Animal Farm — The Movie
Animal Farm is an allegory. Everything in the movie is symbolic of the events
leading up to and after the Russian Revolution of 1917. The time span runs from
1905 to 1945.
The symbols of the animals, people, events, and places are listed on the left. You
are to describe the characters/items & do your best to identify what they represent in
Russian history. Be sure to cite scenes from the film that correspond to the history
we’ve studied. You may need to use your textbook to help.
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Farmer Jones
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Old Major
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Snowball
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Napoleon
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Boxer
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Ben
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The chickens
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Fat Pig Squealer
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The Dogs
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Trader Whimper
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The Farmhouse
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Items in the farmhouse
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Tools in the barn
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The windmill
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The meaning of the statement “Four legs good, Two legs bad”