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krystal14
krystal14
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High School - 10th Grade

After the destruction of the windmill in Animal Farm, what is the next struggle the animals face?

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Posted by krystal14 on Wednesday September 30, 2009 at 6:21 AM and tagged with animal farm, situations.

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  1. scarletpimpernel Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    The destruction of the windmill is significant to Orwell's allegory for several reasons.

    1.  First, it allows Napoleon to blame Snowball for the heinous act and eliminates most of the remaining loyalty that any of the farm animals felt for the run-off pig.

    2.  Next, after its destruction Napoleon begins his true reign of terror--all in the name of weeding out insurgents who desired to harm the animals' cause. This section of the novel symbolizes Stalin's mass executions of political opponents or not-so-gullible "commoners."  Like Stalin, Napoleon begins with harsher food rationing, and when the overworked hens protest, a "riot" ensues, and hens are killed in the process.  More importantly, several animals "confess" to working with the enemy and are summarily executed.  Chapter 7 (the chapter which follows the windmill scene) ends with the Squealer's declaration that

    "the execution of the traitors this afternoon was the final act. The enemy both external and internal has been defeated."

    These incidents demonstrate Napoleon's (Stalin's) quest and attainment of ultimate power.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/animal-farm/chapter-vii-summary-ana...

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    Posted by scarletpimpernel on Saturday October 3, 2009 at 6:44 AM