Animal farm Themes

Question 1

What are the 5 main themes of animal farm

Answer 1

Tyrants
Religion
Political satire
Allegory (Russian revolution)
Deception

Question 2

what is a tyrant and how is this theme represented in the book?

Answer 2

A tyrant is a cruel and oppressive ruler

At the very start of the novel the one person who seems to encapsulate this very theme is Mr Jones……
HOWEVER
At the end of the book Napoleon has become a dictator more than anything else and seems to suit the position more.

Question 3

Quotes: TYRANT

Answer 3

All that year the animals worked like slaves
Napoleon acted swiftly and ruthlessly
Punished by death

Question 4

Religion

Answer 4

Moses speaks about sugar candy mountain

Question 5

Political satire

Answer 5

Political satire is a significant part of satire that specializes in gaining entertainment from politics; it has also been used with subversive intent where political speech and dissent are forbidden by a regime, as a method of advancing political arguments where such arguments are expressly forbidden.

Question 6

Allegory

Answer 6

A story where the chararacters and situationsrelate to other characters and situationsto make a point about them.

e.g. The main action of Animal farmsstands for the Russian revolution in 1917 and the early years of the Soviet Union

Question 7

Deception

Answer 7

Deception occurs many times in the book when the pigs change the 7 commandments

Question 8

Quotes for deception

Answer 8

IN trade with neighbouring farmers (this shows interactions with human species)

Pigs moved into the farmhouse

Pigs slept in beds

NO animal shall kill
contradicted by the executions