2011 Animal Farm Notes Chapter 1 As the novella opens‚ Mr. Jones‚ the proprietor and overseer of the Manor Farm‚ has just stumbled drunkenly to bed after forgetting to secure his farm buildings properly. As soon as his bedroom light goes out‚ all of the farm animals except Moses‚ Mr. Jones’s tame raven‚ convene in the big barn to hear a speech by Old Major‚ a prize boar and pillar of the animal community. Sensing that his long life is about to come to an end‚ Major wishes to impart to the
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former is infinitely more likely to come close to perfection than the latter. It is almost appropriate that such a proverb is used to highlight the similarities between German dictator Adolf Hitler and the character Napoleon from the 1956 novella Animal Farm‚ although a little ironic in that a Chinese proverb can so well fit the actions and ideals of an English swine and a German pig. The first and perhaps the most prominent similarity between Napoleon and Hitler was the lengths they went to for superiority
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Animal Farm In Animal Farm‚ a novel by George Orwell‚ animals and humans fight over power. The book is about animals who rebel and become just as corrupt as the people they kick out. In the novel Orwell uses irony and subtext to show that power controls the powerful. Irony is used to show that power corrupts minds. The creatures looked at the pigs and were shocked‚ "The creatures outside looked from pig to man‚ and from man to pig‚ and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to
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Old Major dies three nights after the meeting that united the animals. Over the next three months‚ the more intelligent animals begin to approach life differently. They now anticipate the Rebellion‚ for which they assume the task of preparing. The pigs take on the task of organizing and teaching the other animals because they are “generally recognized as being the cleverest of the animals” (35). Snowball‚ Napoleon‚ and Squealer have taken charge especially‚ and they have expanded Old Major’s concept
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chapter 1 Old major’s speech aroused the whole animal farm‚ and got everyone thinking. I‚ as well as my colleagues found his speech to be very motivational‚ and a real eye opener. I now see how badly we are being treated by our farmer Mr. Jones. Old major always gets the animals to listen up even before he begins to speak; I suppose it’s because he always has something very meaningful and important to say. Right before old major’s speech everyone knew to get comfortable and begins to listen attentively
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Animal Farm Questions for Discussion: o What are the main ideas expressed in Major’s speech? o What indications does Orwell give in this chapter that indicate the pigs may be superior to the other animals? o What is the immediate cause of the Rebellion? o What are the immediate results of the Rebellion? o What are the Seven Commandments? o How does Napoleon deal with “the education of the young”? What is the allegorical significance of this: who is Orwell satirizing through
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Literary devices used in Animal Farm Timothy Quong What is the definition of a good novel? Opinions on this question may differ‚ but there are many things that good novels have in common. Most importantly‚ the reader must enjoy the novel. When I use the word enjoy‚ I don’t necessarily mean that it should make the reader happy’ or joyful’. The novel should give the reader a valuable or worthwhile experience. Many good novels often address topics that relate to our own reality. In
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Mrs. Metzger Class 212 April 18‚ 2012 Animal Farm: A Fairy Story Chapter 3 and 4 5. Topics & Themes: power to control others a. Almost all the animals were in some degree literate. The pigs know how to read and write perfectly‚ most of the animals know how to read and write‚ expect for some slower ones that don’t know how to write or read. Literacy matters because it helps better understand the animals whats going on and to educate others. Those that know how to read
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There are many benefits if we read which are; mental stimulation‚ stress reduction‚ knowledge‚ vocabulary expansion‚ memory improvement‚ strong analytical thinking skill‚ improved focused and concentration‚ better writing skills‚ and tranquility. Animal Farm a novel by George Orwell addresses the issues of critical thinking and reading that affects our society since today. For example: reading skills affect us because of the harmful society‚ overpowering‚ and those who are being manipulated. Critical
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Lemaire March 16‚ 2013 Intro: Accord to Cliffs notes Deviance is any behavior that violates social norms‚ and is usually of sufficient severity to warrant disapproval from the majority of society. Cliffsnotes.com says that “Deviance can be criminal or non-criminal.”[1CliffsNotes.com. Theories of Deviance. 16 Mar 2013 <http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/topicArticleId-26957‚articleId-26873.html>. Many different Countries have deviance behaviors and some them in society do fail to conform
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