You will closely analyze the events of chapter 8, as well as the language: you will closely examine Minimus’s poem to be able to identify and explain the tone of the writing. You will explain how the tone is constructed through poetic techniques.
The rules are changing...literally! Somebody is rewriting the commandments to serve the purposes of the pigs.
>> Is it believable that the animals are fooled by this and do not see through the cunning of the pigs?
Squealer carries on with his propaganda.
>> Describe the purpose of Squealer's use of 'facts' and statistics.
Napoleon is definitely no longer ‘one of the animals’
>> How is he setting himself apart from the others?
The dealings with the neighboring farms.
>> Historically and in regards to the allegory, what or who could these neighboring farms represent?
The humans attack, the animals win, and the pigs celebrate.
>> What is ironic about their celebration?