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Animal Farm

Animal Farm. Hafiz Hassan Ali Hafsa Iftikhar Komal Jamim Shehzadi Maria Majeed. Chapter VII. Table Of Contents. Background Events Critical analysis. Background (Chapter 5 & 6). Snowball Exiled. Animals had to work harder. Initiation of Project Windmill. Breaking of Rules by Pigs.

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Animal Farm

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  1. Animal Farm Hafiz Hassan Ali HafsaIftikhar KomalJamimShehzadi Maria Majeed Chapter VII

  2. Table Of Contents • Background • Events • Critical analysis

  3. Background (Chapter 5 & 6) • Snowball Exiled. • Animals had to work harder. • Initiation of Project Windmill. • Breaking of Rules by Pigs. • Diplomatic relations with other farms. • Destruction of windmill, Snowball accused.

  4. Windmill Reconstruction • Weather conditions were Harsh. • Animals had to reconstruct the windmill. • Human beings would rejoice if the windmill were not completed on time. • Due to heavy snow in quarry, the work had to be halted.

  5. Windmill Reconstruction • 3 feet thick walls instead of 18”. • Animals were losing hope. • Only Clover and Boxer remained firm.

  6. Food Shortage • Corn Ration reduced. • Extra potato ration to be issued but it also had been frosted. • Only chaff and mangles to eat

  7. Views of Outside world • Windmill destroyed. • Nothing to eat in the animal farm. • Animals resorted to cannibalism and infanticide.

  8. Mr. Whymper • A human solicitor hired by Napoleon. • Misled and thought that everything is alright at animal farm • Everything is alright and well managed at the animal farm. • There is no food shortage

  9. Napolean’s Apathy • Grains were scarce and no stock of food available. • Animals were threatened with starvation

  10. Napolean never made public appearances meanwhile • He resided inside the farm house • Farm house was protected by fierce looking dogs • He even stopped making weekly appearances on • Sundays rather he used Squealer to communicate • his orders

  11. Contract for eggs supply • One Sunday morning, Squealer announced the contract Napoleon had made with Whymper. • Four hundred eggs would be supplied every week. • This would supposedly help the farm pay for grains and keep the supply going till the Summer appraoches.

  12. Hens were unwilling to surrender their eggs. • They were  getting their clutches ready for the spring sitting.

  13. Rebellion by the hens • Hens termed this demand from them equivalent to murder • They rebelled against Napoleon and launched strong protest

  14. The method they used was flying upto the rafters and laying eggs over there so that they got smashed ultimately.

  15. Repressive Reaction by the pigs • Ration for hens was completely stopped. • Death penalty for any animal who would help hens with food. • Dogs were monitoring the situation so as to enforce the orders issued by Napolean.

  16. Nine hens died meanwhile • Hens relented at last • Eggs were taken away as soon as they were laid

  17. Rumors about Snowball • Pigs spread rumors about snowball. • Scapegoat. • Snowball the real enemy.

  18. Snowball used as the scapegoat • Every mishap and misfortune was attributed to • Snowball. • Snowball was actually in league with Jones from • the day one

  19. Animals shocked • Boxer is not ready to accept this. • He couldn’t forget his bravery. • Snowball a true commrade • Squealer convinced boxer.

  20. Assembly of Animals • After four days Napolean called all the animals in the yard. • All the animals were frightened. • Napolean took servey of his audience. • Dogs seized four of the pigs and dragged them to Napolean’s feet.

  21. Attack on Boxer • After that dogs attacked on Boxer. • Boxer defended himself and pinned the dog to the ground. • Napolean ordered Boxer to let the dog go. • Napolean called the animals to confess their crimes.

  22. Slaughtering of Animals • First of all pigs confessed that they were the copanions of Snowball. • On pigs confession dogs tore them into pieces. • Then hens,goose,and sheep also confess their crimes. • They all were killed by the Dogs.

  23. Condition of Animals and Boxer’s views • It was first time happened after the expulsion of Jones. • Animals were shaken, miserable,and confused on the cruel retribution. • They assembelled in a knoll. • Boxer said it happened due to some our faults and I’ll work harder.

  24. Thoughts of clovers • In the spring evening clover looked down the hillside and start thinking. • This was not for what they started rebellion against human beings. • She satisfied herself by saying that it is far better than living with Jones. • She realized everything but couldn’t express into words.

  25. Abolishment of “Beasts of England’’. • In gloomy condition animals began to sing ‘’Beasts of England’’. • When the finished singing, Squealer appeared. • He announced that “Beasts of England” had been abolished. • Rebellion is now completed and this song is no longer needed.

  26. Composition of another song • Pig Poet composed another song which began: Animal farm,Animal farm, Never through me shalt thou come to harm! • But it couldn’t motivate the animals like “Beasts of England”

  27. Political Allegory ANIMAL FARMRUSSIAN REVOLUTION

  28. ANIMAL FARM • Under direct control • Laborious life • More effort, less food • Food shortages • Illusion of the strength • Empty food bins- filled with sand • Hiding the fact from the outside world • Policies-working • Farm –actually becoming weak Failure of five year plan • RUSSIA • All industry under state control • Hard life of workers • Pay was poor • Famine of 1931 &1932

  29. Napoleon's Pile of Corpses, and Stalin's Great Purge • Meeting of Napoleon • Confession of pigs, sheep, hens • dogs tore their throats out • Great Purge, 1936 and 1938 • police to Gulag labor camps • association with Leon Trotsky • 500,000 up to 2 million “Moscow show trials” • Working to eliminate every last trace of the opposition • Confess falsely to crimes that they never committed

  30. Clover Russian working class Educated but unable to protest or speak about “As Clover looked down the hillside her eyes filled with tears. If she could have spoken her thoughts, it would have been to say that this was not what they had aimed at………. when old Major first stirred them to rebellion……..” • the clause, “If she could have spoken her thoughts...” • the narrator reminds us that.. • that Clover can't read • can’t even put her thoughts into words • deeply bothered by the violence

  31. STALIN • Power increases • Complete control over • Propaganda to convince • The only protection • NAPOLEON • Terror and Propaganda • Dictator • Convincing the animals • The only protection

  32. Nine dogs/NKVD • Public and secret police organization • The violent force (Stalin to remain in power) • Exile of Trotsky, Purges • Napoleon seizes the nine dogs • Carry out Napoleon’s execution orders • Growl at anyone who argue • Exit of Snowball, killing of pigs, sheep, hen.

  33. The Scheming Frederick and Hitler Broke the Non-Aggression Pact Pile of timber to either Mr. Frederick or Mr. Pilkington Mr. Frederick Hitler (leader of Germany) Mr. Pilkington United Kingdom (continue….in next chapter)

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