Stella,+Sally

=Stella Yun=


 * 1. Summary**

- Because the farm was falling short of food, Napoleon makes a contract to sell 400 eggs a week. When hens rebelled toward this, he responds by cutting their rations. Snowball is accused for everything bad that happens in the farm such as falling down of windmill. Moreover, Squealer says that Snowball was Mr.Jones side and now staying at Mr.Frederick's farm. Animals are puzzled that he was a treacherous pig. Several days later, Napoleon makes animals to gather in the yard and violently kills the animals who confess that they helped Snowball. Animals that are still alive are shocked and now Beasts of England is banned. New song is made but it doesn't inspire the animals as much as the old song.


 * 2. Allegorical Connections**

- Animals: Weak citizens without any power or courage to oppose to the authority. - Hens: Revolutionary people who wants to make change against their authority. "Led by three young Black Minorca pullets, the hens made a determined effort to thwart Napoleon's wishes." (page 86) - Napoleon: Leader who doesn't care about people under his power. Stalin.


 * 3. Symbolism**

- (page 91) Napoleon's two medals = Total authority. - (page 92-93) Assembly held by Napoleon that killed the traitors = Great Purge. - (page 97) New song that replaced Beasts of England = Change in the system.


 * 4. Satire**

- Irony: Boxer is frightened about how violence happened in the animal farm but he thinks that it is the animals' fault and the solution is to work harder for Napoleon. "I would not have believed that such things could happen on our farm. It must be due to some faults in ourselves. The solution is, as I see it, is to work harder." (page 94) - Irony: Clover still says that she accepts Napoleon's leadership and won't rebel against him. "If she could have spoken her thoughts, it would have been to say that this was not what they had aimed." (page 95) "Whatever happened she would remain faithful, work hard, carry out the orders that were given to her, and accept the leadership of Napoleon." (page 95)


 * 5. Character change**

- In this chapter, pigs, especially Napoleon, shows his absolute power over the animal farm. He starts accusing Snowball for anything negative happening. Also, he even uses violence over some animals who helped or had contact with Snowball. By abolishing the song Beasts of England and making a new song, Napoleon had changed almost everything in animal farm without listening to others. - Napoleon gets more fierce and other animals are scared.

= = =SALLY YU= =6. twisting of logic and history to serve political ends (What examples do you see?) = __-TWISTING OF LOGIC__ -Animals accuse Snowball if anything goes wrong. Although once the lost key was found beneath the sack of meal. There is not much evidence to claim that Snowball was causing trouble. (p.88)

-It is illogical for Boxer to believe what Napoleon said about Snowball being a traitor, because Napoleon said it. “If Comrade Napoleon says it, it must be right.”(p.91)

-It is illogical for Boxer to think that working harder wouldn’t cause anymore problems in the farm (after the show trials). “I do not understand it. I would not have believed that such things could happen on our farm. It must be due to some fault in ourselves. The solution, as I see it, is to work harder. From now onwards I shall get up a full hour earlier in the mornings.” p. 94

__-HISTORY(more of alligorical)__ -When Napoleon assembles the animals in the yarn, he makes animals confess of their guilt of helping Snowball. This is like the Show Trials where animals confessed their guilt and were killed. Napoleon ordered to kill anyone who confessed of helping Snowball, or anyone who did any harm to the farm, or eating when they shouldn’t have. "The three hens who had been the ringleaders in the attempted rebellion over the eggs now came forward and stated that Snowball had appeared to them in a dream and incited them to disobey Napoleon’s orders. They, too, were slaughtered. " (p.92)

-Great Terror is shown when Clover talks about the terror and slaughter and how animals did not dare to speak their thoughts when the dogs (Red Army) were around. " Instead—she did not know why—they had come to a time when no one dared speak his mind, when fierce, growling dogs roamed everywhere, and when you had to watch your comrades torn to pieces after confessing to shocking crimes." p.95

//TWISTING OF HISTORY (IMPORTANT**) -Napoleon was absent in the Battle of Cowshed, but Squealer states that he was actually the leader, and shouted "Death to Humanity!" and charged for the humans. He states that Snowball ran away, which caused the other animals to follow. Also, accused Snowball of being part of the humans.Therefore, Napoleon made up history to make himself look good. (arrant distortion)//

-”Animal Farm, Animal Farm, Never through me shalt thou come to harm!” This song replaces Beasts of England because it was abolished (no need, because rebellion was complete). It is significant because it causes a less unification, and less love for the farm due to the terror, and because the Beasts of England (a major source for giving courage, and unifying the animals) was abolished. //This new song is more about nationalism, and how everything should be sacrificed to the state. While the Beasts of England was more about equality, and freedom. (IMPORTANT**)//
 * 7. use of propaganda/doublespeak (look for slogans, songs, etc.); EXPLAIN the significance; use the handout**

-Napoleon decrees that anyone who gives a hen a grain or a corn will be punished by death (pg. 87)
 * 8. abuse of power (How do some abuse power at the expense of others?)**

-Napoleon accuses Snowball of being a secret spy with Jones after he states that Snowball sold himself to the Fredrick of Pinchfield Farm (who is planning an attack on animal farm.) Napoleon states that he destroyed the animal farm in the Battle of Cowshed, when Snowball actually fought very bravely to save the farm. He proves this by saying that it is in the secret documents, but since the other animals are unable to read, they are not able to prove Napoleon wrong. "He was Jones’s secret agent all the time. It has all been proved by documents which he left behind him and which we have only just discovered..... he attempted—fortunately without success—to get us defeated and destroyed at the Battle of the Cowshed?” (p.90)
 * 9.** **questions: develop a minimum of five (total) interpretive and evaluative questions based on the section (see below for question writing help)**

-Why was the Beasts of England abolished? -Was it reasonable for Napoleon of accusing Snowball for being a secret agent of Mr. Jones? -Was it reasonable for the other animals to accuse Snowball of destroying the farm, and stealing the keys? -Why did Napoleon assemble the animals to the yard? -What do the hens do to rebel to the contract of four hundred eggs per week?