New Deck Flashcards
How did the Rebellion spread
napolean and snowbell sent flights of pigeons everyday to spread the Rebellion and the Beasts of England song. half the county.
what was Mr. Jones doing
Most of the time he was in taproom at the Red lion in Willingdon, complaining to anyone who listened to monstrous injustice he suffered from animals
otheres gave no help. each wondered whether they they could turn his disaster into Jones’ own advantage.
the two farms that adjoined or were next to Animal farm were in bad terms. Foxwood was large, neglected and old-fasioned and grown by wood land and its hedges in disgracefulcondition. Mr. Pilkington was an easy-going gentleman farmer who spent most time fishing or hunting
Pinchfield was smaller and better kept. Mr. Fredrick, tough shrewd, lawsuits and drove hard bargains. disliked each other it was difficult to come to an agreement even in defence of presonal intersets
How did Pilkington and Frederick react to Rebellion
frightened by Rebellion and anxious to prevent animals to learn too much
joked it and it would be over in a fortnight.
fighting among themselves and rapidly starved to death. When time passed, they changed tunes and said, they practiced cannibalism, tortured one-another with horse-shoes and had sex in common.
Disaster everywhere
Describe the spread of the rebellion
never fully believed.
stories of wonderful humanless farms spread throughout the country
Throughout that year, a wave of rebeliousness ran througout the country side.
bulls turned savage, sheep broke down hedges, and devoured clover etc.
Words and tune of beasts of England spread every with astonishing speed. humans could not stand their rage and could not understand how even animals could bring themselves to this rubbish. any animal would be flogged
the song was irrepressible. blackbirds whistled it in the hedges, the pigeons cooed it in the elms. became achurch belltune and into the din of the smithies.
when humans listened to it, they trembled, hearing in it a prophecy of their future doom.
the battle of the Cowshed
When? how
early in october, when corn was cut and stacked and some of it was threshed, a flight of pigeons came through the air and alighted in the yard with wildest excitement.
Jones and all his men, with 6 from Foxwood and pinchfield, entered gate and cart-track. they carried sticks and a gun for recapture of the farm.
How was it allexpectedand prepared
Snowball studied an old book of Julius Caesar’s campaigns in the farmhouse and was in charge of defense. He gave his orders quickly and in a couple of minutes gave his orders quickly.
describe the battle
Snowball launched his first attack.
35 pigeons flew to and fro the mens’ heads and muted upon them from midair.
the geese hiding behind the hedge pecked vivaciously at the calves of their legs.
this was only a light skirmishing move to create little disorder and men drove the geese with their sticks.
second line of attack
Muriel Benjamin and all sheep with snowball at lead, rushed forward and butted the men from all sides while Benjamin turned around and lashed them with small hoofs.
the men with sticks and hobnail boots were too strong and at a squeal from snowball retreated and fled to yard.
Describe the 3rd charge
men triumphed and rushed after animals in disorder. This was Snowball intented. three horses, 3 cows, and the rest of the pigs, who had been lying in ambush in the cowshed, suddenly emerged in the rear, cutting them off.
Snowball gave signal for charge. he dashed straight for jones. he saw him coming and fired.
Snowball bleeded and a sheep died. Snowball flung his fifteen stone on Jones’ legs and he fell in dung, and gun flew away.
Boxer was strong and with his iron-shod hoofs, and hit a stable-lad from foxwood in the skull and killed him in mud.
At sight, all men ran but animals inflicted their venegance on them. Even the cat suddenly sank her claws in a cowman’s neck and he yelled horribly. they bolted for main road with geese on calves and were finished in 5 minutes.
What was Boxer crying
Boxer forgot wearing iron shoes. he tried to stir hirm
snowball said, no sentimentality War is War. the only good human is a dead one.
where was mollie
and stable-lad
everyone though mollie got kidnapped or even carried her off. In the end she was found head buried in hay in manger.
She flew off as gun went off.
the stable lad was only stunned and recovered and flew away.
what happened after the battle
the animals reassambled in the wildest excitement
each recounted his own exploits at top of his voice.
an impromptu celebration was held immediatly.
flag hoisted and beasts of England was sung a # times, then the sheep was given a funeral, and a hawthorn bush being planted on her grave.
Snowball made a speech that all animals must be ready to die for Animal Farm if need be.
what medals were given out
animals decided to create a military decoration, “animal Hero, first Class.” on snowball and baxer.
a brass medal horse-brasses in harness-room to be worn on sundays and holidays.
“Animal Hero-Second class” on dead sheep
what was battle name and usage of gun.
Much discussion to name of battle. Battle of the Cowshed because place of ambush.
Mr. Jones gun lied in the mud and supply of cartridges in the farmhouse.
fire it twice year. October 12 the battle and midsummer day, the aniversarry of the rebellion
