Understanding the context of Animal Farm

1. Understanding the context of Animal Farm LO: to complete a test to see who, from the Russian Revolution, represents what character in Animal Farm. : to go through our mock paper from yesterday.

2. Test 1. Who does Old Major symbolise? 2. What does Communism mean? 3. What did he come up with at the beginning of the novel? 4. Who does Napoleon represent? 5. Who did he drive off the farm? 6. Describe Snowball in 3 words. 7. Who does he represent? 8. Who does Boxer represent? 9. What happens to him at the end of the novel? 10. Who is Benjamin? 11. Who does he represent? 12. How is Mollie different from the other animals on the farm? 13. Who does she represent? 14. What skill does Squealer have? 15. Who does he represent? 16. Who does Moses represent? 17. What does he keep telling the other members of the farm about? 18. Who does Mr Jones represent? 19. Who is very like him at the end?

3. Answers- question a Foundation Orwell presents Benjamin as a character who does not commit fully to the belief of Animalism. The use of the quote, ‘indeed, it was the first time that anyone had seen him gallop,’ suggests that he is somebody who does not apply himself as wholeheartedly to every task, as someone like Boxer. By using the word ‘gallop’ to make this comparison, it shows Benjamin as a character who is like the cynics who did not believe in Communism, and cannot be swayed by persuasive speeches and empty promises. By presenting Benjamin as very concerned about Boxer, Orwell uses the words, ‘Quick, quick! They’re taking Boxer away!’ to show that, although he does not believe in Animalism, he cares for his fellow animals, especially Boxer, as he can see that he is being exploited. The use of the repetition in ‘quick, quick!’ followed by the exclamation mark shows the level of concern he has for Boxer, and presents him as a stubborn, but caring donkey. Higher • Schoolroom built- Napoleon had responsibility of education the piglets. • All animals had to stand aside when a pig was met on a path. • Farm was low on money and the other animals had to sacrifice with cuts; pigs didn’t. They grew fatter. • More songs and speeches and animals had to leave their work to march around in honour. • Squealer continued to broadcast the progress of the farm in his speeches. • Animal Farm was proclaimed a Republic and Napoleon, the only candidate, was elected President. • Moses returned to Animal Farm and continued to talk about Sugarcandy Mountain. He was declared a liar but was allowed to sty and was even fed. • Boxer continued to work harder than ever. He tool ill and had o be looked after. Squealer proclaimed that he would betaken to Willingdon Farm to be looked after. • Boxer taken away in middle of the day.

4. Answers- question b Foundation Orwell uses language to show a contrast of intelligence between the two groups of animals to create an impression of segregation in Animal Farm. When ‘Muriel began to spell out the words,’ shows how the pigs have used their intelligence over the rest of the animals to create two segregated communities, and how they have been able to exploit them daily. The significance of ‘with lettering on its side..’again only serves to highlight the difference between the two camps, and the deep divide that is created between them. Orwell uses repetition to create the idea of segregation by allowing Benjamin to shout, ‘Fools! Fools!’ at the rest of the animals for not realising what was happening. The sinister sound of the ‘f’ being repeated also increases the disgust that Benjamin feels, and his frustration for the animals not understand what the pigs were doing. The contrast of the noise from Benjamin shouting at them, and the silence that was heard when he demanded, ‘Do you not see what is written on the side of the van,’ again serves to highlight the segregation that is felt. ‘Pause and hush’, which is heard so many times from the rest of the animals allows the pigs to step in and segregate themselves even further from the rest of the animals. Higher • Orwell presents the theme of exploitation in this extract through the use of education in Animal Farm. The quote, ‘with lettering on its side…’ highlights the difference between the pigs and the rest of the animals, and how they cannot read, and so can be exploited on a daily basis. The use of the quote, ‘Fools! Do you not see what is written on the side of the van?’ shows that Benjamin is the only other animal who can comfortably read and is not lured into the pigs’ ideal on the farm. The fact that he calls them ‘fools!’, followed by an exclamation mark, proves exactly what the pigs think of them, and how they have successfully exploited them every day. The quote, ‘Muriel began to spell out the words,’ again highlights the difference between the two groups of animals and how easily it has been for the pigs to exploit them.

5. Answers question c Foundation Orwell presents the theme of exploitation in this extract through the use of education in Animal Farm. The use of the quote, ‘with lettering on its side…’ highlights the difference between the pigs and the rest of the animals, and how they cannot read, and are therefore exploited on a daily basis. When combined with, ‘Fools! Do you not see what is written on the side of the van?’ it highlights the difference between the two groups of animals, where Benjamin is the only other animal who can comfortably read and is not lured into the pigs’ ideal on the farm. The fact that he calls them ‘Fools!’, followed by an exclamation mark, proves them to be that- fools- where Benjamin cannot believe how easy they have been lured into the idea of Animalism, and thus exploited on a daily basis. The quote, ‘Muriel began to spell out the words,’ again highlights the difference between the two groups of animals and how easily it has been for the pigs to exploit them. Higher • Orwell presents Benjamin as a character who does not commit fully to the belief of Animalism. The use of the quote, ‘indeed, it was the first time that anyone had seen him gallop,’ suggests that he is somebody who does not apply himself as wholeheartedly to every task, as someone like Boxer. The use of the word ‘gallop’ shows Benjamin as a character who is like the cynics who did not believe in Communism, and cannot be swayed by persuasive speeches and empty promises. • By presenting Benjamin as very concerned about Boxer, Orwell uses the words, ‘Quick, quick! They’re taking Boxer away!’ to show that he cares for his fellow animals, especially Boxer, as he can see that he is being exploited. The use of the repetition in ‘quick, quick!’ followed by the exclamation mark shows the level of concern he has for Boxer, and presents him as a stubborn, but caring donkey.

6. Answers question d Foundation Orwell presents exploitation, in the novel, through Boxer, where he is shown as a character who is manipulated throughout the entire novel. This is shown as early as Chapter 3, where we see Boxer presented as a very vulnerable character to the expectations of Napoleon and his demands. The quote, ‘but the pigs with their cleverness and Boxer with his tremendous muscles always pulled them through,’ shows that it is Boxer’s strength that makes him so valuable to the pigs, and that they were willing to place the future progress of the farm on his shoulders. When combined with the following quote, ‘His answer to every problem, every setback, was "I will work harder!’ it shows that it was easy to manipulate his thoughts, and make him believe it.The use of the personal pronoun, ‘I,’ shows how Boxer believed the pigs and their protestations, and could therefore be made to feel guilty if anything went wrong, thus exploiting him. Higher • Orwell presents Boxer as a character who is exploited throughout the entire novel. This is shown as early as Chapter 3, where we see Boxer presented as a very vulnerable character to the expectations of Napoleon and his demands. The quote, ‘but the pigs with their cleverness and Boxer with his tremendous muscles always pulled them through,’ shows that it is Boxer’s strength that makes him so valuable to the pigs, and when combined with the following quote, ‘His answer to every problem, every setback, was "I will work harder!’ it shows that it was easy to manipulate his thoughts.The use of the personal pronoun, ‘I,’ shows how Boxer thought it was his responsibility to keep the farm going, and could therefore be made to feel guilty if anything went wrong, thus exploiting him.