Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Responding, Animal Farm Chapters 8–10

Personal Response

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

I would find it rather depressing, as the animals' hopes are dashed of having a free life. Although they think they are free and they work for themselves, they are actually working for the pigs. It is quite saddening for the animals, it is like they have been betrayed. Therefore, I find it rather depressing.

Analyzing Literature
Recall and Interpret


1. 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?

Napoleon was selling timber to either Frederick or Pilkington, whomever paid the most to him. The battle of the windmills shattered their morales as during the battle of the windmill, their hard work (the windmill), was blown up by the humans. Orwell is highlighting the German Invasion of Russia during World War 2.

2. 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?

Boxer was sent to the knacker's. The other animals learnt of his fate when Benjamin announced the word on the side of the van in which Boxer was in. The words pointed out that the van belongs to the knacker's. They came to a conclusion that Boxer was sent to the hospital where he received expensive and admirable care before he died happily.

3. 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?

The fifth commandment was changed to "No animal shall drink alcohol to excess" from "No animal shall drink alcohol". The Sixth Commandment was changed to "No animal shall kill any other animal without cause" from "No animal shall kill any other animal". The entire list of commandments were eventually changed to "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others". I think Orwell is trying to make a point that the communication in the Soviet society is effective, as the news of Napoleon and the other pigs' wrongdoings were very fast known by the whole farm.

5 Comments:

At February 17, 2011 at 6:35 PM , Blogger Party2go said...

Wut about the writing assignments

 
At January 22, 2019 at 4:47 PM , Blogger Unknown said...

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At April 29, 2019 at 1:56 AM , Blogger Unknown said...

umm writing assignments??

 
At March 30, 2020 at 6:25 AM , Blogger Unknown said...

Thank you so much! Also, why did you post this at 1:21 AM??? Get some sleep, don't screw up like I do. :)

 
At June 7, 2021 at 9:17 AM , Blogger Unknown said...

this was no help

 

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