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