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A story...each character represents or symbolizes something other than what it is...or the characters have more than one meaning. satire the use of sarcasm, irony, in a story ...., to ridicule/poke fun at someone... FABLE a story that has a moral and it has animals as characters...that can speak... **Character/item/event from animal farm.--- What it symbolized for orwell--- What it symbolizes to me** He was like the michael jordan of his time. He was an allegory for Karl Marx. || Karl Marx- He was a political philosopher in the 1800s who's ideas were reflected in communism and socialism. || Karl Marx represents St. Nick to me because they both believe in sharing. I say St. Nick instead of Santa because the image of Santa has been degraded into something that St. Nick never was. Santa is about profits and the market, where as St. Nick was about sharing, whether or not there was consequences to himself. ||~  ||  || Russian Working Class- Helped expel Czar Nicholas from his position and establish the Soviet Union. || Boxer represents the workers of our society to me because they both work hard in an environment that is not controlled by them. Often times these workers are either too naive to notice the corruption around them, or simply try to ignore it. ||~  || He was a politician of his time. He was an allegory to Leon Trotsky. || Leon Trotsky- a marxism revolutionist and theorist, a soviet politician, and the creater of the Red Arm || Leon Trotsky represents the intention of man to me, because although intention may be well, it does not always turn out well. Snowball's intentions in the story were good, but the end result was not very good. ||~  ||  || Modernization Projects for Soviet Russia: A quick technology advance after the Russian Revolution. Also known as the Five Year Plan, written by Trotsky, but stolen by Stalin. || The windmill represents our current society today to me, because I find that our society is about manipulation and control, about almost anything. Think about how jobs work. The people hiring you don't want you to retire early, they want you to work until you are nearly dead. In order to manipulate someone, you don't have to use brute force, or tactics, all you have to is put them in debt. Once you do that, those people are under your finger for most of their lives,just like the pigs had the animals under their fingers.Just like how the pigs put the animals under their fingers with the Mr. Jones threat. . ||  ||  || World War II- Hitler's army of Soviets was attacked by the army of Germans. It was a miracle that the Soviets were able to push the Germans back 40-50 miles, but it was not without casualties. Many lives were lost. . || The battle of the windmill to me represents playing chess with Mr. Agamenoni, because even though I could win; it would not be without casualties. Many lives would be lost, including my queen's. Kind of like how in the battle of the windmill; even though they drove off the humans, there was still a feeling of loss. They had won back what they had before, but had lost lives in the process. ||  ||  || Stalin- a leader in russia. Stole the five year plan from Trotsky, just as Napoleon stole the windmill plans from Snowball. Stalin also uses brute force with the secret police, which are like the hounds in Animal Farm. || I think Napoleon is a symbol for the king of chess because even though he is an important piece in the game; in the grand scheme of things he is not a big contributor. He is corrupt on leading the other pieces around in defense of him, and in reality is nothing without them. ||  ||  || Russian Orthodox Church- a church that convinced the Russian working class that if they worked hard enough the afterlife would redeem them. Kind of like how Moses was convincing the animals that Sugar Candy Mountain would redeem them if they worked hard enough . || I think Moses is a prophet of his day, telling people about something to come to bring up their spirits. Whether it's true or not is for the people to decide. ||  || Chapter 1 & 2 1. The ways the animals are behaving as animals are: They walk on four legs, they have very animalistic behaviors such as the way they behave around humans. The way the animals are behaving as humans are: They have most mannerisms of a human, such as the way they communicate with one another, and there is social politics and subtlety and deceiving going on as well. 2.Old Major's speech in the barn was very powerful, and it caused the animals to think differently of humans and feel somewhat self-important. However, within this speech there is the subtlety that they will become as humans will be when they overthrow them, for there must be one to govern them all in any society of creatures. This is a socialistic speech, but in socialism someone takes the position as leader. Hitler was an example of this. 3.The assumptions the statement "All men are enemies, all animals are comrades" makes is that men are cruel overseers that steal all the land, food, and prospers; whereas animals are innocent beings that are simply living on the bare minimum. 4.The animals were easily led because they didn't know what to expect. Old Major left the exact implications of his speech at the hands of the animals, so the position for leadership was ripe for the taking. 5. The reason why Snowball says to Mollie," Those ribbons that you are devoted to are the badges of slavery", is because they represent Mr. Jones and his control over the animals. 6. The animals were filled with ecstacy at the possessions they could have after the farmers had fled the premises. 7. The strong statement in the commandments are "Whatever walks upon 2 legs is an enemy" 8. There are many similarities in the relationship between animalism and Marxism. One is that there is no need for money as long as everyone works and everything is divided equally. Both Marxism and animalism started as a revolution from a middle class society. 9. The farm could have been a perfect place for a utopian community, because it has a good idea that would potentially work, if everything was just right. Without out a utopian community for a utopian idea, it would not work.
 * Old Major- He was a great leader to the farm animals.
 * Boxer- a horse who worked very hard for the farm. He was the bodybuilder of his time. He was an allegory for the russian working class.
 * Snowball-A clever and inventive pig that runs the farm, opposer of napoleon.
 * Windmill-Used to symbolize the pigs' manipulation of the other animals for their own gain, by using Mr. Jones as something to keep the animals in check. It is an allegory to the modernization projects of Soviet Russia after the Russian Revolution.
 * Battle of the windmill- The battle where the animals fought the humans and ended up losing many lives, even though they __thwarted__ the humans. They basically won back what they already had, as Boxer said. It was an allegory to World War II.
 * Napoleon- A corrupt opportunist that manipulates and uses brute force(puppies). He was an allegory to Stalin.
 * Moses- A prophet whom tells people about Sugar Candy Mountain. An allegory for Russian Orthodox Church.

Chapter 3 & 4 HW: 2 quotes 2 comments 2 questions "War is war. The only good human being is a dead one." I think this statement is rather absolute for Snowball only meeting a couple of human beings. What if those were a select few bad human beings, and the rest of them were good human beings who wanted to help? "Three nights later old Major died peacefully in his sleep." I think this is a major turning point in the story, if Old Major hadn't died many things wouldn't have happened. If Old Major never died, how would this affect the farm? Chapter 5 and 6 1. Mollie was rejected by the other animals because she was consorting with humans, allowing them to stroke her nose, and to top it off, there was a bunch of ribbons under her straw stack. She also was getting up late and not talking to the animals as much. She ran away because she didn't like the farm. 2. What happens between Napoleon and Snowball in the windmill issue is that they have different opinions in the matter. Snowball thinks that after the work to build the windmill the animals would only have to work 3 days of the week. On the other hand, Napoleon thinks food production is more important at the moment, and the animals should focus on this if they do not want to starve. Another thing that happened is Napoleon called the dogs after Snowball with a high-pitched whimper after the votes seemed to be decided in Snowball's favor. 3. I think Napoleon's rule and Mr. Jones' rule of the farm are both very similar because both were by force. Mr. Jones governed the farm with his gun, Napoleon governs the farm with a pack of hounds. Another thing that is similar is that the dogs wag their tails the same way to Napoleon as they did to Mr. Jones', back when he had a different pack of dogs. However, one thing that is different is that the animals can relate more to Napoleon than they can with Mr. Jones, because he is an animal. 4. Obedience and loyalty have come to replace bravery and freedom on the farm by Squealer's brainwashing. Squealer is there convincing the animals that now is the time to listen and obey, because if they make one false step, Mr. Jones may come back. Another thing is that the animals are so far in the brainwashing, that no matter what Napoleon says, the animals agree. Also, if the animals have bravery and freedom, they might have the power to overthrow Napoleon, which is not what he wants. 5.Squealer's technique in squelching the animals' arguments has to do with "showing" them that the other side would have been worse off anyway. One example is the sheep saying 4 legs good two legs bad, which is catchy and interrupts any good thought the animals might be having. 6. Boxer's motto of "I will work harder" shapes his character by giving him determination to do something, no matter what it is. He thinks that if he works harder it will solve the problems for the farm. He really cares about everyone else in the story so this is why he works hard. 7. Napoleon deceives the animals by telling them that Snowball stole his plans and took credit for them, even though Snowball didn't. Then, when one animal was smart and asked why Napoleon had opposed his own idea; Squealer told him that it was part of his maneuver to get rid of Snowball's interference. To top it off, the animals are threatened by those deathly hounds that growl at them, so that certainly establishes agreement. 8.One example of Napoleon changing laws to suit his needs is the fourth commandment. The fourth commandment was originally "no animal shall sleep in a bed", but now it is, "no animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets." The animals are forced to accept by brute force from the dogs, by persuasion from Squealer and the mention of Mr. Jones. Another thing that they changed is that they decide to trade with humans by taking the farmhouse. One of the commandments was not to trade with humans. 9. I think Napoleon's use of "tactics" really means deceivement. Napoleon is a big fat liar, but doesn't want to say it, so he says tactics instead. Propaganda: The Mr. Jones threat- Although it could not be considered a lie per-se, there is not that big of a likelihood that Mr. Jones will actually come back; so I would not consider it to have much truth. Four Legs Good Two Legs Ba-a-a-d- This is deceivement because sometimes animals are bad, and sometimes humans are good; so this statement is not really right at all, even if this may be the case sometimes. Napoleon is always right- No one can be always right, so I don't think this statement has any truth to it. Napoleon's use of "tactics"- This one doesn't have any truth to it at all, because Napoleon is using this as a euphemism for deceivement. Snowball- This one could be true, but the fact that the farm blames everything on Snowball makes it questionable. Seven Commandments- These have been tampered with and even broken in the story, so although the Commandments were not lies to begin with, they are now. Chapters 7 and 8 1. Napoleon makes the economy seem that it is fine on the farm by deceiving Mr. Whymper. One way that Napoleon deceives him is by filling the bins with sand up to the brim; and then filling them with what food they had left at the very top. This made it seem like they were in an abundance of food, when really they were not. 2. When the hens threaten to thwart Napoleon, Napoleon stopped all rations to the hens until they surrendered their eggs. After five straight days, the hens give up their rebellion. and go back to their places. 3. The memory of Snowball is so vague in this story that Napoleon and Squealer could make up almost anything and the animals would believe it, so long as it was convincing and with sincerity. Squealer uses the memory of Snowball against the animals, accusing Snowball of trying to ruin the farm every night; and making it seem as if an imminent danger is approaching. Snowball is also used as a reason to execute animals, which is a violation of one of the Seven Commandments; 'No animal shall kill another'. 4. The meaning of Napoleon causing the pigs to confess, and his action of executing them; is to show what happens when there is "treachery" in the farm. Really what this is for is to demonstrate his power to the animals even more so than before, to show that he is ruthless. This also makes him more power-hungry than he was before, causing him to slaughter almost the entire farm. Somewhat of a foolish choice, because this will ensure his fall of economy more than ever. A king is nothing without his servants. 5. Clover is singing Beasts Of England after the execution because she can not put her thoughts about the aftermath of the Rebellion into her own words. This reveals that Clover has a mind of her own as far as the farm today. She thinks for herself, and is not like the sheep of the farm. 6. Napoleon abolishes the song because it is no longer needed, but the true reason is because the song represents an overthrow of a power-hungry authority, which causes him to worry that this song may cause the animals to have the ability to exile him from the throne, let alone the farm. 7. Napoleon is using a technique where he lies so sincerely and truly to the animals so often, that they begin to find lies as the utmost truth. Some evidence is the Commandments, where the animals believe that the additions were there to begin with, and were not lies. This is proof that the animals are so far deep in the brainwashing that they can't even see the most obvious thing that is right in front of them. 8. This poem builds up Napoleon's self-image because it compliments him in almost every way. The animals are required to sing it as well, and it is inscribed under the Commandments. It is a daily reminder of what a good leader he supposedly is. 9. The Battle of the Windmill was much like the Battle of the Rebellion and Battle of the Cowshed, because they both had to do with protecting the farm with humans. A difference is that in the Battle of the Windmill, the animals lost all of their hard-earned work and had a couple casualties, whereas in the others they didn't lose as much hard-earned work, if any. Another difference is that Napoleon was leading the battle this time, whereas the other ones Snowball led. Chapters 9 and 10 1. The stated purpose of the Spontaneous Demonstration was to, "Celebrate the struggles and triumphs of Animal Farm"; whereas the true meaning of it is to worship Napoleon and his accomplishments. It also makes them look very powerful. 2. Napoleon's purpose of allowing Moses to return to the farm was to lie to the animals about a hopeful place. This is significant because it might keep the animals working towards a hope called SugarCandy Mountain. It is Napoleon's only good thing that he gives to the animals, is a promise that may not happen. 3. Boxer is admired because of all the hard work he has done. The animals are admiring of his life because they were tricked into thinking that he died an honorable death told by Squealer about his tragic and special death on his bed; sprinkled with quotes about how Napoleon is a good leader. Really, he was slaughtered by a horse slaughtering company that Squealer disguised as a veterinary clinic. Squealer tells everyone that the horse slaughtering sign on the back was a new van by the veterinary clinic, but they didn't paint the letters off. 4. The knacker had to do with how Stalin treated the working class; and how he profited off of killing people. 5. 2 classes, humans and animals >Rebellion >1 class, animals >2 classes, pigs and dogs because they were more intelligent and had brute force(dogs), and other animals that worked their entire lives that were illiterate(except for Benjamin) and did what they were told. ^Class Stratification Thought Questions- 1. The animals were never encouraged to run away with Moses to Sugar Candy Mountain because the pigs wanted the animals to be hopeful enough to keep working hard as ever, but not so hopeful that they decided to run away. 2. The significance of the song Beasts of England is the meaning behind the song. The entire song is about the good of questioning and overthrowing corrupt leaders, which in the Rebellion happened to Mr. Jones. 3. I think the animals were tricked into believing that they were in better conditions under Napoleon than under Mr. Jones. At first they were in better condition, but later on they were in even worse condition than before. However, the animals were very far into their brainwashing at this point so they didn't notice or question the stuff around them. Mr. Jones was such a vague memory at this point as well so they didn't even remember what the old life was like. Mr. Jones was at least more dependable in their lives than Napoleon ever was. Napoleon was full of inconsistency in not only rations but also the way he governed the lower class. Napoleon also could be considered even more cruel to the animals than Mr. Jones ever was. 4.Napoleon is against building the windmill because it represents a possible threat to his power to govern, and it also a part of Snowball; which Napoleon despises. This is shown by urinating on the plans earlier on the book. However, Napoleon is a sly little fellow, and realizes that he can take the plans for himself and take credit for them; giving him a good start on his journey to power. This is about after he has the dogs nearly kill the snowball, he realizes one of his first actions is to make himself look good and make Snowball look like an opposer to the good of the farm. He then steals the plans and says that Snowball was trying to steal the plans from him the entire time. 5. Napoleon prompted the fight between the dogs and Snowball by making a very high-pitched whimper during Snowball's speech, in an attempt to finally get rid of his opposer. What is strange is that not other animals tried to break this up. This might have happened because all the other animals were too scared to question authority, a.k.a. Napoleon. Napoleon was the one that the animals were mainly worried about during this entire story, so this is why they probably didn't act against Napoleon, because they were too fearful of their own lives to step up for the greater cause. 6. The philosophy, "Sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where would you be?", played out to be very interesting. Everyone left everything for Napoleon, to decide, which caused many deaths and overall a very bad experience. This goes to show that one person should never decide for an entire people; because that one person is NOT an entire person. 7. No, even if a leader has more access to more information than his followers, he should nver make decisions for them. This is because life experiences that animals have may cause them to do different things than others, for better or for worse. Rather the leader should consult the followers and ask them his dilemma, for the life experiences of an entire group is far wore wise than the life experiences of only one person. 8. Squealer did something to the animals over time called incrementalism, which is a step by step program. This is where little things are done that are acceptable, gradually getting worse and worse over time. over time, these terrible things are accepted. The key is, this is done over a very long period of time, so slowly that no one will notice. This happened a lot in Animal Farm, except the stuff in animal farm was a lot more obvious than in real acts of incrementalism. 8. Squealer did something to the animals over time called incrementalism, which is a step by step program. This is where little things are done that are acceptable, gradually getting worse and worse over time. over time, these terrible things are accepted. The key is, this is done over a very long period of time, so slowly that no one will notice. This happened a lot in Animal Farm, except the stuff in animal farm was a lot more obvious than in real acts of incrementalism. 9. The pigs did something to the animals over time called incrementalism, which is a step by step program. This is where little things are done that are acceptable, gradually getting worse and worse over time. over time, these terrible things are accepted. The key is, this is done over a very long period of time, so slowly that no one will notice. This happened a lot in Animal Farm, except the stuff in animal farm was a lot more obvious than in real acts of incrementalism. 10. Napoleon knew how Snowball destroyed the windmill because there were pig tracks in the ground, and the simplest conclusion was to assume that Snowball did it since he was the one with the most obvious motives TO do it. 11. The conditions are not actually better on the farm, the pigs just make it seem like it was better so that the animals still work for them. The animals are convinced that it is better than Mr. Jones, because it was in the beginning, but later on it gets even worse than before. 12. Boxer works hard because he wants to help the farm be better. Throughout the entire story, Boxer decides to work harder because he thinks it will fix everything. Really, it will just encourage the pigs to slack off because everyone else is doing the work for them. 13. This novel reflects utopia because it represents an ideal system, but the problem is that none of the animals reflect the idealism needed in order for this system to work. Over time, the ideas of this utopia are changed to suit the animals non-ideal ways, which causes this utopia to make a turn for the worse.
 * 1) The farm is becoming a civilized society because the animals are becoming more inventive, much like humans actually. The pigs are directing everything, the overseers of the animal farm; whereas the horses are the mules (pun intended) of the animal farm. Every animal has its place on the animal farm. Also, the flag represents a civilization.
 * 2) The flag for the farm represents many things. The green represents the green fields of England, and the horn and hoof represents the future republic of the animals.
 * 3) The foreshadowing that shows that napoleon and snowball are going into a power struggle is the fact that they disagree at every single meeting even when the other is right.
 * 4) The simplifying of the seven commandments is good propaganda because it is more memorable. Four legs good, two legs BAD is very memorable.
 * 5) The pigs were the most clever and came up with the ideas, so that’s how they became the elites of the farm. In a panic most people will accept leadership even if it is elite and corrupt. Also, the pigs talked about mr. Jones coming back, which caused the panic that caused the animals to accept leadership.
 * 6) Squealer's part in the brainwashing was spreading the propaganda, because Squealer was the most convincing out of the pigs because of his tail. He convinced people by shaking his tail, it was his special thing that he did in the group.
 * 7) The battle of the cowshed is different from the rebellion because there was different farmers. Another thing is a sheep died in the rebellion, whereas a human died in the cowshed battle.
 * 8) The emotions of snowball was ruthless because the humans where their enemies, but boxer was sad and guilty about killing a human being because he looked up to old major, whom snowball and napoleon are forgetting.
 * 9) From what I know about the pigs, it is ironic because all the other animals put their lives on the line except for the pigs, and all animals are supposed to be equal.

Graphic organizer/web for politics and philosophy Tsar Aristocracy- Jones was the tsar > Rebellion Democracy- Was for all the animals, People get to vote, meetings >Napoleon and Snowball arguing at meetings over windmill Constitutional Monarchy- Napoleon and Snowball still arguing >Snowball's speech, Napoleon whimpers and dogs chase Snowball Dictatorship- Napoleon is the main person in this, all others are just pieces in the game. Rules are slowly being changed. >Battle of the windmill Totalitarian- Napoleon completely dominates the animals and even slaughters them. Then, after slaughtering them he gets to have a profit out of it. Many rules have been changed by now to suit the pigs and dogs.

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