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yytre
yytre
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High School - 9th Grade

What was ironic about the animals working on the windmill on Sundays?

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Posted by yytre on Tuesday November 13, 2007 at 12:51 PM and tagged with animal farm, symbolism.

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  1. renelane Teacher
    High School - 11th Grade

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    One of the first changes for the animals after the rebellion was the ability to have Sundays off from work. Now, with the pigs in control, they "ask" the animals to work on Sunday. It is phrased a a strictly voluntary commitment, but any animal not working on the windmill has his rations cut in half.

    The work on the windmill is the main focus on the farm and it is starting to fall apart. The building of the windmill was supposed to alleviate hard labor for the animals, yet it is more of a hardship than before.

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    Posted by renelane on Tuesday November 13, 2007 at 5:22 PM