More animal farm quotes

Question 1

He carried…

Answer 1

• Displays, the servitude of the animals as well as the control the pigs have over them,
• it also is an allegory to stalin who turned communism into a dictatorship

“He carried a whip in his trotter” Chapter 10 napoleon

Question 2

terrible stories…

Answer 2

• This we can assume is propaganda released by Snowball, which is to make the animals hate Frederick.
• This shows that the pigs are manipulating the animals for there own personal gain of more food and staying not only in control of trade but control of the animals

“terrible stories were leaking from pinchfield about the cruelties of frederick practised upon his animals “ Chapter 8

Question 3

Only Boxer and…

Answer 3

• This is an allegory to the workers of the USSR who were manipulated into constant work by the government,
• the intellect of the pigs, allows them to control Boxer in particular because he is not smart and ignorant to what the pigs are trying to achieve

“Only Boxer and clover never lost heart “ Chapter 7

Question 4

Have you any…

Answer 4

• Squealer is trying to justify that Snowball and the stories about him are lies,
• the idea of having documents and physical items allows him to make the past how he likes,
• this refers to the propaganda that was used to remove the other revolutionaries and the ideas about them during the purges to further stalin’s power

“Have you any record?”, “Is it written down anywhere” Chapter 6, Squealer