1. ANIMAL FARM
REVISION

2. Chapter 2
Old Major dies
Revolution – animals chase Mr Jones and his men off the farm.
Animal Farm sign
Seven Commandments on barn wall
Milk disappears

3. CAPITALISM
COMMUNISM
Mr Jones
Pigs (animals)

4. Chapter 3 THEME: Power-struggles Propaganda Tyranny
Pigs supervise the labour in the fields.
Biggest harvest
Sunday rest
flag-raising ceremony
planning next week’s work programme
“Beasts of England”
Snowball and Napoleon disagree, struggle for power
Committees
Reduces Seven Commandments to single saying – “Four legs good, two legs bad”
Pigs take milk for their diet, “brainwork”

5. TROTSKY =
SNOWBALL
RUSSIA =
ANIMAL FARM
STALIN =
NAPOLEON

6. Chapter 4 THEME: Use of propaganda
Animals on other farms become more rebellious.
Jones and neighbouring farms’ men launch an assault on AF
Snowball organises the defence
SB, Boxer and sheep that died receive medals for bravery.
Battle of the Cowshed
Mr Jones’ gun set against flagpole
Fired on anniversary of battle and Rebellion
THEME:
Use of propaganda

7. Celebrations, medals and honours on AF
SATIRE =
Celebrations, medals and honours on AF
Strategy used by Russian revolutionary leaders to control Russians

8. Chapter 5
Mollie runs away and returns to the world of the humans (enemy)
SB wins support during meetings because of his brilliant speeches.
Napoleon and SB can’t agree on farm policies.
SB – WINDMILL
NAPOLEON – FOOD PRODUCTION
Napoleon urinates on windmill plans.
SB wins support with a brilliant speech.
Napoleon puts the nine dogs he has been training on SB, chase him off farm

9. THEME: Power and corruption
Napoleon announces Sunday debates and meetings will end, only salute the flag and sing “Beasts of England”.
Special committee of pigs with him as leader make decisions.
Squealer – Napoleon is always right.
Animals file past Old Major’s skull.
Napoleon – build windmill AFTERALL!!! Actually his “idea”…
THEME:
Power and corruption

10. Rivalry between leaders - CLIMAX
SNOWBALL was the enemy
Outcomes of a terrible tyrant in charge:
Stops group-planning
He and his supporters use propaganda and fear to manipulate evidence
NAPOLEON becoming worse than Mr Jones
Orwell’s satirical purpose:
Napoleon’s takeover stands for Stalin’s ruthless rise to power in Russia.

11. Use and misuse of language (“voluntary”)
Chapter 6
Animals believe all the hard work is for their benefit.
“Voluntary” Sunday-work –
only half food ration.
Harvest not as good.
Windmill difficulties
Boxer: “I will work harder”
Trade with neighbouring farms.
Former rules against trade, contact with humans –
dogs silence protests.
Pigs move into farmhouse and sleep in beds.
“No animal shall sleep in a bed WITH SHEETS.”
Half-built windmill blown down during a storm – Snowball’s fault…
THEME:
Use and misuse of language (“voluntary”)

12. Misuse of the media: Squealer is a “spin doctor”
Scapegoat = SNOWBALL
Prevents them from comparing conditions with what they had before
Keep masses busy with work and celebrations.
Typical strategy of a dictator is to change history and people’s memories of the past to suite his needs.

13. Napoleon’s building of the windmill
Stalin’s Five-year Plan for Communist Russia