Themes - Tyrants

Question 1

What are the 4 themes in the Animal Farm book

Answer 1

Tyrants

Role of populace

Religeon and Tyrany

False Allegiance

Question 2

Tyrants

Answer 2

• Broadly speaking Animal farm satiricises politicians, specifically their rhetoric and need to manipulate others owing to their lust for power
• Napoleon encapsulates this theme the best e.g. He was power hungry, and justifies all of his actions as the best for the farm…

Question 3

What examples were there that Napoleon encapsulates the tyrant theme the best

Answer 3

• _{He stole the milk and apples -}
  
  • _{Then justified this action with the lie…}
  • _{Needed nurtrients for the Pigs - To allow managers to work}
• _{He ran Snowball off the farm}
  
  • _{​The justified this action with the lie}
  • _{He was a traitor and it was better for the farm}
• _{Each time they broke 1 of the 7 commandments}
  
  • _{​They justified this action by…}
  • _{Changing the language of the commandment}
• _{Napoleon walked on two legs, with a derby hat and toasted Pilkington}
  
  • _{​Which highlighted hist lust for power and his disregard for other animals}

Question 4

What is the dominant theme of Animal farm

Answer 4

• The tendency
• Or people in power
• who appear to be virtuos
• to become worse enemies of the people
• who they suggest they are trying to help