Wednesday, April 30, 2008
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Literature Notes
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Animal farm characterization chAP1
Animal farm:
· Situated at England
Man:
1. Depended on animals a lot
a. Used dung to fertilize the soil
b. Looked down on animals
c. Treats animal cruelly
d. Selfish towards animals
1. Mr. Jones
a) Owner of manor farm
b) Drinks beer and forgetful
c) Animals are afraid of him
d) Ruler of animals
e) Has gun(always in his rm)
2. Mrs. Jones
a) Snores
Windmill
Animals
1. Animal products is stolen by Man
2. Man is the only real enemy
3. Wanted to remove Man
4. Thoughts on Man
a. Man=HUNGER & OVERWORK to animals
b. Only creature consumes w/o producing
c. Too weak to pull the plough
d. Can’t run fast to catch rabbits
e. Man=Hell
5. Will finally be killed
6. Future is uncertain
7. Loves to sing ‘Beasts of England’
8. Fast in reacting to the environment
3. Pigs –VIPs, leaders, more intelligent than others
a) Old Major
i. Known as Willingdon Beauty
ii. Highly regarded
iii. Animals are willing to sacrifice their bedtime just to meet him
iv. Known as Willingdon Beauty
v. Highly regarded
vi. Animals are willing to sacrifice their bedtime just to meet him
a) Major
i) 12 yrs old
ii) Majestic-looking pig despite Grown bigger in size
iii) Wise & kind (benevolent)
iv) Had a strange dream and wanted to share to other animals
v) Treated ‘em as close friends(comrades)
vi) Responsible
vii) Understand the world and animals (knowledgeable)
viii) Said:
(1) Animals’ Lives are:
(a) Miserable
(b) Laborious - requiring much unwelcome, often tedious effort
(c) Short
(d) Only given the amount of food needed for survival
(e) Strong animals are forced to work, till they can’t take it
(f) Slaughtered cruelly when usefulness had come to an end
(g) Animals start working after 1yrs old
(h) Not free(free time)
(i) Misery & slavery
(j) ALL MEN ARE ENEMIES. ALL ANIMALS ARE COMRADES.
(2) You resolution(rebellion) should not be unsure(started when animals can’t stand hungriness) à stated in chap2
(a) REBELL:
(i)Never listen to Man
(ii) Mans are liars
ix) Encouraged rebellion against man for justice
x) Wanted the animals to fight for their rights
xi) Fair
xii) Rules being set:
(1) “4 legs good, 2 legs Bad.”
(2) “must not resemble Man”
(3) Must never
(a) live in house
(b) sleep on bed
(c) wear clothing
(d) drink alcohol
(e) Smoke tobacco
(f) Touch $
(g) Engage in trade
(h) Treat their own kind cruelly
(i) Kill
(4) No matter what we are all brothers All are =
xiii) All habits of Man are EVIL
xiv) Formed a song named: Beast of England
(1) The animals sang with excitement
b) Napoleon (male)(boar) ~
c) Squealer (a brain washer of other animals) ~
d) Minimus (male) ~
2) Dogs- more intelligent than others~
a) Bluebell~
b) Jessie~
c) Pitcher~
3) Hens~
4) Pigeons ~
5) Sheep ~
a) Goat (Muriel)-white goat~
6) Cows ~
7) Horses-, careful,
i) Boxer(male) Big in size(18 hands high)
ii) Power of 2 combined horses
iii) Looked stupid (white stripe down his nose)
iv) Not very intelligent, but universally respected for steadiness of character & great power of work
v) United with clover
b) Clover(female)
i) Grown bigger in size after 4th foul(young horse)
ii) Very caring for ducklings(or others)
iii) United with boxer
c) Benjamin(donkey)-small kind of horse
i) Oldest animal
ii) Worst tempered
iii) Seldom talk(proud)
(1) Usually talk and give sarcastic remarks
(2) NEVER laugh
iv) Devoted to Boxer
(1) Usually spend Sundays together looking at sceneries but never talk
d) Mollie(female) >>> adult female horse
i) Foolish(insensible)
ii) Pretty
(1) Stroll into the meeting
(2) Plait Red ribbon = slavery(selling them to market) à stated in chap2
(3) Flirts her white mane(Horse)
8) Ducklings (which Lost their mother
i) Might be the smallest animal
9) Cat (last to enter)
a) Lazy
b) Inattentive
10) Moses (large bird)
a) Friendly towards ppl
11) Rats
12) Rabbit
Animal farm characterization chAP2
Animal farm:
Man:
1. Mr. Jones
2. Mrs. Jones
Windmill
Animals
· Successful in rebellion and thought they were lucky
· Made sure Manor Farm is free from Man after it
· Demolished Jones possessions(anything that resembles him, i.e. Knife for killing animals
· Afraid of the pigs
· Animals seek for education through trash newspaper
- Pigs –VIPs, leaders, more intelligent than others all males are porkers
a) Old Major
2.a.1. Died 3 days later
2.a.1.1. Buried@ foot of orchard
a) Major
i) Took over Old major’s sit(hierarchy)
ii) Start to teach & organize
iii) Recognized as most intelligent animal
b) Snowball (male)(boar)
i) lively and high-spirited
ii) fast in speech
iii) more inventive than Napoleon
iv) gave name to animalism
c) Napoleon (male)(boar)
i) gave name to animalism
ii) led the animals for 2X ration corn
iii) 2 biscuits to each dog
iv) Instructed the change to Animal Farm
v) Greedy ( lied to other animals and stolen the milk from the cows)
d) Squealer (a brain washer of other animals)
i) Small & fat
ii) Chubby & cute
iii) Brilliant talker
iv) Persuasive to others
v) Restless
vi) ‘could turn black into white’
vii) gave name to animalism
e) Minimus (male)
2) Dogs- more intelligent than others
a) Bluebell
b) Jessie
c) Pitcher
3) Hens
4) Pigeons
5) Sheep
a) Goat (Muriel)-white goat
6) Cows
7) Horses-, careful, faithful to pigs, stupid but willing 2 learn, good@ singing,
a) Boxer(male)
i) Wears small straw hat 2 keep flies away from ear
b) Clover(female)
c) Benjamin(donkey)-small kind of horse
d) Mollie(female) >>> adult female horse,
8) Ducklings (which Lost their mother
9) Cat (last to enter)
10) Moses (large bird)
a) Mr. Jones special pet
b) Spy & tale-bearer
c) Clever talker
d) Claimed to know mysterious country, Sugarcandy Mountain, after death place
e) Hated by animals coz of his tales(that didn’t work)
i) But some believed
f) Mr. Jones feed him with crusts of bread soaked in beer
11) Rats
12) Rabbit
After rebellion
1. Animals had more food
2. Additional sleep
3. Sang Beasts of England 7X
4. Woke up as usual, but wonder to the pasture together and enjoyed the morning scenery
5. Everything they see was theirs (an irony)
6. Become more knowledgeable about surrounding( of Manor farm)
7. Freedom around Manor Farm
8. Changed to Animal Farm
The 7 commandments
1. More than 2 legs is an enemy
2. 4 legs, or has wings is a friend
3. Naked
4. Shouldn’t sleep in a bed
5. Shouldn’t drink
6. Shouldn’t kill
7. All animals are equal
8. 
9. … And various others, besides instituting classes in reading & writing,
Animal farm characterization chAP3
Animal farm:
Man:
1. Mr. Jones
2. Mrs. Jones
Windmill
Animals
· All animals worked except the pigs who instructs
· Animals were very hard working, complete task faster than under Mr. Jones instructs
· Work through the day under the sun
· Biggest harvest ever; no wastage; no stealing
· Work around the clock; very exhausting
· Rewarded with More food to eat
· More leisure
· Normal features of life in olden days had almost disappeared
o Eg: no grumble over rations, quarrelling & biting & jealousy
· Inequality Work distribution
· No work on Sundays; but have ceremony-FLAG raising, debates, Animal Anthem, Recreation in the afternoon
o Debate over retirement age of each class of animals
· Did not quite understand Animal Committees( bottom of page), take advantage when treated with generosity
· Education is important
· Had no say (in distribution of $ from windfall) as all leaders are the pigs
1) Pigs –VIPs had harness room as their headquarters, studied Blacksmithing (making and repairing iron and metal objects such as horseshoes), Carpentering. SB, Nap, SQ agreed in collecting the entire windfall just for them; inequality in harvest distribution.
a) Old Major
b) Major
c) Snowball (male)(boar)
i. work less but instructed other animals to work
ii. always in disagreement with NP
iii. indefatigable @ setting up Animal Committees( bottom of page)
iv. but everything was a failure except for reading & writing classes were great success (says about his unrealistic expectations)
d) Napoleon (male)(boar)
a) work less but instructed other animals to work
b) always in disagreement with SB
c) took no interest in SB’s community
d) said education is more important for the young instead of anything(adults)
e) kept 9 puppies after they were WEANED; told the mother that he’ll take care about their education; kept in a place where only reachable by a ladder; till no one remembered their existence
f) mystery of the missing milk went mixing with pigs mash
e) Squealer (a brain washer of other animals)
a) work less but instructed other animals to work
b) told other animals ‘that pigs dislike milk & apples, the pigs are consuming these for their health’, ‘brain-workers’… drinking milk & eating apples for the animals’ sake
c) threatened the animals about the pigs falling ill, causing Jones to come back, as they(pigs) are watching over their welfare
f) Minimus (male)
1) Dogs- more intelligent than others
a) Bluebell
i) Gave birth with 9 strong puppies with Jessie
b) Jessie
i) Gave birth with 9 strong puppies with Bluebell
ii)
c) Pitcher
i) Interested in reading 7 commandments
2) Hens considered stupid
3) Pigeons
4) Sheep considered stupid
a) Goat (Muriel)-white goat
i) Reads to others by getting materials from rubbish heap
5) Cows
6) Horses-, careful, sacrificial,
a) Boxer(male)
i) Admired by other animals due to hard work
ii) Treated unequally by pigs due to his strength
iii) Volunteered himself by waking ½ h earlier than others to continue with the work that needed him most
iv) Answer to every problems & able to take blames
v) Adopted a personal motto, “I will work harder”
b) Clover(female)
c) Benjamin(donkey)-small kind of horse
i) Quite unchanged after rebellion
ii) Work in a slow pace
iii) No opinion towards rebellion
iv) Said, “ donkeys long live-time, you never seen a dead donkey before”> Pride>felt there’s no difference with Jones presence
v) Read as well as pigs, but doesn’t practice
d) Mollie(female) >>> adult female horse, lazy to work
i) not good at waking up early
ii) had a way of leaving work early saying that she had a stone in her hoof(foot)
iii) refuse to learn
7) Ducklings (which Lost their mother considered stupid
8) Cat (last to enter)
a) Disappear for hours during work but return at meal-times
b) Purrs while Giving excuses (very convincing)
c) Joined Reeducation Committee for awhile
9) Moses (large bird)
10) Rats
11) Rabbit
Animal farm characterization chAP4
Animal farm:
Man:
1. Mr. Jones
2. Mrs. Jones
Windmill
Animals
· Rebellion news spread across ½ the country very quickly
· Rebellion started to occur in other farms
· Beast of England was known everywhere
· External treats were prepared for action
· Invasion lasted for 5 min; animals are very well prepared
· Excited about their victory towards invasion
· Flag raising & sang Beasts of England
· All agreed 2 create >
o military deco: Brass medal <>
o classes:
§ first class, Animal Hero,
§ second class, Animal Hero
· discussed on battle, named; Battle of the Cowshed
· set gun up at foot of flagstaff(flagpole), & fire it 2X/year
o 12 October > anniversary of Battle of the Cowshed
o Midsummer Day, anniversary(2 unify animals) of rebellion
- Pigs –VIPs, leaders, more intelligent than others
a) Old Major
b) Major
c) Snowball(male)(boar)
a) everyday sent out pigeons to mingle, about Animal Farm’s rebel & taught Beasts of England, with neighboring animal farms
b) studied Julius Caesar’s campaigns; in charge of defensive operations
c) organized on how to treat external treats
d) emphasized on animals ready to die 4 animal farm(speech after invasion)
d) Napoleon (male)(boar)
e) Squealer (a brain washer of other animals)
f) Minimus (male)
1) Dogs- more intelligent than others
a) Bluebell
b) Jessie
c) Pitcher
2) Hens
3) Pigeons
a) Messenger of surrounding news
4) Sheep
a) Funeral after being killed in invasion
b) Goat (Muriel)-white goat
5) Cows
6) Horses-, careful,
a) Boxer(male)
i) Was sad & heartbroken as he Killed an invader during the invasion (unintentionally)
b) Clover(female)
c) Benjamin(donkey)-small kind of horse
d) Mollie(female) >>> adult female horse,
i) timid; went for hiding after the first shot from Jones during invasion
7) Ducklings (which Lost their mother
8) Cat (last to enter)
9) Moses (large bird)
10) Rats
11) Rabbit
