Erin,+Rosa

1. summary - you will simply provide a verbal summary (Rosa)  Mollie interacts with the humans who feeds her and takes care of her. Soon, she disappears and is never seen again. During the winter, Snowball suggests an idea of building a windmill. However, Napoleon disagrees with his idea by urinating. When Snowball gives out his plans, all animals prepares for voting. However, Napoleon tells his nine trained dogs to attack Snowball. Then, Snowball gets driven out of the farm. Napoleon announces that all the decisions from now on are going to be made by the pigs only. Napoleon soon tells the animals that he was always supporting the idea of building windmill. Everyone is confused. However, Squealer convinces the animals to just accept everything that Napoleon says.  2.allegorical connections (What is the 'below the surface meaning?) (Rosa) -Expulsion of Snowball represents Stalin winning over Trotsky -"Suddenly he slipped and it seemed certain that they had him." (68)

-Not many animals support Napoleon ---"Several of them would have protested if they could have found the right arguments." (69) -Many animals were shocked by the expulsion of Snowball.

-Napoleon represents Stalin "'If Comrade Napoleon says it, it must be right.'" (70)

-- Mollie does not want to rebel -"For some weeks nothin g was known of her whereabouts; then the pigeons reported that they had seen her on the other side of Willingdon." (62) - Interacts with humans 

3. symbolism (**see below** for symbols to look for) (Rosa) Napoleon: Joseph Stalin Snowball: Trotsky Squealer: the Soviet government because he tells other animals about only the good sides of Napoleon. Animal Farm: Soviet Union Windmill: Fiver-year plan because it is to improve the animal's lives. 4. satire (How is Orwell making fun of and making a point about the object of his satire? **See information below for help**.) (Erin) juxtaposition - Napoleon and Snowball // they always had opposite opinions on everything they can disagree on. Their characteristics are also different in that Snowball always has calmness and uses his speech for his opinions, but Napoleon is aggressive. irony - pg. 69 ‘ I trust that every animal here appreciates the sacrifice that Comrade Napoleon made in taking this extra labour upon himself’. Was that a sacrifice? Wasn’t Snowball there to lead the animals? There is irony behind the loquacious talks of the Squealer for it is only aimed for the praise of Napoleon. Irony - pg. 68 ‘ It was noticed that they wagged their tails to him in the same way as the other dogs had been used to do to Mr. Jones.’ The irony behind is that the whole animal farm is established to get rid of human or humane characteristics. But now, dogs, a part of animals, are acting towards Napoleon as they did towards Mr. Jones. What does this foreshadow? 5. character change, focusing on the pigs (How do the pigs change?) (Erin) The pigs don’t have a significant turnabout in how they act or think. Chapter 5 is about the conflict that Mollie arises and the major confusion caused of Napoleon. Napoleon changes from a pig who always contradicted with Snowball, to a dictator using violence. This dictatorship over the farm foreshadows the changes that will be brought not only to the work or environment, but how the animals think itself too.

6. twisting of logic and history to serve political ends (What examples do you see?) (Erin) page 70. - The first paragraph ( the talk that Squealer does ) "Discipline, iron discipline, that is the watchword for today. Surely, comrades, you do not want Jones back?" This is a twist of logic for there is nothing iron discipline could do other than forced action. In addition, no matter the logic or if it made sense or not, Squealer twists everything around and make his speech appropriate by inferring that whatever Napoleon is doing, it will stop Jones from coming back. This is very illogical while he also twists the history of how Snowball contributed to the farm, now that his existence is gone.

7. use of propaganda/doublespeak (look for slogans, songs, etc.); EXPLAIN the significance; **use the handout (Jane)** "I trust that every animal here appreciates the sacrifice that Comrade Napoleon has made in taking extra labour upon himself" (pg. 69) - snob appeal "But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions." (pg. 69) - scape goat "Snowball… no more than a criminal?" (pg. 69) - scape goat - "Surely comrades, you do not want Jones back?" (pg. 70) - oversimplification - either/or - "If Comrade Napleon says it, it must be right" (pg. 70) - Slogan - "Tactics comrades, tactics said Squealer" (pg. 72) - confidence 8. abuse of power (How do some abuse power at the expense of others?) (Jane) Napoleon has a corrupt state of mind in which he thinks and states that pigs are superior and all decisions should lay on him. This kind of shows the part when Stalin (Napoleon) forces Trotsky (Snowball) out of power and takes control. (pg. 67~69) the dogs of Napoleon attack Snowball in order to conjure fear among the other animals to take Napoleon's side. (pg.71) Squealer uses Snowball as an excuse to why Napoleon suddenly decides to go along with the plan. 9. questions: develop a minimum of five (total) interpretive and evaluative questions based on the section (see below for question writing help) (Jane) - How do the techniques of the struggle for power differ between Napoleon and Snowball? What do you think Napoleon would do next, now that he has power? Who do the dogs and the sheep represent in Russia during the Soviet Union? Why did the animals just go on with the idea of the windmill when Napoleon stated, but was separated when Snowball was still there? How does Squealer abuse power?