Russian Revolution Rhetorical Analysis

Identify important elements of LITERAL (Russian Revolution) Exposition.

• Dissolving the Duma

• Russo-Japanese war

• Bloody Sunday 1905

Direct Quotation: Element of Exposition:

1. “And remember also that fighting against man, we must not come to resemble him” (Orwell 1.11).

a. Foreshadowing

2. “Then, Snowball (for it was Snowball who was best at writing) took a brush between the two knuckles of his trotter, painted out MANOR FARM from the top bar of the gate and in its place painted ANIMAL FARM” (Orwell 1.24)

a. Setting

3. “Last of all came the cat, who looked round, as usual, for the warmest place, and finally squeezed herself in between Boxer and Clover; she purred contentedly throughout Major’s speech without listening to a word

of what he was saying” (Orwell 1.6)
a. Character development
4. “’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; and the very instant that our usefulness has come to an end we are slaughtered with hideous cruelty’” (Orwell 1.6-7)
a. Conflict: sparks revolution
5. “And then, after a few preliminary tries, the whole farm burst out into Beasts of England in tremendous unison. The cows lowed it, the dogs whined it, the sheep bleated it, the horses whinnied it, the ducks quacked it. They were so delighted with the son that they sang it through five times in succession” (Orwell 1.14).
a. moode

Connect elements of Animal Farm Exposition to your “RR” notes.
Direct Quotation from non-fiction: Connection to AF:
1. Karl Marx had ideas for the working class to overthrow the Czar.
a. Old major wanted the animals to revolt against Mr. Jones (manor farm)
2. The revolution/ uprisings started in Russia because of low wages, bad working conditions, and bad leadership (Czar Nicholas II)
a. The revolution began because Mr. Jones was a drunk, created poor working conditions for the animals, and in total, treated the animals very badly.
3. Czar Nicholas planned to build up Russian industries (industrialization). This made Russia the 4th largest producer of steel in the world
a. Mr. Jones treated the animals poorly and overworked them, so although the working conditions were bad, Mr. Jones was able to make the profits of the farm successful.
4. Karl Marx publishes the Communist manifesto… when he dies, Marxism is born
a. Old major tells the animals of his visions of equality for all animals… when he dies, the revolution of the animals on Manor Farm against Mr. Jones sparks.

Due:
Identify important elements of LITERAL (Russian Revolution) Rising Action. (ch. 2-7) – (5 is somewhat climax)
• Great purge
• 5 year plans
• Secret police- police state
Direct Quotation: Type of Conflict:
1. “Their method was to fly up to the rafters and there lay their eggs, which smashed to pieces on the floor” (Orwell 76)
a. Man vs. society
2. “The dogs saw to it that these orders were carried out. […] nine hens had died in the meantime” (Orwell 76-77).
a. Man vs. man
3. “It says, ‘No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets,’” she announced finally. Curiously enough, clover had not remembered that the fourth commandment mentioned sheets, (Orwell 67).
a. Man vs. self (+man)
4. “In the end, it was named the Battle of Cowshed, since that was where the ambush had been sprung” (Orwell 44).
a. Man vs. man
5. “According to Napoleon, what the animals must do was to procure firearms and train themselves in the use of them. According to Snowball, they must send out more and more pigeons and stir up rebellion among the animals on the other farms” (Orwell 51).
a. Man vs. man

Connect elements of Animal Farm Rising Action to your “RR” notes.
Direct Quotation from non-fiction: Connection to AF:
1. Trotsky is exiled from communist Russia snowball kicked out of animal farm

2. Stalin’s 5 Year Goals Hens are mad at Napoleon’s rules to produce 400 eggs

3.

The Great Purge Napoleon’s dogs kill the hens after rebelling against him

4. Civil war (red vs. white)--- Bolsheviks win battle of cowshed--- animals wi

Due:

Identify important elements of LITERAL (Russian Revolution) Climax & Resolution.

Climax: Stalin has complete control over Russia (mid 1930s) + when Trotsky is exiled from Russia (1928)

Resolution: no resolution- Russia is still a communist nation with Putin as the dictator

Direct Quotation: CONTEXT to Climax/Resolution:

1. “One of them all but closed his jaws on snowball’s tail, but snowball whisked it free just in time. Then he put on an extra spurt and, with a few inches to spare, slipped through a hole in the hedge and was seen no more” (Orwell 53).

a. Climax- leaves napoleon as main leader (dictatorship)

2. “That night there was the sound of uproarious singing, which followed by what sounded like a violent quarrel and ended at about eleven o’clock with a tremendous crash of glass. […] and the word went round that from somewhere or other the pigs had acquired the money to buy themselves another case of whiskey” (Orwell 126).

a. climax// falling action--- working class that loves napoleon is seen as nothing to him (can just be sold off with no remorse, napoleon with complete control and no one to overtake

him)
3.

There was nothing there now except a single Commandment. It ran: ‘All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others’” (Orwell 134).

a. Falling action// resolution- napoleon’s complete control over other animals

4. “it was a pig walking on his hind legs. Yes it was Squealer. A little awkwardly, as though not quite used to supporting his considerable bulk in that position, but with perfect balance, he was strolling across the yard. […] He carried a whip in his trotter” (Orwell 133).

a. falling action// resolution—animals act like people (not just live like them, ie. Clothing and sleeping)

5. The creatures outside looked rom pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which” (Orwell 141)

a. resolution

***two climaxes: when snowball is driven out of animal farm; when boxer is sold off to slaughterhouse, leading into the 10th chapter (years later)  the first climax leads to the “second” climax”

Connect elements of Animal Farm Rising Action to your “RR”

notes.
Direct Quotation from non-fiction: Connection to AF:
1. Trotsky is exiled from Russia because Stalin viewed him as a threat
a. Napoleon kicks Snowball out of Animal farm, leaving Napoleon as the one leader
2. Stalin makes a non-aggression pact with Hitler during WW2 to not get into war with one another
a. Napoleon sells timber to Mr. Frederick, however Frederick pays Napoleon with counterfeit money (leading to a battle…)
3. Hitler attacks Russian borders, which destroys the Soviet’s industry
a. Frederick and his men attack the windmill on animal farm for good
4. Napoleon has total control over the farm: no more revolts, profitable farm
a. Stalin achieves total control in 1930s: communist nation, dictatorship, world power