Animal Farm Chapter 1 Dialectical Journal

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Chapter 1 and 2 1. At this point of the novel, I feel a little curious as to where the story is going to go. I must say, I am a little confused on how the animals are planning on going though with their plans. 2. I can think of ways I have felt like these animals do in the story. I feel this way because I feel like sometimes people use me for something without really realizing it. I work two jobs, and have a fairly stable income, and for a long time I struggled with my money. I now know how to manage it, however there are times I feel like people use me, because they know I’m stable with my money. Chapter 3 and 4 1. According to major the main cause of the animals problems is man, humans. 2. Four of the commands that Major give the animals …show more content…

The battle against Frederick's men is different from the Battle of Cowshed because the animals are fighting to defend their own territory and their achievements, rather than simply seeking revenge for their previous mistreatment, and being manipulated by Napoleon. 10. The animals celebrate the victory but the costs of the battle were a cow, three sheep and two geese were killed, almost all of the animals were injured, boxer hurt his hoof and the windmill was destroyed. 11. In the years animals had been bought to replace most of the old and dead ones. The windmill had then been fixed however is not being used to gain energy for all the animals, Its now being used to mill corn to make money for the pigs. 12. What is the new commandment and how has it been true from the beginning? “All Animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others" Since the beginning this commandment has been true to all of them. 13. The pigs are starting to resemble humans, even dressing have behaving exactly like humans, the rest of the animals can start to see the pigs for that they really are. Part B: 1. "Four legs good, two legs bad" distills Napoleon's hatred for the humans into an easy to remember slogan that was created by the sheep of the farm. Orwell uses sheep to deliver this line because of their traditional stupidity and the fact that they will follow …show more content…

Assume in this context is used to show how how easily the leader of the animals jumped to conclusions and also how docile the animals who were under his control were. Assuming things most defiantly isn’t always accurate. It's better to have the facts first before deciding things. 5. All of the animals will benefit from Snowball's plans, because less work will need to be done. I want the windmill to succeed however, I don’t believe it will with Napoleon in charge. Part C: 1. It is stated that the pigs should decide all questions of farm policy, however their decisions had to be ratified by a majority vote. 2. The paragraph states this by saying "It had come to be accepted that the pigs, who were manifestly cleverer than the other animals, should decide all questions of farm policy, though their decisions had to be ratified by a majority vote.” 3. The two pigs that are the strongest leaders are Napoleon and Snowball, however they are on very different spectrums of leadership, and have very different ideas of being a leader. 4. There were debates because Napoleon and Snowball disagreed on everything. If one of them said one thing, the other would want the exact opposite. 5. Their main point of disagreement came when snowball wanted the windmill, however Napoleon did not. And this came to a head when Napoleon got rid of