ANIMAL FARM

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ANIMAL FARM

• George Orwell

Interpersonal
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Table of Contents
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Animal Farm Questions

• -Who was your favourite character and how did
  he/she help the revolution?
• -If the author choose Snowball to be the leader
  of Animal Farm, do you think Snowball will
  eventually become corrupted? Explain.
• -How do the characters in Animal Farm match with
  the human characters in the Russian revolution?
• -Was the Climax recognized easily? Do you think
  that it had a big impact in the conclusions of
  the story? Explain why.
• -At the end, you can see that Napoleon was a
  corrupted humanized leader. Why would the author
  choose Napoleon to be/represent a pig?
• -If you were the leader of the farm, how would
  you have kept the farm and the animals from being
  corrupted ?
• -Old Major gave a great speech before he died to
  make sure the animals got his point, to rebel for
  a revolution. Why do you think Snowball was for
  the revolution (INCLUDING THE 7 COMMANDMENTS)
  while Napoleon was against it and changed so of
  them?
• -Suppose Snowball was eventually the leader of
  Animal Farm. Would Napoleon be driven out of
  Animal Farm the same way Snowball was in the
  book? If not, what would have been his role? I.e.
  a follower. Explain your thinking.
• -If you were chosen to be the editor of this
  book, what would you remove/add to make the books
  delivery better?
• -Why would have Napoleon and the other pigs (not
  including Snowball) take reading/education for
  granted, for the fact that most of the animals on
  the farm did not know how to read or write?
  (TIP-How did that help the leader change the 7
  COMMANDMENTS without anyone noticing it?)
• -Corrupted power corrupts all and absolute power
  corrupts power was the basic point that George
  Orwell tried to come across. Do you think this
  statement is still alive today in the political
  part of this world? How does Canada and the
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT avoid this from happening?

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Summary
The book is basically about how Old Major threw
his speech that made all the animals realize the
torture they were living in and sparked a
revolution. The animals fought the humans and
took over the farm. Their ideal to live in
communism are that all animals are equals and
all human were bad. Every one considered the
pigs to be smarter and Napoleon started to take
advantage of this. Because Snowball represented
the true meaning of the revolution, Napoleon
wanted to get rid of him. After Snowball was out
of his way, Napoleon started taking over the
farm. The dogs, as his bodyguards, and the other
pigs as his companion, Napoleon was slowly
turning into a dictator. Even though the animals
didnt agree with all his ideas, the animals
followed their orders anyways. Only after
Napoleon had changed the farm into what it was
before the rebellion, did the animals realize
there was no difference between pig and man.
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MAIN CHARACTERS

• Napoleon

Snowball
-Hosted along with Napoleon in the animal
meetings -Created committees -Took part of the
Battle of Cowshed -Not afraid to risk
himself -was executed by Napoleon -followed the 7
commandments
-He was corrupted leader -He didnt like Snowball
being on the farm -He hid like a chicken in The
Battle of Cowshed -Didnt want to follow the 7
commandments -Changed the revolution to a
rebellion
FAVORITE CHARACTERS
including Snowball
Boxer
Clover
-Helped in the Battle of Cowshed -Helped
tremendously in the building of the windmill -He
strongly agreed to rebel -His determination -Anim
als usually follow him -He is a voice that
represents the other animals
-Used to be a devoted follower -Started doubting
the 7 commandments were the same as
before -Obeyed Napoleons instructions -Followed
the 7 commandments -was kind and
gentle -encouraging
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7 COMMANDMENTS
Before 1-Whatever goes upon two legs is an
enemy 2-Whatever goes upon four legs, or has
wings, is a friend 3-No animal shall wear
clothes 4-No animal shall sleep in a bed 5-No
animal shall drink alcohol 6-No animal shall
kill another animal 7-All animals are
equal After 1-Whatever goes upon two legs is a
friend 3-No animal shall wear clothes except for
pigs 4-No animal shall sleep in a bed with
sheets 5-No animal shall drink alcohol in large
amounts 6-No animal shall kill another animal
without reason 7-All animals are equal but some
are more equal than others
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CORRUPTION
Defined simply, corruption is the misuse of
public power for private profit. However,
definitions of corruption and its impact will
vary. One cannot assume that corruption always
means the same thing or has the same impact or
motivation. Normative statements about corruption
require a point of view, a standard of "goodness"
and a model of how corruption works in particular
instances. In the book Animal Farm, Napoleon had
more power than the rest of the animals on the
farm. He took advantage of this and used the
other animals for his purposes. The definition
would vary if you would look at another
character, for example Boxer. You dont know for
sure if he would be corrupted unless he is handed
the power of the farm.
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THE CLIMAX
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CAPITALISM

• Molly

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Communism
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REVOLUTION OF ANIMAL FARM

• The revolution of Animal Farm was like the
  Russian Revolution when the people overthrew
  their government and their leader in exchange for
  a new leader. The new leader who also seemed to
  be just like or even a bit worse than the
  previous leader. But since the animals on Animal
  Farm werent intelligent they couldnt see that
  Napoleon was corrupted until animals were been
  murdered and Boxer was sent away to the knackers
  and from there he was killed.

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THE pyramid
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Comparing animal Farm to Life
Animal Farm Overall -Animal Farm particularly
relates to the Russian revolution -In our life,
our leaders use fear to outcome problems just
like Napoleon/Squealer did in the book -Some
people are followers and some people are
leaders -Every leader needs followers Matching
the Characters Napoleon - the corrupt pig who
becomes leader of the farm. Based on Joseph
Stalin. Snowball - the military leader of the
animal revolt who challenges Napoleon's power.
Based on Leon Trotsky. Boxer - hardworking
horse. The farm's most loyal worker. Represents
the spirit of the workers. Squealer - Napoleon's
"propaganda minister". Justifies Napoleon's
actions. Based on Russia's propaganda towards the
people. Old Major - the old boar who tells his
dream of an animal-controlled farm. Based on Karl
Marx and Vladimir Lenin. Clover - Boxer's close
friend. Blames herself for forgetting the
complete seven commandments when Squealer revises
them. Represents the common people who acquiesce
to the subversion of principles by the powerful.
Moses - tame raven who spreads stories of
Sugarcandy Mountain, the "animal heaven".
Represents how communism exploited religion,
could represent Rasputin, the "Mad Monk". Mollie
- horse who likes wearing ribbons (ribbons
represent luxury) and being pampered by humans.
Represents people who fled from the U.S.S.R after
the Russian Revolution. Benjamin - a donkey who
is cynical about the revolution. Said to be
inspired by Orwell himself. Muriel - goat who
reads the commandments. Mr. Jones - original
owner of Manor Farm. Based on Tsar Nicholas II.
Mr. Frederick - tough owner of Pinchfield, a
well kept neighbouring farm. Based on
Germany/Adolf Hitler. Mr. Pilkington -
easy-going but crafty owner of Foxwood, a
neighbouring farm. Represents Britain/Winston
Churchill. Mr. Whymper - human whom Napoleon
hires to represent Animal Farm in human society.
Based in part on George Bernard Shaw. Jesse and
Bluebell - two dogs who give birth in Chapter
III. Their puppies are nurtured by Napoleon to
inspire fear, representing formation of the NKVD.
Minimus - poet pig who writes a song about
Napoleon, representing admirers of Stalin both
inside and outside of U.S.S.R.
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SOURCES

• Anita Tayi
• Bianca Miller
• Diana Martin
• Shiraz Noor
• Alison Weir

• Anita Tayi
• Sydney Jones
• Diana Martin
• Hira Arif

Teachers -Ms. Lofquis -Ms. Campiliya -Ms. Hunt
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THE END