Transcript Warm Up #11
• What question would you like to ask George Orwell about Animal Farm and why? Warm Up #11 SENIOR PROJECT Due: #11 Next: #12 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings is a friend. No animal shall wear clothes. No animal shall sleep in a bed. No animal shall drink alcohol. No animal shall kill any other animal. All animals are equal. “FOUR LEGS GOOD, TWO LEGS BAD” • Specifically, Animal Farm is an allegory about the Russian Revolution of 1917. • Orwell creates fictional characters, cleverly disguised as animals, who represent specific people and ideas surrounding the events of the Russian Revolution. • Although Orwell was immensely influenced by the events occurring during this time, it is still important to remember the broader implications, themes, and symbols of this novella. Allegory Old Major Similarities Fictional Character/ Concept Real Person/Group Karl Marx (1818-1883) wrote the Communist Manifesto and set ideas of revolution and the Communist ideal in motion. Old Major introduced the idea that “humans are bad” and set the Animal Farm revolution in motion. Connecting to History Connecting to History Joseph Stalin Napoleon Leon Trotsky Snowball Propaganda department Squealer Czar Nicholas II Mr. Jones Communism Animalism Dedicated supporters of Stalin; generally undereducated and highly naïve. Boxer Former Aristocracy; moved away from Russia to continue to live their lavish lifestyle. Mollie The Communist Anthem, “The Internationale,” replaced by Stalin with the “Hymn of the Soviet Union.” “Beasts of England” Stalin’s development of the NKVD, which became the KGB, Russia’s secret police. The Dogs Critics of political and social change. Benjamin Animal Farm Irony to enhance understanding and appreciation • Now that you have read the book, what is ironic or contradictory, about each of these statements? • 1. Old Major asks the animals “You cows that I see before me, how many thousands of gallons of milk have you given during this last year? And what has happened to that milk which should have been breeding up sturdy calves? Every drop of it has gone down the throats of our enemies.” Dramatic and Situational Irony • 2. Old Major continues, “And you hens, how many eggs have you laid in this last year, and how many of those eggs ever hatched into chickens? The rest have all gone to market to bring in money for Jones and his men.” • 3. Napoleon called for paint to inscribe the Seven Commandments on the wall, which would “form an unalterable law by which all the animals on Animal Farm must live for ever after.” Dramatic and Situational Irony • 4. Squealer announces that Napoleon is dying. • 5. Squealer defends that the commandment has always been “No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets.” • 6. Napoleon declares that it was Snowball who destroyed the windmill. Dramatic and Situational Irony Animal Farm Foreshadowing • 1. Squealer defends the pigs, saying that they were the brainworkers and therefore needed the best food in order to stay healthy. • 2. Napoleon’s dogs chase Snowball off the farm. • 3. Squealer is able to change the Commandments on the wall with no problems or questioning. • 4. “No one stirred in the farmhouse before noon on the following day, and the word went round that from somewhere or other the pigs had acquired the money to buy themselves another case of whiskey.” Identify the foreshadowing for each of the following events: • Go back to the statements you either agreed or disagreed with at the beginning of Animal Farm. Read them through and decide whether you agree or disagree, no “not sure” this time. You can stay the same or change. • Then, for each statement, briefly explain why you agree or disagree and what, if anything, influenced your choice • Pass up to turn in when complete. Anticipation-Reaction Reading Presentations Volunteers will start us off… HOMEWORK Senior Project Checkpoint #12 Study for Animal Farm Test