Animal Farm - Chapter analysis - Chapter 1
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- Created on: 22-05-13 17:55
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- Chapter 1
- Old Majors speech is to encourage the start of the rebellion
- There are 5 key points to the speech
- Encourage rebellion. Tells animals to spread the message.
- To warn them against the evils of humans
- Call for perfect unity and equality among all animals
- Man is the only enemy. They take but do not give back to the animals who produce the labour
- The revolutionary song "Beasts of England" is introduced.
- There are 5 key points to the speech
- The Sheep come up with "Four legs good, Two legs bad".
- Already there is a question of superiority as the pigs and dogs are right in front of the platform.
- Character personalities
- Boxer is not overly intelligent but VERY hard working
- Boxer and Clover introduced as kind animals.
- Dishonest characters may take advantage of this - foreshadowing
- Mollie and the Cat are selfish and don't care about the rebellion.
- Jones goes to bed drunk
- Not capable of caring. Lacks responsibility
- Animals see this as a representation of all humans
- Not capable of caring. Lacks responsibility
- Old Majors speech is to encourage the start of the rebellion
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