Animal Farm by George Orwell chap 1-3

English lll Animal farm by George Orwell chapters 1-3 Flash cards, pd 7 - Levandoski

Setting

England, Manor farm

Mr.Jones

Owner of the farm, treats the animals badly

Ben-jamin

A donkey and the oldest animal on the farm and the worst tempered

Boxer

A powerful hardworking horse, supported the pigs and intelligent, super strong but has poor memory and not that intelligent

Clover

Kind, dedicated horse but doubtful of the pigs

Mollie

Beautiful, selfish, self centered, white horse, doubted the pigs

Murell

White goat, wise, quiet, observant

Old major

Wise, respected, prize winning, boar pig

Napoleon

Fierce-looking, ruthless boar pig

Snowball

Passionate, intelegent pig

Squealer

Spreds propaganda, pig

Jessie

Loyal, compassionate, Dog

Blue bell

Loyal, compassionate, dog

Moses

tame raven, Mr. jones special pet, a spy and a tale bearer

Animalism

The three pigs elaborated old majors teachings into a complete system

7 commands that the animals made

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 any other animals, 7. All animals are equal

7 commands that the animals made shortened to

Four legs good, Two legs bad

Characterization of Boxer vs. Mollie

Mollie wore a blue ribbon ben while looking in the mirror and does not care about the revolution, this showed how she was self-centered, while Boxer woke up Half a hour earlier to put extra work in and believes the revolution, this shows he is hard working.

Questions

Who is Mr. Jones?

Mr. Jones is the owner of the farm

What is the name of Mr.Jones farm?

The name of Mr.Jones farm is Manor Farm.

What is Tryanny in Animal Farm?

Cruel and oppressive rule of farmer jones or a human over the animals

What is the Old Majors dream?

The Old Majors dream was too be free from men and Tryanny

What song do the animals sing in the Barn; what is the song about?

The animals sing "Beast Of England', the song talks about the animals being free from men and tranny and being able to enjoy fruits of the land on their own terms

Which animals assume leadership?

The pigs assume leadership, Napoleon, Snowball, and Squealer.

What do the animals call their new philosophy?

The animals call their new philosophy 7 commandments

Who is Moses and what does he preach?

Moses is a tame raven and a spy, he preaches to a place that you go after you die called sugar cain mountains

What sparks the revolution?

Mr. Jones drinking habits and abuse became worse as well as his neglect to feed and take care of the animals, This made the animals mad and they snuck food however were caught, but when the humans and Mr. Jones tried to punish them they stood up for themselves and made the humans leave.

What name did the animals change Mayor farm to after their revolution?

The name the animals changed mayor farm to after their revolution was Animal Farm

What was the foreshadowing at the end of chapter 2 and what did it mean?

The foreshadowing at the end of chapter two was when the pigs told the animals to focus on the harvest and forget about the milk, and were told to follow snowball while the other pig said that they would be back in a few minutes, However when the animals went back to where all the milk was, it was gone, this foreshadows that the pigs took it.

what was life on the farm like after the revolution?

Life on the farm after the revolution was a lot better than how Mr. Jones treated them, they got better and more food, learned the alphabets and started to learn how to read and write, and had Sunday meetings, however it still seemed like the pigs were in charged.

Who is boxer and what phrased does he live by?

Boxer is a strong hard working horse, he lives by the phrase "I will work harder"

What do the animals do on Sunday mornings?

On Sunday mornings the animals hang their flag up, eat breakfast late, have a meeting to discuss their week and how their life will be on the farm, and vote on different things.

What is the education the animals receive from the pigs?

The education that the animals receive from the pigs is they learn the Alphabet and are trying to learn to read and write.

What food did the pigs not share with the animals; and what was the reason the pigs gave as to why they could not share the food

The food the pigs did not share with the animals were the apples and milk, the Pigs told the animals that they biologically needed the food to be strong, healthy, and that they didn't actually like it but they needed to have it for their health.

What is something the pigs did and did not tell the other animals about.

The pigs found books before the revolution and started to learn the alphabet and how to read and write, so by the time the revolution ended they already knew how to read and write and then started to teach the other animals.

The pigs claimed that all the animals would be treated equally but what are 3 or 4 things that foreshadow that this might not actually be the case?

3 or 4 Things that foreshadow that the pigs are not following by their rule is the fact that they started to read and write without telling the other animals about the books the found, they also said they needed the apples and milk for themselves, and said they were way better compared to Mr. Jones, one more thing they did that could foreshadow them as being unfair is they were the ones in charge of the rules and had a say on how the voting systems worked.