Animal Farm– Part 1 Key Quotations

“Man is the only real enemy” Old Major AF#1 “Man is the only real enemy” Old Major

“We must not come to resemble [man]” Old Major AF#2 “We must not come to resemble [man]” Old Major

“All animals are equal” Old Major AF#3 “All animals are equal” Old Major

“Every mouthful of food was an acute pleasure” Narrator AF#4 “Every mouthful of food was an acute pleasure” Narrator

“I will work harder!” Boxer AF#5 “I will work harder!” Boxer

AF#6 “It was given out that the animals there practised cannibalism” Narrator

“I have no wish to take life, not even human life” Boxer AF#7 “I have no wish to take life, not even human life” Boxer

“if she could have spoken her thoughts” AF#8 “if she could have spoken her thoughts” Narrator, describing Clover

“he proved to them in detail that they had more” AF#9 “he proved to them in detail that they had more” Narrator, describing Squealer

“…it was impossible to say which was which” Narrator AF#10 “…it was impossible to say which was which” Narrator

“Man is the ….. ….. ……” Old Major AF#1 “Man is the ….. ….. ……” Old Major

“We must not come to ………. ……” Old Major AF#2 “We must not come to ………. ……” Old Major

“All animals …… ……..” Old Major AF#3 “All animals …… ……..” Old Major

“Every mouthful of food was …… …… ……….” Narrator AF#4 “Every mouthful of food was …… …… ……….” Narrator

AF#5 “I will ……. ……….!” Boxer

“It was given out that the animals there ………. …..….” Narrator AF#6 “It was given out that the animals there ………. …..….” Narrator

“I have no wish to take life, …… ……. ……….. ……..” Boxer AF#7 “I have no wish to take life, …… ……. ……….. ……..” Boxer

“if she could have ……. …… ……..” AF#8 “if she could have ……. …… ……..” Narrator, describing Clover

“he proved to them in detail …….. ……. …… ……” AF#9 “he proved to them in detail …….. ……. …… ……” Narrator, describing Squealer

“…it was impossible to say …….. ….. ………” Narrator AF#10 “…it was impossible to say …….. ….. ………” Narrator

THEMES TASK Can you link the quotations to any of the following themes ? Hope and dreams Equality / inequality Naivety and manipulation EXTENSION Can you think of any other themes?

LANGUAGE TASK ZOOM IN on the quotations. Which is the most important word? Is it a… Noun Verb Adjective Etc. THEN - Think about the choice of the characters’ names

STRUCTURE TASK The quotations are presented in order. What do you notice about the pattern of ideas in the story / narrative?