist" •many stayed loyal after it was obvious Stalin was a tyrant •betrayed by Stalin who ignored and killed them
Old Major and Karl Marx
*Format: (Animal Farm) and (Real life parallel)* _______ and _______ Animal Farm: •taught Animalism •workers do the work, rich keep the $, animals revolt •dies before revolution Real Life: •invented Communism •"workers of the world unite", take over gov't •died before Russian Revolution
Moses and Religion
*Format: (Animal Farm) and (Real life parallel)* _______ and _______ Animal Farm: •tells animals about SugarCandy mountain-Heaven •animals can go there if they work hard •Snowball and Major were against him •they thought Heaven was a lie to make animals work •Napoleon let him stay because he taught animals to •work and not complain Real Life: •Marx said "Opiate of the people" a lie •used to make people not complain and do their work •it was tolerated because people would work •Stalin knew it would stop violent revolutions
Mollie and Selfish People in Russia
*Format: (Animal Farm) and (Real life parallel)* _______ and _______ Animal Farm: •was vain-loved her beauty and self •didn't think about the Animal Farm •went with anyone who gave her what she wanted Real Life: •some people didn't care about the revolution •only thought about themselves •went to other countries that offered more for them
Snowball and Leon Trotsky
*Format: (Animal Farm) and (Real life parallel)* _______ and _______ Animal Farm: •young, smart, good speaker, idealistic •really wants to make life better for all •one of leaders of revolution •chased away into exile by Napoleon's dogs Real Life: •other leader of "October Revolution" •pure communist, followed by Marx •wanted to improve life for all in Russia •chased away by Lenin's KGB (Lenin's secret police)
Taciturn
Adjective that applies to both Napoleon and Joseph Stalin inclined to silence
The "Proletariat"
Boxer is symbolic of the working class who does not have enough information or education to understand the ramifications and implications of decisions made by their bosses or leaders. Boxer believes Napoleon, and his refusal to question what doesn't seem right ultimately costs him his life. Orwell saw this as parallel to the fate of much of the working class. Who is Boxer the parallel of? *Not that the use of a 'workhorse' to parallel the Soviet Union's workers, and the name which references the Boxer Rebellion of China-which marked the beginning of the process that eventually led to China's turn to communism*
Napoleon becoming more powerful
Comrade or camaraderie= mutual trust and friendship -together Leader= separated What does the change from Comrade to Leader represent?
Josef Stalin
Exemplary of the tyranny that overtakes all humans when they accumulate too much power. His greed for more power and wealth overtakes any ideals he may have initially had-much as it did with the actual person in real life, who ultimately can be connected to the deaths of millions of his own fellow citizens. Who is Napoleon the parallel of? *Note Orwell's choice of names. In pre-WWII Europe, Napoleon was considered the arch-villain.*
Eric Blair
George Orwell's real name (pseudonym)
Becomes more frequent
How does the frequency of the gun firing change towards the end of the book?
Climax
In Chapter 5, Napoleon runs Snowball out of the farm with his trained pack of dogs and declares that the power to make decisions for the farm will be exercised solely by the pigs. What part of the plot is this?
Oppression
Later, as Napoleon takes more and more control over the farm, the gun becomes a propaganda tool, and it is fired on Napoleon's birthday, at parades, and even when the farmers destroy the windmill, to trick the animals into thinking that they were actually victorious. What did the gun represent at the end?
Situational Irony
Name this irony. The pigs were the ones who made the commandments, yet they were the first ones to break it.
Dramatic Irony
Name this irony. Pigs were becoming more like humans and Squealer was changing the commandments. The other animals couldn't read, so they didn't know what was going on.
Czar Nicholas Ii
Old Major describes Mr. Jones and humans as the only animals who consume without producing. In real life, the actual person who fell to the communists and the aristocracy he represents collected rent from the peasants who tilled their fields without actually laboring themselves. Who is Mr. Jones the parallel of?
Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin
Old Major is the originator of the idea that becomes the basis of animal rebellion; however, the ideals behind it are soon forgotten. Who is Old Major the parallel of? (2 parallels)
Communist Russia/ USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
Parallel of Animal Farm
The proletariat
Parallel of Animals other than pigs and dogs
Anti-Revolutionary Invasion of Russia
Parallel of Battle of Cowshed
Battle of Stalingrad
Parallel of Battle of Windmill
England (Churchill)
Parallel of Foxwoods Farm (Pilkington)
The Bourgeoisie
Parallel of Mollie the cart horse
Foreign agents of Comintern
Parallel of Mr. Whymper (broker)
Lenin's body
Parallel of Old Major's skull
Germany (Hitler)
Parallel of Pinchfield Farm (Frederick)
Five-year plan
Parallel of building of the windmill
Disposal of Czar and family
Parallel of chasing away Jones
Teheran Conference
Parallel of the final scene (meeting of men and pigs)
White Russians
Parallel of the four porkers that reject Napoleon's ideas
Blood Purges of 1936-1938
Parallel: Confessions and executions
Stalin becomes dictator
Parallel: Napoleon takes over the farm
Communist Internationale
Parallel: Pigeons sent to incite other rebellions
Nazi-Soviet pact
Parallel: Selling the wood
Charisma
Something both Snowball and Leon Trotsky had
Leon Trotsky
The actual person escaped from the Soviet Union after losing a power struggle with Stalin. This person went into exile in Mexico, where he was later murdered. By Stalin's agents. Who is Snowball the parallel of?
Minimus
The poet pig who writes verse about Napoleon and pens the banal patriotic song "Animal Farm, Animal Farm" (Animal Farm, Animal Farm, Never through me shall thou come) to replace the earlier idealistic hymn "Beasts of England," which Old Major passes on to the others.
KGB Terrorists
These secret police, or terrorists, were the enforcer of the Communist Party, and were deeply feared for their ability to carry out orders, no matter how odious. Napoleon's dogs were a parallel to this group.
Pravda
This newspaper was the propaganda arm of the Communist Party prior to the entrance of radio and television. Information was both highly controlled and highly managed, or 'spun'. It was also the public face of Party policy. Who was Squealer the parallel of?
Scapegoat
V. To blame someone else N. The person who is blamed i.e. when Napoleon blames every bad thing on Snowball
Dynamic
Was Napoleon static or dynamic?
Imperial Russia
What was Manor Farm the parallel of?
Sugarcandy Mountain
What was the heaven for the animals?
The defeat of humans by the animals
When the animals embrace the first Commandment in Animalism: "No animal shall kill any other animal," the gun is set up as a memorial after the Battle of Cowshed. AT FIRST, what does the firing of the gun represent?
Napoleon, Snowball, and Squealer
Which three characters changed the commandments? When the pigs move into the farmhouse, this character adds "sheets" to the injunction against sleeping on a bed. Over time, some pigs learn to walk on two legs and are convinced that they are superior to the other animals on the farm. These changes lead to further revisions. Two maxims replace the seven commandments. While all animals are all equal, some are more equal than others. Also, while having four legs is good, having two legs is better.
Jessie and Bluebell
Who are the two dogs that gave birth to Napoleon's workforce of nine dogs?
Women of the revolution
Who is Clover the parallel of? A good-hearted female cart-horse and Boxer's close friend. Clover often suspects the pigs of violating one or another of the Seven Commandments, but she repeatedly blames herself for misremembering the commandments
Educated Working Class
Who is Muriel the parallel of?
Mr. Whymper
Who is the human solicitor whom Napoleon hires to represent Animal Farm in human society?
Old Major
Who taught the animals how to sing the Beasts of England?
Snowball
Who was the scapegoat in the story?
They are the smartest animals
Why are pigs the ones in control?
Escalates the word's importance
Why capitalize Rebellion?
Socialism
a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole. Synonym of communism
Communism
a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole. Synonym of socialism
Dystopia
an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad, typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded one
Utopia
an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect
