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animal farm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| author of Animal Farm | George Orwell |
| type of book of Animal Farm | novella |
| genre of Animal Farm | animal fable, allegory, sattire, political |
| year animal farm was written | 1943-1944 |
| point of view | told from the view of all the animals, almost in objective |
| setting (time) | 1917-1945 |
| when was the russian revolution | 1917-1945 |
| setting (place) | farm in England (Manor/Animal Farm) |
| protagonist | none known (general animals possibly) |
| major conflict | animals VS jones, snowball VS napoleon, animals vs pigs, animals VS humans, leaders vs followers |
| rising action | animals throw off jones and create animal farm. napoleon and snowball take over |
| climax | when napoleon chases away snowball and starts to take over |
| falling action | squealer defends napoleon after chasing away snowball, the pigs slowly take over more and more with napoleon tricking them |
| themes | corruption of socialism, how classes always tend to separate whether you want them to or not, danger of naive working class, control of communication |
| motives | songs, state ritual |
| symbols | Animal Farm, the barn, the windmill |
| foreshadowing | the beginning when Old Major says "we must not become like them no matter what", pigs take extra milk for themselves, dogs attack on boxer, |
| who did Frederick represent? | Hitler |
| who was Hitler? | Frederick |
| Who did Pilkington represent? | Mussolini |
| who was Mussolini | Pilkington |
| Who did Napoleon represent? | Stalin |
| who was Stalin? | Napoleon |
| who did Snowball represent? | Trotsky |
| Who was Trotsky? | Snowball |
| Who did Jones represent? | Nicholas II |
| who was Nicholas II | Jones |
| who did boxer represent | working class |
| who was the working class? | boxer |
| who did mollie represent? | those easily bribed and who followed blindly |
| who followed blindly from bribes? | Mollie |
| who did squealer represent? | propaganda |
| who was propaganda? | squealer |
| what did mollie hide under the straw in her stall? | sugar and ribbons |
| who composed the new song instead of beasts of england? | minnimus |
| what were the names of the other two farms next to animal farm? | Foxwood and Pinchfield |
| which new decoration was created by napoleon and given to himself after the battle of the windmill? | order of the green banner |
| which type of animal was clover? | horse |
| what was the name of the solicitor who was the intermediary between animal farm and the outside world? | Whymper |
| what were the only letters boxer could write? | ABCD |
| what types of food did the pigs claim to hate? | apples and milk |
| setting of animal farm: | farm in England, around 3 years (though real thing was longer), England countryside, early 1900's, grim |
| which animal hides during the battle of the cowshed? | Mollie |
| name two battles | battle of the cowshed, battle of the windmill |
| to who does Napoleon sell the farm's pile of timber? | frederick |
| how does napoleon show his opinion on snowballs windmill plans? | pees on em |
| who reduces the commandments to "four legs good, two legs bad" | Snowball |
| who teaches the sheep "four legs good, two legs better" | squealer |
| which of the pigs is the best writer? | snowball |
| which pig writes a poem for napoleon? | minnimus |
| who does napoleon play cards with at the end? | pilkington |
| ally for a while? | frederick |
| name of their "ism" | animalism |
| boxer's two maxims | "Napoleon is always right" "I will work harder" |
| what is jones' main problem? | alcohol |
| what title does napoleon eventually give himself? | president of the republic |
| which animal is not excited about the windmill? | benjamin |
| why does the windmill crash the first time? | falls in a storm |
| who discovers where boxer is going thats not the doctors? | benjamin |
| what russian institution is moses? | the russian orthodox church |
| which animal hides during the battle of the cowshed? | Mollie |
| name two battles | battle of the cowshed, battle of the windmill |
| to who does Napoleon sell the farm's pile of timber? | frederick |
| how does napoleon show his opinion on snowballs windmill plans? | pees on em |
| who reduces the commandments to "four legs good, two legs bad" | Snowball |
| who teaches the sheep "four legs good, two legs better" | squealer |
| which of the pigs is the best writer? | snowball |
| which pig writes a poem for napoleon? | minnimus |
| who does napoleon play cards with at the end? | pilkington |
| ally for a while? | frederick |
| name of their "ism" | animalism |
| boxer's two maxims | "Napoleon is always right" "I will work harder" |
| what is jones' main problem? | alcohol |
| what title does napoleon eventually give himself? | president of the republic |
| which animal is not excited about the windmill? | benjamin |
| why does the windmill crash the first time? | falls in a storm |
| who discovers where boxer is going thats not the doctors? | benjamin |
| what russian institution is moses? | the russian orthodox church |
| describe clover | horse, often suspects the pigs violating commandments, but always ends up blaming herself for forgetting them |
| who is petite bourgeoise | Mollie |
| describe bejamin | he alone understands life will suck either way, but is still unable to oppose the pigs |
| desecribe muriel | white goat who reads commandments to clover everytime she suspects |
| describe frederick | tough operator of Pinchfield, frederick proves untrustworthy |
| describe pilkington | easygoing runs foxwood, enemy of frederick, represents governments of england and states |
| describe whymper | human solicitor to represent animal farm, |
| describe jessie and bluebell | two dogs who give birth to the puppies, stolen by napoleon |
| describe minimus | poet pig |