Animal Farm Quiz 1
Answer these questions in writing. Answers need to be only as long as it takes to answer the question.
1. What is an allegory? Why is Animal Farm an allegory?
An allegory is a literary piece that represents a greater and hidden idea. Animal Farm is an allegory because it represents all the revolutions that have resulted in people's freedom, such as the civil rights movement and the Arab spring. Furthermore, Animal Farm paints a picture of how animals are treated horribly until they cannot work anymore, at which point they get killed or sold. This also is an allegory that represents the Holocaust.
2. Identify Major’s heroic qualities. In what way does he approximate an ancient Greek hero?
Major is a highly respected boar who took time before he died to unite the animals of the farm with a common cause. His age and respectability inspired the animals to work for the solution to their problems. Major is like an ancient Greek hero because of his "noble" standing; he is Mr. Jones's prize pig. The animals in the farm look up to him as their leader, which is one of the qu...
what Squealer was telling them. He was even able to sell his story that Boxer
In Animal Farm there are many important characters. Some of the characters that played a role in this book are Old Major, Snowball, Napoleon, Mr. Jones and Boxer. Old Major was an old boar that dreamed of a better life and incites the animals to overthrow man. He was an inspiring
It was was a dark night, all the animals huddled around Old Major to hear what he had to say about his dream. It turns out Old Major talks about rebelling against man so that all animals can have a better life. Ironically, after Rebellion, no one except Napoleon has a better life and he makes their lives even harsher. This is a story of communism, this is the story of Animal Farm.
An example of an Allegory is the novel-The Lord of the Flies by William Golding. This story has many allegories about society, morality and religion. However,the island itself is an allegory for society. The main characters of the novel are Ralph and Jack though Simon, Piggy, Roger and the littluns are a key part in the unfolding of events.
What is the definition of a good novel? Opinions on this question may differ, but there are many things that good novels have in common. Most importantly, the reader must enjoy the novel. When I use the word enjoy, I don’t necessarily mean that it should make the reader ‘happy’ or ‘joyful’. The novel should give the reader a valuable or worthwhile experience. Many good novels often address topics that relate to our own reality. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, one of the main focuses is on power and corruption.
Old Major chose a poor time to launch a rebellion. The dogs showed little care for the outcome of their pups’ upbringing. The hens’ independence could be seen as a bad action to the taking over of the farm. If the sheep were genetically smarter the story’s course could have been changed. Boxer’s tolerance of the pigs could have been a factor leading to his death. Benjamin’s negligence could have been the downfall of the farm. Lastly the remaining pigs selfishness is a contribution leading to the worse then average life of the farm animals. All these animals were responsible for the pigs’ dictatorship.
Most directly one would say that Animal Farm is an allegory of Stalinism, growing out from the Russian Revolution in 1917. Because it is cast as an animal fable it gives the reader/viewer, some distance from the specific political events. The use of the fable form helps one to examine the certain elements of human nature which can produce a Stalin and enable him to seize power. Orwell, does however, set his fable in familiar events of current history.
Allegory was central to the understanding of Animal Farm, thus digging the deeper meaning behind the literal meaning would be beneficial for the understanding of dualism in this work. Allegory was “a story or visual image with a second distinct meaning partially hidden behind its literal or visible
A singer writes a song, performs it, and it becomes popular. Another singer performs the same song, but in a different style. This completely changes the song’s message, tone, and possibly its idea. The song keeps changing more and more as it’s covered. This really represents Animal Farm written by George Orwell, and the character’s changes throughout the story.
Orwell’s Animal Farm is an allegory because it has a very hypocritical meaning to it. At the very beginning of the story the animals had a problem with the abusive farmer. He would mistreat them, use them completely for their resources, and would kill them for their meat with no remorse. The famer never showed love to these innocent little creatures. The Wise pigs then held a meeting, and all the animals attended. They developed a plan to drive the abusive farmer out, and finally live free. When they did succeed things were great, well at first they were. The pig Snowball led in their operations and the animals built a pretty safe haven for themselves. Rules were applied, and measures of security were taken for their tight little community. There would be animals on the lookout for intruders trying to disturb there peace. It was like the animals had their own little nation. When the farmers did attack eventually the animals were able to make them retreat in war. Even though some of their friends had passed, such as the dog of the farmer. She had died leaving
1. George Orwell's "Animal Farm" is considered a rhetorical allegory. Allegory refers to a story that can contain a hidden political or moral meaning. In "Animal Farm", there are allegories that portray real people, places, and occurrences. The story is originally set on Animal Farm which becomes a metaphor for the Soviet Union, Russia. Napoleon, who takes charge of the farm is analogous to Joseph Stalin. When he drives out Snowball he exclaims to the rest of the animals, "In future, all questions relating to the working of the farm would be settled by a committee of pigs, presided over by myself. These would meet in private and afterward communicate their decision to the others" (Chapter 5). This shows his direct connection to Joseph Stalin because he behaves as a dictator, taking all the power into his own
Animal Farm, by George Orwell, is a fictional political satire. Animal farm is also an allegory. An allegory is a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. The book focuses mainly on the inhabitants of Manor Farm which is a grand farm in the countryside, this farm represents Russia in the time of the revolution. All of the animals and humans that live on this farm represent major classes or figures in the Russian revolution.
Everyone has encountered Aesop's fables at some point in their life. Aesop is the most renowned author of fables; a fable can be any “short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters” (“Fable”). For example, Animal Farm by George Orwell can be considered a fable. In this novel, the animals on Manor Farm rebel against their oppressive dictator, Mr. Jones, forming Animal Farm. However, after the rebellion, the animals allow the pigs to take over, who become the oppressive dictators who abuse the animals; Animal Farm has come full circle. It is rather obvious that the characters and events in Animal Farm are parallels to the rise and revolution of Communism in Russia. But why would Orwell write a fable instead of a political novel? One reason is prominent among many. By writing a fable, Orwell is able to incorporate traditional morals from well-known fables into his novel, Animal Farm; The morals from “The Ass and the Old Shepherd,” “The Hawk, the Kite, and the Pigeons,” and “The Lion’s Share.”
Traditional fables are moral stories that usually feature animals. Aesop's Fables, which are probably the most well known, tell tales about animals that have clearly human characteristics, like the sly fox, the patient crow and the selfish dog. Since Aesop's stories have been told for over 2,500 years, they are clearly a form well suited to telling a universal truth in a way that is accessible to children and memorable for adults. In writing Animal Farm, Orwell wanted to express a particular set of ideas about revolutions - ideas that he thought were more or less universal. The success of the book since its publication would seem to indicate that he had the right idea.
Writers often use social criticism in their books to show corruptness or weak points of a group in society. One way of doing this is allegory which is a story in which figures and actions are symbols of general truths. George Orwell is an example of an author who uses allegory to show a social criticism effectively. As in his novel Animal Farm, Orwell makes a parody of Soviet Communism as demonstrated by Animal Farm's brutal totalitarian rule, manipulated and exploited working class, and the pigs' evolution into the capitalists they initially opposed.