GOV 24.64 Animal Farm – Ch 8

Revolutions

‐ A revolution (from the Latin revolutio, “a turn around”) is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time.

Discuss similarities among the revolutions below.  What do they have in common?  What conditions lead to revolution?  What usually happens when the people rise up?  Are some of these revolutions more beneficial or positive than others?

1. French Revolution
2. American Revolution
3. Cuban Revolution
4. Chinese Revolution
5. Iraqi Revolution
6. Romanian Revolution

Thought Questions

1. How had Napoleon further set himself apart from the other animals? (p62 & 63)

2. Why were the animals especially afraid of Mr. Frederick from Pinchfield Farm? (p65 & 66)

3. Who did Napoleon sell the farm’s excess wood to? (p67)

4. In what three ways did Mr. Frederick prove himself to be an enemy of the animals? (p69 -71)

5. What did the pigs discover in the basement of the farmhouse after the Battle of the Windmill? (p73)


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