Animal Farm Test Flashcards

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Allegory

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A story with another meaning under the surface. Characters, setting, and events make sense on a literal level but are designed to represent another thing.

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Fable

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Generally about animals with human powers, told to teach a moral.

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satire

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Intentional degrading of a subject or subjects for comic or dramatic effect, an attack or ridicule

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propaganda

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A type of one-sided communication meant to influence the thoughts and actions of an audience

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Utopia & is it animal farm? (character)

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the perfect place, AF is anti-utopian (Benjamin)

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Totalitariansim

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Form of govt. that attempts to assert total control over the lives of it citizens

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Scapegoat

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A person who is blamed for wrongdoings, mistakes or faults of others for convenience

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Purposes for writing AF (5)

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-Warn of dangers with totalitarianism
-Warn that revolutions fail bc power obtained = corruption
-Warn the masses of propaganda
-Satirize those who believes utopia is possible
-Express personal disappointment in Russian Revolution

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Stalin and Trotsky, big ideas and detailed ideas

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Trotsky: Big ideas, Stalin: detailed

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Trotsky with politics?

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Bored but a great speaker, big ego made him miss things

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Stalin with politics?

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Great at them, could manipulate the system and worked behind the scenes

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1938, the Non-Aggression Pact and aftermath is what in AF?

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The pact is the lumber sale with Frederick. the aftermath is the Battle of the Windmill

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