Animal Farm Flashcards
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What is an allegory?
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a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
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Napoleon
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Stalin
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Snowball
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Trosky
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Old Major
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Karl Marx/Lenin, Father of Communism
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Boxer
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Working class of Russian Men
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Clover
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Working class of Russian Women
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Benjamin
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Those who knew about Stalins unjust policies but did nothing to stop it
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Squealer
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The Soviet Press/Propaganda
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Mr. Jones
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Russia Tsar
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Mr. Pilkinton
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Allied Forces during WW2
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Mr. Fredereick
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Hitler
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Molly
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Middle Class
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The dogs
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The Soviet Secret Police
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1 Why are all the animals going to the barn
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All the animals are going to the barn because Old Major had a dream that he wished to communicate to everyone.
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1 “The life of an animal is misery and slavery.” Old Major says that. Do you think he was right about that? Why?
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Yes, because animals on farms usually just work and eventually get slaughtered for us to eat.
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1 Describe Boxer’s character (personality) and give examples of things that show that.
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Great physical strength but not one of the smartest animals. Steadiness of characters = reliable and trustworthy and integrity. They listen to him when he says he has information to share. (responsible, disciplined, strong, reliable)
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1 What does Old Major warn the animals against doing after they defeat the men?
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To not resemble man. For example, don’t live in houses, don’t drink alcohol, don’t engage in trade, don’t sleep in beds. Also never kill one another.
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1 What do the humans do that makes them evil in Old Major’s eyes?
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He says that humans are the only creatures that consume without producing. He also says that humans set animals to work just to give them back the bare minimum while keeping the rest to themselves.
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1 How does Old Major inspire the animals?
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He sings them beast of england a song used to connect the animals
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2 What are the animals preparing for? When do they think it will happen?
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The animals are preparing for a rebellion against Jones. They didn’t know when the rebellion would happen, but they thought that it was their responsibility to prepare for it.
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2 Read the paragraph about Snowball and Napoleon. What do you think it means when the author says, “Snowball…..was not considered to have the same depth of character.”?
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Snowball wouldn’t go to the extremes to get what he wants unlike Napoleon.
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2 What is the name the pigs give to Old Major’s ideas?
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Animalism
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2 What are some objections the other animals have to working for the revolution?
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Some animals said that Jones was gone then they would starve to death. Others said that if the rebellion were to happen, what difference would it make if they worked for it or not.
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2 What are two things Molly is scared she will lose after the revolution?
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Sugar and her ribbons
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2 What finally convinces the animals to fight?
Mr Jones was drunk and didn’t feed the animals for a few days.
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2 Why do they destroy the horse ribbons?
They thought that clothing was too human.
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2 What rules are set out for the animals, who thought of them, and who writes them?
The seven commandments, which were invented by the pigs and written by Snowball.
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2 What do you think happened to the milk?
The pigs drank them.
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What was the first harvest like after the rebellion? Who didn't do any of the hard work and why?
The first harvest was successful, animals harvested more food than humans used to. The pigs, cat, and Mollie didn't do work because Mollie had a better life before the rebellion and didn't think her life would end up like this.
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3 Which animal was doing an enormous amount of work? What did the other animals think of him?
Boxer was doing the most work. And everyone else admired him.
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3 Describe how the animals felt after the first harvest. Had the work habits or behavior of all the animals changed after the rebellion?
After the first harvest the animals were probably glad that they rebelled against Jonas because they all got to eat mouthfuls of food. The work habits in my opinion didn’t change much because everyone was still working however the behavior of the animals changed. For example no one grumbled over their rations, no one stole, and no one was jealous.
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3 What was Snowball’s and Napoleon’s relationship like?
Their relationship was like fire and ice, their ideas always clashing against one another and they would never be on the same page.
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3 What did Napoleon do with the nine puppies? Why do you think he did this?
He took them up to his loft. I think he took them there for him to train them into becoming his bodyguards.
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3 Who was drinking the milk? Who were the windfall apples for? How did the others feel about this? What did Squealer say that made the animals who didn’t get to eat the windfall apples satisfied?
The pigs were drinking the milk and eating the apples. others frustrated by the inequality distributing the food, but the pigs made excuse = needed the apples and milk for their health. Squealer said that they didn't even like the milk and apples, but only did it to benefit their health.
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4 How did animals who were not on Animal Farm view the rebellion at Animal Farm?
They took inspiration from Animal farm and the song and the animals all started their own rebellion against their owners.
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4 How did the humans view the rebellion at Animal Farm?
Humans were terrified and anxious that their own animals would rebel against them; so they created false hope for themselves that the animals who rebelled wouldn’t be able to take care of the farm and would starve.
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4 What happened at the Battle of Cowshed?
The first deaths happened at the battle of cowshed, one of them being one of them being a sheep.
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4 What does the Battle of Cowshed show us about Snowball, Boxer, and Mollie?
The Battle of Cowshed shows us that Snowball is very clever and a very good strategist. For Boxer it shows us that he is very very powerful however is a kind soul, hence why he felt sorry for killing someone. For Mollie it shows that she is a coward and someone who gets scared easily.
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4 What human customs did the animals adopt to celebrate the Battle of Cowshed? What is the purpose of these customs?
They would fire the gun like a piece of artillery next to the flagstaff for the celebration on October 12th and on midsummer day. The purpose of this was to celebrate the days where they defeated man.
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5 Why does Mollie run away from the farm?
She runs away because the other farm owners gave her sugar and ribbons, and because we know that Mollie is someone who only cares for their own needs, this is enough for her to leave the animal farm.
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5 What changes does Napoleon make after his dogs chase Snowball off the farm?
He says that Sunday meetings are unnecessary and stops them. Build windmill (his idea); gets rid of debates
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6 Why don't the other animals protest Napoleon's decisions?
The other animals don't know how to rebut Napoleon's decisions/don't have power so they keep quiet.
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6 Was working on Sunday in fact voluntary for the animals?
No, it wasn’t truly voluntary because if the animals did not do it, their portions would be cut in half.
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6 Who was essential to the work of building the windmill?
Boxer, because he was the only one with the strength to lift the limestone and break them.
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In what ways were the original commandments being broken? Who was breaking them?
The original commandments of not sleeping in beds or using money was being broken. Napoleon was utilizing money in the windmill, and the pigs slept in beds.
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6 How did Napoleon and Squealer use Snowball to control the animals?
They used Snowball as a scapegoat where all there mistakes and issues were all blamed on Snowball so the doubts of the animals would be pinpointed towards snowball instead of Napoleon.
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7 What did the humans think caused the windmill to fall down? What did the animals think caused the windmill to fall down? Did all the animals agree on what caused the windmill to fall?
The humans believed that the walls of the windmill were too thin. The animals thought that it was a snowball but some others didn’t think it was and some belived it was too thin
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7 Who inspired the animals to work on the windmill?
Boxer
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7 How did the animals conceal the fact that they were running out of food? Why did they do this?
Napoleon ordered for all the bins to be filled up with sand. They were running out but they wanted it to seem like they had a lot of food.
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7 How did Napoleon treat the other animals?
He treated them like how Jones treated his animals when he was still the head of the farm, uncaring and selfish.
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7 How was Snowball being used on Animal Farm?
snowball is being used as a scapegoat. meaning that if anything goes wrong its his fault.
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7 Why did the dogs attack Boxer?
Boxer was questioning Napoleon. AND the dogs attacked boxer because he had defended snowball by saying he did not believe he was a traitor.
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7 Why did the dogs attack Boxer?
Boxer was questioning Napoleon. And the dogs attacked boxer because he had defended snowball by saying he did not believe he was a traitor.
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7 Why do you think the hens were actually working with Snowball? If not, why did they confess to being with Snowball?
The hens confessed to being with Snowball because they had nothing left in the world to live for; their children died, their kind died, and they were living on a farm with a murderer, Napoleon. This is similar to how Kamal’s father killed himself after Kamal died.
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7 What happened to the song "Beasts of England"? Why did this happen?
Napoleon abolished the song because he said it was the song of the rebellion, but the rebellion was over so there was no need to keep singing it.
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8 In what ways do the pigs use the other animals’ illiteracy and lack of intelligence to keep the animals from rebelling against the pigs?
The pigs banned the beast of england song.
Altered the commandments
Basically rewrote history by tricking everyone
Fed everyone lies
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8 What clues are there in the account of the Battle of the Windmill that Napoleon might be a coward and that Squealer probably is a coward?
During the Battle of the Windmill, Napoleon and Squealer weren’t seen fighting at all, with Squealer not even being present nor mentioned. The only impact Napoleon had during the fight was when he directed the animals at the rear.
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8 How does Squealer “spin” the Battle of the Windmill to make the animals happy and proud? Why does he do this?
Squealer manipulates them into thinking that they had in fact won just because they took their land back. He does this to rally the animals together again because after the war they all seemed to have fallen apart and did not have the energy to work and do the pigs’ bidding anymore.
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9 What was Boxer looking forward to at the beginning of the chapter? Did he get to realize his desire? What happened to Boxer in this chapter?
Boxer was looking forward to retirement, however he never got to retire because the pigs killed him during his weakest hours. Boxer was looking forward to the windmill
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9 Which animals’ rations were not reduced? Why?
The pigs and dogs because squealer said it would be contrary to the beliefs of animalism.
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9 What techniques did the pigs use to make the animals think their lives were okay? How did they get the animals to forget their problems?
The pigs added a new celebration day where they would march around the precincts in military formation. These celebrations were enjoyable and so the animals believe once again that they were truly their own masters
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9 In what ways were Napoleon and his family treated differently from the other animals
They had more privileges than the other animals on the farm. They had more food, beds, and didn't work.
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9 Who returned to the farm after being gone for a long time? Why do you think the pigs allowed him to stay?
Moses the raven because he gave the animals hope by telling them about the sugar candy mountain.
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9 What did Squealer tell the animals about Boxer’s fate? How did Squealer and Napoleon twist the truth about Boxer in order to strengthen themselves? How did the pigs use Boxer’s body?
He told the animals that Boxer died while being treated at the hospital. Squealer and Napoleon incorporated two slogans of boxers “ I will work harder” and “Napoleon is always right” into their speeches to inspire the animals to work harder, and listen to Napoleon. I think they sold boxers’ bodies.
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10 Which animals got to retire?
none; pigs changed rules; production of alcohol
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10 Which animals benefited from the rebellion and which did not?
The pigs and dogs, because they were the only intellectual animals and were classified as better.
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10 The pigs started walking on their hind legs in this chapter and they began carrying whips. What do these things symbolize? Why was it important for the sheep to learn “Four legs good, two legs better”?
I think this symbolizes that they are no different from Mr Jones and it shows the cycle happening once more this time with Napoleon being the oppressive dictator/totalitarian leader.. It is important for the sheeps to learn this because if they don't they will be punished
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10 In his toast, what was it about Animal Farm that Mr. Pilkington admired?
Mr. Pilkington admires Animal Farm because it is successful and the animals are working more and being fed less food than other animals on other farms.
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10 What happened to the name Animal Farm? Why?
Napoleon abolished the name Animal Farm and changed it back to Manor Farm. This change is another example of how the pigs take on human characteristics and completely lose sight of what the rebellion was actually for.
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What major events happened in chapter 1
- Old major gathers all the animals and gives the animals motivation to rebel against Jones.
- Beast of england song was made
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what major events happened in chapter 2
- Old major dies
- Mr jones get so drunk he forgets to feed the animals, which makes the animals mad so they rebel.
- They take over farm
- Pigs revealed they have been practicing reading and writing for the past 3 months
- 7 commandments were made
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what major events happened in chapter 3
First harvest was a success
- Four legs good, two bad good was invented
- Napoleon and Snowball tricked the animals about the milk and apples saying the needed it to function
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what major events happened in chapter 4
- Beasts of England being sung all over country, (farmers did not want animals to hear to much about manor farm rebellion)
- Battle of cowshed
- Twice a year they would fire the gun to show a victory of this battle
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what major events happened in chapter 5
- Winter comes around
- Mollie leaves to another farm
- Snowball finished designing windmill
- Napoleon uses the guards to chase snowball out bc he did not like the idea of the windmill
- Napoleon uses snowballs blueprint of windmill
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what major events happened in chapter 6
- Trading with mr. whymper
- Pigs move into house and sleep in beds (against 7 commandments)
- Pigs messed with commandments adding words
- Windmill was destroyed because of windy winds
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what major events happened in chapter 7
- He ordered the hens food ratio to be stopped because they did not give up their eggs
- 4 pigs were killed because the confessed to helping Snowball
- Goose who took 6 ears corns was slain
- Sheep who peed in drinking pool was slain
- Two other sheep confessed to murdering ram was slain
- Beast of England was banned
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what major events happened in chapter 8
- Commandments change again
- rebuilding the windmill
- Napoleon was getting special treatment
- special names
- gun would be fired when his birthday
- Napoleon had been in a secret affair trade with fredrick
- Fredrick had tricked them and got it for free
- Battle of the windmill, they won but lost a lot of casualties
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what major events happened in chapter 9
- Talks about retiring but is not true
- Moses comes back and pigs allow him because of sugar candy mountain
- Boxer gets hurt
- Animals get tricked when the truck that takes Boxer when it says " horse slaughterer and glue boiler"
- News comes that boxer is dead, Squealer says that boxers last words are "Long live comrade Napoleon"
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what major events happened in chapter 10
- Napoleon forces sheep to say " four legs good, two legs better"
- Commandment is changed " all animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others"
- Pigs are walking on two feet and farm is changed back to Manor farm.
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Totalitarianism
An Example: “He did not give any reason for having changed his mind, but merely warned the animals that this extra task would mean very hard work, it might even be necessary to reduce the rations.” (p185) After Napoleon took over the farm he made a great change in which the animals rations were limited even more while building the windmill.
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Revolution & Corruption
An example: “So it was agreed without further argument that the milk and the windfall apples should be reserved for the pigs alone” (p163) The pigs basically manipulated the other animals convincing them that it was normal that they should be getting more of the rations than the other animals.
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Class Warfare
An example: “At this there was a terrible baying sound outside, and nine enormous dogs wearing brass-studded collars came bounding into the barn. They dashed straight for Snowball, who only sprang from his place just in time to escape their snapping jaws. In a moment he was out of the door and they were after him. “ (190) This shows the higher position that the pigs have over the other animals having the ability to banish or kill any animal without punishment.
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Language as Power
“Four legs good, two legs better” (218) This shows that changing the meaning of the law so that the pigs were not doing anything necessary wrong.
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The Soviet Union
An example: “When the hens heard this, they raised a terrible outcry” (193) the hens' rebellion can be represented in the rebellious activity that took place in the USSR in response to Stalin’s Five Year Plans.
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The revolution is similar to what
Russian Revolution of 1917
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what does old majors speech mirror?
His speech as a whole mirrors The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, in that the problem is the ruling class and that the lower classes are allowing themselves to be subjugated.
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What does the attack on animal farm represent after Jones was kicked
The attack by the men on Animal Farm mirrors the Russian Civil War, which took place not long after Tsar Nicholas was forced out.
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What does Napoleon kiicking out snowball represent
Stalin killing Trostky
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What can the hens rebellion be seen as?
The hens’ rebellion can be seen as a parallel to a variety of rebellions that took place in the USSR in response to Stalin’s Five Year Plans.
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What does the timber sale represent
In the years preceding World War II, Stalin flirted with making deals with both the Allies (Mr. Pilkington) and with Hitler (Mr. Frederick).
This is symbolized in the novel by the sale of the timber, which (in theory, at least), would improve relations with whomever Napoleon chooses to sell to.
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What did the confessions represent
These confessions and executions, especially those of the four young pigs, mirror Stalin’s “show trials,” in which many people confessed to all sorts of crimes and were killed for it.
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What does the attack by Mr Federeick and his men represent
The attack by Mr. Frederick and his men parallels the opening of the Eastern Front of World War II, in which Hitler’s armies began to invade the USSR, and within months were within 40 miles of the capital city of Moscow.
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What is Napoleons dinner similar to
Napoleon’s dinner is a parallel to the Tehran Conference, in which Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Stalin met to talk about how to create peace after World War II.
