Questions

Napoleon is scared that he will not be able to complete the sketches, let alone the actual building, and he will end up having to dishearten the animals with the bad news. If the animals have something to work towards, Napoleon thinks, they will work harder than ever before, knowing that there will be a prize at the end.
 * 1) **** Why does Napoleon let Snowball complete the plans for the Windmill before driving him away? **

** 2) **** Why does Napoleon order that the hen’s eggs be sold, and what happens when the hen’s rebel? ** The animals are nearly starving and there is almost no food left. The hens must give up their eggs for sale so that meal and grain can be purchase for the good of all, although only the pigs will end up eating their fill. When the hens rebel by flying up to the rafters, Napoleon threatens them by stopping the hens’ rations. “Napoleon acted swiftly and ruthlessly. He ordered the hens' rations to be stopped, and decreed that any animal giving so much as a grain of corn to a hen should be punished by death.”

** 3)What was the purpose of Old Majors vision? How does Animal Farm change? Do any concepts of the vision stay the same? **
The purpose of Old Major’s vision was that of equality and to show the animal’s how badly they have been treated by humans. From a vision to a reality, it appeared as if something big was being accomplished, but in the end all progress was lost and the civilization ended just as it began. Old Major was the elder in this society and he was seen as the wisest of animals, ” Now, comrades, what is the nature of this life of ours? Let us face it: our lives are miserable, laborious and short. We are born, we are given just so much food as will keep the breath in our bodies, and those of us who are capable of it are forced to work to the last atom of our strength.”

** 4) **** What two mottos does Boxer adopt? What do they mean? ** Boxer’s two mottos’ are, “I will work harder” and “Napoleon is always right”. They imply that no matter what happens, boxer will always follow Napoleon and work to his best ability. This is a dangerous approach to life as napoleon becomes quite violent and takes many human lives.

** 5) **** What is the cause and the results of the Battle of the Cowshed in Animal Farm? ** The cause of the battle of the cowshed was Mr. Jones and his men wanting to bring the farm back into their possession, possibly even to be rid of the animals once and for all. The effect was, overall, victorious. The animals found themselves with a gun, a dead sheep and an anniversary date on their hands.

he use? ** George Orwell uses many different techniques, such as: using his ability to rewrite history in an interesting and persuasive way, rewording humans’ ideas in a coherent novella. This makes you want to read on, and when to book is finished, to wish it could go on for longer.
 * 6) **** How is George Orwell persuading us (the readers) throughout Animal Farm, what techniques does

** 7) **** Can you find any similar novels that use its characters as metaphors for real world people? ** Many nursery rhymes represent real people, for example, some people believe that the nursery rhyme, Little Miss Muffet, symbolizes Mary, Queen of Scots and John Knox, the spider, a minister who wanted to scare her off the throne due to religious differences. Many nursery rhymes have hidden meanings.