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Animal Farm

by George Orwell

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Animal Farm Questions and Answers

What is George Orwell's message in the novel Animal Farm?

Why do the animals confess to their crimes in chapter 7 of Animal Farm?

How are each of the Seven Commandments broken in Animal Farm?

Explain the meaning of this quote from Orwell's Animal Farm: "The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which."

In chapter 6 of Animal Farm, what methods does Squealer use to manipulate the animals?

How does Napoleon gain power over Animal Farm, and how does he maintain it?

How is Squealer able to convince the other animals to accept whatever Napoleon decides in Animal Farm?

In Animal Farm, in what chapter does Napoleon take the puppies, and is there another way that he has power over the other animals?

In Animal Farm, what are the living conditions like for all of the animals except the pigs and dogs?

In the book Animal Farm, what does Sugarcandy Mountain represent?

I need a good hook for my essay on Animal Farm, my thesis is: "The utopia of Animal Farm fails because of Squealer's propaganda, fearful animals, and blind followers." Any suggestions

What is the significance of the windmill in Animal Farm?

Where in the story does Boxer say “I will work harder,” and “I have no wish to take life, not even a human life” in Animal Farm?

How does Squealer justify the milk and apples going to the pigs in Animal Farm?

In chapter 10 of Animal Farm, the pigs start walking on two legs. Is this a sign of progress?

Propaganda In Animal Farm

It is said Squealer would turn black into white; how is this shown in Animal Farm?

In George Orwell's Animal Farm, what do you think the missing milk foreshadows?

In Animal Farm, all seven commandments are erased. What is the new commandment, and how has it been true from the beginning?

Irony In Animal Farm

In Chapter 2 of Animal Farm, what do the animals do after they drive the humans from the farm?

What are some examples of bandwagon propaganda in Animal Farm?

Compare and contrast the characters of Napoleon and Snowball in Animal Farm.

How is Snowball used as a scapegoat in Animal Farm?

Why did George Orwell write Animal Farm?

In Animal Farm, how does Napoleon use propaganda effectively, and how does he change history?

What are some logical fallacies in Old Major's speech from chapter 1 of Animal Farm?

Why does Napoleon order the animals to stop singing "Beasts of England" in Animal Farm?

Why were changes made to the Seven Commandments in Animal Farm?

How are power and corruption shown in Animal Farm?

Where did the pigs get the money to buy whiskey in the end of Animal Farm?

In Animal Farm, what advantages or privileges have the pigs given themselves that the other animals don't have? How does this separate the pigs from the other animals?

Explain this quote from Animal Farm: "Throughout the spring and summer they worked a sixty-hour week, and in August Napoleon announced that there would be work on Sunday afternoons as well. This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half." (62)

Compare how Mr. Jones and Napoleon ruled the animals in Animal Farm.

What objections do some animals raise to the principles of Animalism in Animal Farm?

In Animal Farm, what three important changes have occurred on Animal Farm after Snowball leaves?

Why is Napoleon a bad leader in Animal Farm?

What do you think about the fact that Snowball was awarded "Animal Hero, First Class" in Animal Farm?

In Chapter 9 of Animal Farm, why are only the young pigs being educated, and why are they discouraged from playing with the other young animals?

How is Animal Farm an allegory for the Russian Revolution?

Satire In Animal Farm

Compare and contrast the two battles in Animal Farm, the Battle of the Cowshed and Battle of the Windmill.

What are the milk and apples symbols of in Animal Farm?

Describe Old Major's speech in Animal Farm. What significance does it have?

What are a few examples of figures of speech in chapter 1 of Animal Farm?

How does life change for the animals after the Rebellion in Animal Farm?

Why don't the pigs like the pet raven Moses' stories about Sugarcandy Mountain in Animal Farm?

Find examples of humor in Animal Farm. Explain what purpose humor serves in the novel. How does it support Orwell's theme? How has Orwell used the animal fable to present his view of human nature? Back up any generalizations you make with specific scenes and characters.

How is the windmill destroyed in Animal Farm and why does Napoleon blame Snowball?

In Animal Farm, how are the leadership styles of Napoleon and Snowball different?