Chapter 2 Flashcards
What happens
Death of old major
Animals spend their time secretly planning the rebellion but are unsure when to strike
Pigs educate mai also on animalism
Jones falls into a drunken sleep and animals break into the store cupboard for food and force jones and his men out
Who are the new leaders
Napoleon and Snowball
Snowball changes the sign to animal farm
Napoleon steals the milk
What do the animals do when jones is gone
Destroy all traces of jones and revel in their new found freedom
Leaves jones house untouched as a museum
Friend is spelt wrong foreshadowing false appearances
What do the animals do with old majors theory
Put old majors theory into practice
The society created has stemmed from a singular ideology that developed from old major.
Lacks democratic election
Explain the commandments
Tone of the commandments continues the kind of absolutist rhetoric employed by old major in his inspirational speech . Commandments all begin with words that permit no exception and designate the animals with friends and foes. The publicity of the commandments implies any social contention can be resolved by returning to the seven commandments
Context link of the society created
Orwell’s stresses how an ideologically driven society derives power but also ambiguity from its strict rules
2 Quote describing Napoleon
“Larger, rather fierce-looking “
“Reputation of getting his own way”
Quote describing Snowball
“Quicker in speech and more inventive”
Quote describing squealer
“Could turn black into white”
Quote showing mollies concern
“Will there be sugar after the rebellion?”
Quote showing Moses tales
“In sugar candy mountain it was Sunday seven days a week”
3 quotes showing the seven commandments
“Two legs is an enemy”
“Four legs… is a friend”
“All animals are equal”
Quote showing Napoleon has taken control
“Never mind the milk, comrades!”
Why does Snowball not get along with mollie
Snowball has a strong belief in animalism and tries to urge the animals to give up their luxuries
Mollies concerns are with her ribbons and is very shallow, materialistic and vein, mollie juxtaposes everything snowball believes in
