ANIMAL FARM

George Orwell
Interpersonal
 Table of Contents

Slide Title
0 Animal Farm Questions
1 Brief Summary
2 Main Characters and Favourite Characters
3 7 Commandments
4 Corruption
5 The Climax
6 Capitalism
7 Communism
8 Revolution of Animal Farm
9 The Pyramid
10 Comparing to Life
11 Sources
12 The End- Question Taking
 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?
 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 didn’t 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.
 MAIN CHARACTERS
Snowball Napoleon
-Hosted along with Napoleon in the animal meetings -He was corrupted leader
-Created committees -He didn’t like Snowball being on the farm
-Took part of the Battle of Cowshed -He hid like a chicken in The Battle of Cowshed
-Not afraid to risk himself -Didn’t want to follow the 7 commandments
-was executed by Napoleon -Changed the revolution to a rebellion
-followed the 7 commandments

FAVORITE CHARACTERS

including Snowball

Boxer Clover
-Helped in the Battle of Cowshed -Used to be a devoted follower
-Helped tremendously in the building of the windmill -Started doubting the 7 commandments were the
same as before
-He strongly agreed to rebel
-Obeyed Napoleon’s instructions
-His determination
-Followed the 7 commandments
-Animals usually follow him
-was kind and gentle
-He is a voice that represents the other animals
-encouraging
 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
 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 don’t know for sure if
he would be corrupted unless he is handed
the power of the farm.
THE CLIMAX
CAPITALISM

Molly
Communism
 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 weren’t intelligent they couldn’t see
that Napoleon was corrupted until
animals were been murdered and Boxer
was sent away to the knackers and from
there he was killed.
 THE pyramid
Leader

Middle class

Low class

Napoleon carnivore

Other Pigs
Herbivore

Followers plant

Principle Legislative

Teachers Executive

Students Judicial
 Comparing animal
Comparing animal Farm
Farm to
to Life
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.
 SOURCES
• Anita Tayi • Anita Tayi
• Bianca Miller Teachers • Sydney Jones
• Diana Martin -Ms. Lofquis
• Diana Martin
-Ms. Campiliya
• Shiraz Noor -Ms. Hunt • Hira Arif
• Alison Weir
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