Animal Farm

Chapter 1-5 Outlines & Review

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Chapter Outlines Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5

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Chapter 1• Animal Farm is an extended metaphor for Russian

Revolution• Old Major = Agent of change

o Dream presents animals with utopia• Humans = Oppressors• Common animals cannot bridge gap between reality

and utopia• “Beasts of England” broken down:

o Lofty Rhetorico Speaks of breaking freeo Animals believe fully in lyrics

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Chapter 2• Napoleon (notice the name!), Snowball and Squealer

Animalism= Socialismo Squealer creates propagandao Biggest problem = Moses (notice the name!)

— Tells tales of “Sugarcandy Mountain”— Represents heaven— Parallels between Moses in bible

Delivers slaves through god/heaven• Boxer and Clover = working class• Mollie is frivolous

o Doesn’t want to lose privilegeso Squealer says “hair bows” represent slavery (this is propaganda)

• Commandments are written• Social stratification beginning- Napoleon lags behind while others work

Chapter 3• “Four legs good, two legs bad”

o Two legs = humans = oppressiono Heart of Animalism according to Snowball

• Degrees of literacy varies = social stratification• Squealer pretends to side with oppressed as ploy

o Covers pigs greed – “they got us here would they betray us now?”o Form of propaganda

• Snowball vs. Napoleono Strongest/most opinions o Always opposingo Snowball = democracyo Napoleon = communism

• Napoleon raises puppies without anyone’s knowledgeo Foreshadowing!!!!

Popular During War Times

Think of it as brainwashing advertisement

Chapter 4

• BATTLE ROYALE!o Better known as “Battle of Cowshed”o Humans in adjoining farms battle animalso Represents Russia’s interwar period

• Irony! Irony! Irony!o Gap between what they are fighting for and what

they THINK they are fighting foro Animals don’t understand principals in placeo Only consolidating pigs power not equality

Chapter 5• Snowball vs. Napoleon- becomes escalated• Windmill

o Windmill= technological advanceso Snowball’s idea: based on readings from bookso Animals vote on ideao Napoleon disagrees but is outnumberedo Snowball draws up plans

• After plans are finished dogs attack Snowball• Squealer PROPAGANDA…again

o Napoleon makes ultimate sacrifice for the farmo Irony: claims snowball was trying to disobey commandments

• Attack instills fear of Napoleon o What does this say about Russian government?

Review

1. CLOSE YOUR BOOKS!2. Answer each question by clicking the matching bubble.3. If you got the answer wrong read why, go back and try

again.4. You can come back to the directions at any time by

clicking the back arrow. 5. HOWEVER, you may not go back to the chapter lessons

at any time.6. Please record any questions you may have, or anything

that you find confusing to be discussed next class.

Question 1

Who reduces the ideas of Animalism to “four legs good, two legs bad?”

A. SnowballB. NapoleonC. SquealerD. Boxer

Question 2

What is significant about the name of the bird Moses?

A. “Sugarcandy Mountain” that he speaks of is like heaven.

B. He parts the bushes for the animals to escape like Moses does the red sea.

C. He claims to eliminate slavery through the talk of heaven or “Sugarcandy Mountain.”

D. He casts plagues upon Animal Farm like Moses did to Egypt.

Question 3

Which of the literary terms BEST describes the “Battle of Cowshed?”

A. AnalogyB. Figure of SpeechC. SimileD. Irony

SNOWBALL

But why?

To make it simpler for the animals to remember

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NAPOLEONAlthough Napoleon sets himself higher than the other animals he doesn’t come up with the idea for the saying.

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CHARACERIZATIONClick Here

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SQUEALERSquealer’s role is strictly for propaganda. Consider him the farm “gossiper”

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BOXERBoxer = working class

Which means he falls under those that don’t understand the commandments.

EXPLANATION OF QUOTEClick Here

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INCORRECT!

Although Moses talks about Sugarcandy Mountain is significant but not what makes his name significant.

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INCORRECT!

This never happened!

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CORRECT!

Moses = Deliverer through heaven

INCORRECT!

This never happens!

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ANALOGY • Definition: A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.

• Can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with or pointing out its similarity to something more familiar.

Think comparison

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FIGURE OF SPEECH • Definition: A device used to produce figurative language.

• Many compare dissimilar things.

• Include: apostrophe, hyperbole, oxymoron etc.

Think umbrella:Other devices fall

under it

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SIMILE

• Definition: Comparison using like or as.

Think metaphor but with like/as.

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Like/As Simile

IRONY

• Definition: The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant. The difference between what appears to be true and what is actually true.

• 3 major types:o Verbalo Situationalo Dramatic

Which type best describes the Battle of Cowshed?(Click answer above)

Verbal

• The words actually state the opposite of the writer’s true meaning.

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Situational

• Events turn out the opposite of what was expected

• What the characters/reader thinks ought to happen is not what happens

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Dramatic

• Facts or events are unknown to a character in the play or piece of fiction but is known to the reader, audience in other characters in the work.

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Links for Studying

FROM SPARKNOTES:• Characterization of Mai

n Characters• Explanations of Major Q

uotes

OTHER LINKS:• Background on George

Orwell (by Kara Chiodo)

• The Politics of Animal Farm (by Paul Eissen)

• Animal Farm- The Movie- YAY! (From YouTube)