1. What is the Gist of Old Majors Speech? At the beginning of the novel‚ the highly respected Middle White Boar – old Major – presents the animals with a speech‚ which is intended to plant within the animals his vision of a liberal future for all animals. The essence of Old Majors speech is that ‘...The life of an animal is misery and slavery...’ He is telling them of the reality of their existence - that they are merely slaves for mankind. Old Major explains to the animals that man is the reason
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Animal Farm Chapter 1 • Mr Jones – tsar of Russia‚ represented the ruling class just before the Communist Revolution of 1917. Orwell wants us to think of him as a person who exploits and oppresses the lower and working class. • Why has Orwell given him an ordinary name? Cruel and selfish behaviour is not found in kings and Tsars only. As we shall see‚ it will not be long before the pigs themselves will be behaving as bad as Mr Jones. • Orwell hated Totalitarianism (government controlled by one
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II QUEST 19 February 2013 Animal Farm Questions Chapter One: A.) The pigs and dogs from the beginning arrange themselves in the front like they are above all the other animals‚ while the other animals sit in the back. Then later in the book‚ the pigs end up becoming the rulers of the farm and the dogs guard the pigs which pretty much makes them like a second in command to the pigs. B.) Major told the animals that man is the real enemy. Man is the only ‘animal’ that doesn’t produce anything
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Chapters 1-2 1. What is the gist of Major’s speech? 2. How are Napoleon and Snowball already differentiated in character and temperament? 3. What is the function of Squealer and Moses in these chapters? 4. Write down the “Seven Commandments” and have any of the rules been broken? 5. Describe how the rebellion takes place. How does the animals’ behavior during the rebellion suggest both human and animal characteristics? Chapters 3-5 6. Describe the attack on the farm by the humans
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Chapter 1- ANIMAL FARM QUESTIONS 1. In Chapter 1‚ How is Mr. Jones portrayed? He is portrayed as a reckless alcoholic. 2. The animals who gather to hear Major`s speech each mirror a human trait. What trait is revealed in Clover? Boxer? Benjamin? Mollie? The cats? The dogs? What is significant about the pigs and the raven? Clover- she is very maternal Boxer- he is strong and loyal Benjamin- cynical‚ old‚ and wise Mollie- she is very vain and self-absorbed Cat- this animal is very lazy‚ played both
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Discussion 4 Animal Farm The lives of the animals on the farm are significant to the story-why? Consider Snowball and his roll throughout the story. Explain Snowballs role. The lives of the animals are significant to the story because they are the basis to which Orwell wrote the story to attack the idea of totalitarian communism. The many animals are based of different classes in Russian society and some off of leaders in Russia‚ like Snowball. Snowball‚ who is based on Leon Trotsky‚ is a dedicated
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Names ______________________________________ Date _______________________ Period ____ Animal Farm by George Orwell Themes: ➢ Language is a powerful tool for persuasion ➢ Individuals must fight for rights and equality under the law ➢ Absolute power leads to corruption Characters: |Character |Brief Description in your own words |Quote from the text that illustrates character. Include page | |
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Chapter One 1. How is Mr. Jones Portrayed in the first chapter? Mr. Jones is portrayed as a human‚ and a drunk‚ but by Old Major as typical‚ the root problem of their troubles. 2. The animals that gather to hear Major’s speech each mirror single human’s trait. What trait is revealed in Clover? Boxer? Benjamin? The Cat? The Dogs? What is a significant about the pigs and the raven? Clover- motherly and warm hearted Boxer- an over worker Benjamin- pessimistic The Cat- lazy‚ tired The Dogs-
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Animal Farm Ch 1-4 Chapter 1 1. The animals act as animals do (e.g.‚ cows chewing their cuds) but because they think and speak‚ they also seem to represent types of humans. What type of people do Boxer‚ Mollie‚ and the cat appear to represent? 2. Keeping in mind the Russian Revolution‚ whom do the animals collectively represent? Again thinking of the allegory‚ what person does Old Major represent? 3. Beginning on page 6‚ when Old Major addresses the animals‚ what emotions is Orwell
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Chapter Summaries Chap.1 Summary Mr. Jones owns a farm know as “Manor Farm.” He is a very cruel and sickens man. He treats his animals very terrible and does the things the no farmer has done as bad. One animal at the farm named Old Major calls all the animals at the barn for a meeting. At the meeting‚ he discusses how terrible they are treated and how they should be treated and they should rebel against Mr. Jones. Chap.2 Summary Three days after the meet‚ Old Major has died and the other
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