Chapter 1 Flashcards
Old Major gives his speech. Give a quote from it.
“All animals are comrades”
“Man is the only real enemy we have”
“Remove man from the scene, and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished forever”
What is the song called Old Major reaches the animals after his speech!
“Beasts of England” - a form of national anthem. this, in turn, paints a dramatic picture of the utopian, or ideal, animal community of Major’s dream. The animals sing several inspired choruses of “Beasts of England” with one voice—until Mr. Jones, thinking that the commotion bespeaks the entry of a fox into the yard, fires a shot into the side of the barn. The animals go to sleep, and the Manor Farm again sinks into quietude.
what is the message of Old Majors speech?
Old Major feels he is approaching the end of his life and needs to impart wisdom on the other animals. He believes that animals are treated as slaves. They work to feed the humans, for instance, and give the humans everything they have, including their offspring; but in the end, when the animals become old and useless, they are killed.
Finish the quote:” why then do we continue….”
“Why then do we continue in this miserable condition? Because nearly the whole of the produce of our labour is stolen from us by human beings.”
Finish parts of the quote: “your resolution must never falter….”
“Remember, comrades, your resolution must never falter. No argument must lead you astray. Never listen when they tell you that Man and the animals have a common interest, that the prosperity of the one is the prosperity of the others. It is all lies. Man serves the interests of no creature except himself. And among us animals let there be perfect unity, perfect comradeship in the struggle. All men are enemies. All animals are comrades.”
finish the quote:”what is the nature of this life…”
‘Now, comrades, what is the nature of this life of ours? Let us face it, our lives are miserable, laborious and short…No animal in England is free. The life of an animal is misery and slavery: that is the plain truth.’
finish the quote used to describe boxers character :” was universally…”
‘Boxer…was universally respected for his steadiness of character and tremendous powers of work.’
what does old major say about man in his speech?
‘Man is the only real enemy we have. Remove Man from the scene, and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished for ever.’
‘Man is the only creature that consumes without producing.’
What is the key part of the commandments
• ‘All animals are equal.’
finish the quote:” it was a dream of…”
‘It was a dream of the earth as
it will be when Man has vanished.’
