Animal Farm: Themes (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Four key themes in Animal Farm
Four key themes in Animal Farm
Class, Equality/Inequality, Power/Corruption, Language as Power
Pigs' class role on the farm
Pigs' class role on the farm
Elite/ruling class, called 'mindworkers'
Who Boxer represents
Who Boxer represents
The working class/proletariat
Boxer's fate when no longer useful
Boxer's fate when no longer useful
Sold to the glue factory by the pigs
Original purpose of Seven Commandments
Original purpose of Seven Commandments
To ensure equality among all animals
Final altered commandment about equality
Final altered commandment about equality
All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others
Resources pigs take for themselves
Resources pigs take for themselves
Milk and apples
Napoleon's methods to control the farm
Napoleon's methods to control the farm
Fear, propaganda, and violence
Historical leader Napoleon mirrors
Historical leader Napoleon mirrors
Stalin
Napoleon's enforcers on the farm
Napoleon's enforcers on the farm
The dogs, trained to be loyal only to Napoleon
Who Squealer represents
Who Squealer represents
The Soviet press
Squealer's main function
Squealer's main function
Manipulating language/propaganda to serve pigs' interests
How pigs use the changing commandments
How pigs use the changing commandments
To legalise their actions & justify their behaviour