The Pigs Flashcards
“Major’s speech had given to the more intelligent animals a completely new outlook on life”
Were much more enthusiastic about the revolution- minor hint at how they recognised they would be able to manipulate it to benefit from it
“with their superior knowledge, it was natural that they should assume the leadership”
All animals are meant to be equal in animalism but the pigs assume leadership as the “natural” way things are meant to happen- in life, everyone cannot really be equal
only ones who put forward resolution during the Meeting
Intellectuals were already having some power over others
Contrasting descriptions of Snowball and Napoleon
FORESHADOWS the conflict that would arise between them.
“Major’s speech had…
….given to the more intelligent animals, a completely new outlook on life”
“with their superior knowledge….
…it was natural that they should assume the leadership”
“with their superior knowledge….
…it was natural that they should assume the leadership”