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Question | Answer |
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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 |