Animal Farm Study Guide Responding Chapters 8-10

PERSONAL RESPONSE

What is your reaction to the novel’s ending? For example, do you find it uplifting,depressing, cynical? Explain.

Ans: I find it depressing. The pigs have turned into man and the animals are not free after all the happenings after they kicked out Jones. They are still the same while the pigs are enjoying the luxuries.

ANALYZING LITERATURE

Q1) What dealings does Napoleon have with Frederick and Pilkington? How does the battle over the windmill affect the animals? What events from Soviet history is Orwell highlighting?

Ans: Napoleon trades with Frederick and Pilkington. The animals becomes under a Republic ruled by Napoleon. It highlights Stalin tooking over the Republic.

Q2) What happens to Boxer and how do the other animals learn of his fate? How do they come to a final conclusion about these events?

Ans: He was sent to the knackers. The animals learnt about it when they bidded goodbye to Boxer when they notice the van carrying Boxer indicated that Boxer was sent to be slaughtered. Squealer finally told them that Boxer was sent to the hospital and they were relieved when they heard that.

Q3) What changes are made to the Fifth and Sixth Commandments? How is the entire list of Commandments ultimately refashioned? What point is Orwell making about the role of communication in Soviet society?

Ans: No animal shall kill any other animal was changed to no animal shall kill any other animal without reason and no animal shall drink alcohol was changed to no animals shall drink alcohol to excess.

Q4) In Chapter 10 the pigs begin to walk on two legs. In your opinion is this evolution a sign of progress? Explain.

Ans: No, i do not think that it is a sign of progress. It shows a sign that pigs are turning human but not showing the progress of the farm.

Q5) Some critics believe that, at the end of the book, Orwell suggests that the pigs and human political leaders are interchangeable. Do you think most government rulers are interchangeable? How might power change those who have it? Explain.

Ans: I think that most of them are interchangeable. Some government rulers are not rulking their country well like the pigs.