Animal Farm -- Characters & Dictatorship Flashcards
a middle white boar; real name is Willingdon Beauty; represents Karl Marx; 12 years old
Old Major
really stupid but really strong; has a white stripe down his face; strong as 2 horses combined
Boxer
girl horse; has 4 foals; mom of the group
Clover
donkey; oldest animal on the farm; worst tempered; smartass; bff with Boxer
Benjamin
girl horse; white and foolish; princess treatment; sugar and ribbons
Mollie
quick in speech; inventive; no personality
Snowball
large; fierce looking; Berskire boar; gets his own way
Napoleon
round cheeks; twinkling eyes; small/nervous movements; persuasive
Squealer
a tame Raven; spy; clever talker and tale bearer; knows of Sugarcandy Mountain
Moses
the manipulation and control of language
propaganda
use of words to soften the true meaning
euphemism
simplification covers the true meaning
oversimplification
to do something everyone else is doing
bandwagon
one part of a statement contradicts another part
internal contradiction
no logical cause is given or known for the effect
faulty cause and effect reasoning