Animal Farm

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1. Narrator

This had long been expected, and all

preparations had been made.
Snowball,
who had studied an old book of Julius
Caesar's campaigns which he had
found in the farmhouse, was in charge
of the defensive operations. He gave
his orders quickly, and in a couple of
minutes every animal was at his
post.

2. Narrator

At the graveside Snowball made a

little speech, emphasizing the
need for all animals to be ready to
die for Animal Farm if need be.

3. Boxer and Snowball

"He is dead," said Boxer

sorrowfully. "I had no intention
of doing that.
I forgot that I was wearing iron
shoes. Who will believe that I
did not do
this on purpose?"

4. Narrator

"No sentimentality, comrade!"

cried Snowball from whose
wounds the blood
was still dripping. "War is war.
The only good human being is
a dead one."
Throughout the spring and
summer they worked a sixtyhour week, and in

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What does it explain to the reader about
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Why is it important for the reader to
understand your character and this
quote?
This quote supports the theme by showing
that Snowball gives the orders and every
animal listens without hesitation.
It explains that they have a set ruler and
nothing any other animal says goes, only in
the rulers and in this case it is Snowball and
Napoleon.
It is important because it is a great example
of Tranny/Totalitarianism.
The quote supports the theme by explaining
that the animals are being told that if they
have to put their life on the line for the
rebellion they would have too with no
questions to be asked. No man or animal
should be told to fight for their death if thats
not what they want. These animals are being
ruled by dictators who are taking advantage
of their power.
Snowball and Napoleon set out orders to
fight until death. That is something that
Boxer did not want to do, and he was very
ashamed of it. Boxer had no intention of
killing anyone and he is realizing that this
rebellion is not for him not matter how much
he wanted to change from being a slave. He
was pressured into fighting because he is the
biggest and the strongest and that is the
rulers taking advantage of their power over
the animals.

This quote represents that the animals are

working themselves to death because
Napoleon is ordering them too. Their rations

August Napoleon announced

that there would be work on
Sunday afternoons
as well. This work was strictly
voluntary, but any animal who
absented
himself from it would have his
rations reduced by half.
5. Narrator

His two slogans, "I will work

harder"
and "Napoleon is always right,"
seemed to him a sufficient
answer to all
problems.

6. Narrator

One Sunday morning, when

the animals assembled to
receive their orders,
Napoleon announced that he
had decided upon a new policy.
From now onwards
Animal Farm would engage in
trade with the neighbouring
farms:

7. Narrator/Squealer

It was also more suited to the

dignity of the Leader (for of
late he had taken to speaking
of Napoleon
under the title of "Leader") to
live in a house than in a mere
sty.
The rule was
against sheets, which are a
human invention. We have
removed the sheets
from the farmhouse beds, and
sleep between blankets. And
very comfortable
beds they are too! But not
more comfortable than we
need, I can tell you,
comrades, with all the
brainwork we have to do
nowadays. You would not rob
us of our repose, would you,

8. Pigs

are reduced by half and the more they work

the weaker they will get and the less efficient
their work will be resulting in more time
before they become completely independent
from their so called enemies and that is the
only goal they realistically all have in
common. The other animals are being so
manipulated by Napoleon and are not
making rational decisions and will eventually
work themselves to death.
This is showing Napoleon rising in power.
He is producing these slogans to nearly brain
wash the animals to believe that he is always
rightAlmost like a god, or a king which
directly reminds me of the Russians which
this novella is related too and it ties in the
Dictatorship and how he wants and will rule
all. Napoleon is nearly trying to brainwash
the animals into only believing him and
following him.
This quote is just another representation that
the animals are following Napoleons rules
instead of producing their own ideas for what
will help the farm become independent from
the humans. The animals lining up in the
morning to receive their duties reminds me
of the Nazi concentration camps and how
they get their orders, they work all day, and
barely get any food and are not treated
completely fairly.
This quote represents to me that every
animal is basically bowing down to
Napoleon, giving him the entire house to
himself instead of him living on the ground
like the rest of the animals. The animals see
Napoleon as almost holy, and the person
they give every sacrifice to.
This quote is basically trying to convince the
other animals they are in the wrong and
misunderstood the commandment to start
with which had to of been changed at some
time. The pig is comvincing them that they
have to have the most comfortable beds in
the house to be able to properly carry out the
duties that they have. This quote is also
telling the animals that they are the most
superior because they consider themselves
the brains of the farm and that the deserve
that best that they can get because they
supposedly do so much for the farm when in
reality the hard-working animals do the most
for the farm.

9. Napoleon

10. Narrator

comrades? You would not have

us too tired to
carry out our duties? Surely
none of you wishes to see
Jones back?"
"Comrades," he said quietly,
"do you know who is
responsible for this? Do
you know the enemy who has
come in the night and
overthrown our windmill?
SNOWBALL!" he suddenly
roared in a voice of thunder.
"Snowball has done
this thing! In sheer malignity,
thinking to set back our plans
and avenge
himself for his ignominious
expulsion, this traitor has crept
here under
cover of night and destroyed
our work of nearly a year.
Comrades, here
and now I pronounce the
death sentence upon Snowball.
Starvation seemed to stare
them in the face.

This was the very first obvious remark as the

dictator Napoleon was becoming and rather
quickly at that. The destruction of the
windmill was hardly Snowballs fault because
he did what he could for an animal who
could not stand on his hind legs. Napoleon
was offering a full bushel to any animal to
captured Snowball alive knowing that a
bushel would be hard for anyone to ignore.
This shows that whatever Napoleon, the
dictator, says was always right and everyone
had to believe it was true with no hesitation.
The animal did not want to believe that
Snowball was quality of such an action but
felt compelled to believe. Napoleon knew
that Snowball did not purposely destroy the
windmill like he himself worked very hard
on and this shows that he does not have the
animals best interest and that is a treat all
leaders should have, and hardly a leader
Napoleon was at that.
This quote represents that Napoleons pride
got in the way and the animals were actually
working themselves to death on Napoleons
orders. Napoleon ordered that the animals
work continuously on the windmill to get it
up again and make sure nothing will destroy
it again because he did not want the human
laughing at his failure.