Monday, March 19, 2007

Chapter 1:
Old major the Prophet
Main Events:

  • The animals gathered together for an important meeting after the humans went to bed.
  • Old Major gave an inspirational speech about how the animals should take over the humans and their land.
  • The outline of the seven commandments was said by old major.
  • The Animals agreed on rallying together to bring down their human overlords.

Qoutes :
“What is the nature of this life of ours? Let us face it, our lives are miserable, laborious and short. We are born, we are given just just so much food as will keep the breath in our bodies, and those of us who are capable of it are forced to work to the last atom of our stregth” Old major page 3.

“Man is the olny real enemy we have. Remove man from the scene, and the root cause of hunger and over work is abolished for ever.” Old major page 4.

“That is my message to you, comrades: Rebellion! I do not know when that rebellion will come, it might be in a week or in a hundred years, but it know, as surely as I see this straw beneath my feet, that sooner or later justice will be done.” Old major page 5.

“What ever goes on two legs is an enemy. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings is a friend. And remember also that in fighting man, we must not come to resembler him.” Old Major page 6.

Chapter 2:
The beginning of an empire.
Main events:

  • Old major dies.
  • Napoleon, Squealer and Snow ball took countroll of the animals and lead them to defeat the humans and took over the farm.
  • The Seven commandments were written.
  • The pigs steal the milk……

Qoutes
“Comrades those ribbons that you are so devoted to are a badge of slavery.” Snow ball page 10.

“Ribbons are considered as clothes, which are the mark of a human being. All animals should go naked.” Snow ball page 13.

"Now comrades, to the hay field! Let us make it in a point of honour to get in the harvest more quickly than Jones and his men could do" Snowball page 16.

Chapter 3
Everything is at peace…
Main events:

  • The animal’s conduct a great harvest were every one is given the same amount of food.
  • The pigs teach the animal’s basic reading and writing skills but some animals are better than others.
  • Most animals cant remember or write the whole seven commandments so it is shortened to “Four legs good two legs bad”
  • The milk problem is solved with a vivid explanation of the pigs needed it because it helps them make decisions and makes their brains work better.

Quotes:
“Comrades you do not imagine, I hope, that we pigs are doing this in a spirit of selfishness and privilege? I dislike them myself. Milk and apples (this has been proved by science comrades) to contain substances absolutely necessary to the well being of a pig. We pigs are brainworkers.” Page 23 Squealer.

“I will work harder!” which boxer adopted as his personal motto.” Page 18 Boxer.

“Donkeys live a long time. None of you has ever seen a dead donkey.” Page 19 old Benjamin.

Chapter 4
The Battle of cowshed.
Main events:

  • The idea of the rebellion is spread across to the other farms by pigeons and is carried out on the farms.
  • The battle of cowshed is fought, and very strategically won by Snowball. Boxer also nearly kills a young man by kicking him in the face.

Quotes:
“War is war. The only good human is a dead one.” Snowball page 28

“He is dead; I had no intension of doing that. I forgot that I was wearing iron shoes. Who will believe that I did not do this on purpose?” Boxer page 28.

“There was much discussion at to what the battle should be called. In the end it was named the Battle of cowshed, since that was where the ambush had been sprung.”
Narrator page 29.

Chapter 5

All Hail Napoleon.
Main events:

  • Mollie runs away for good, to another human for sugar and ribbions.
  • Snowball and Napoleon have a huge debate about a windmill that will power the whole farm and Napoleon wins by saying not to build it.
  • Snow ball gets driven out by the dogs and napoleon
  • Napoleon takes rule and cancels Sunday meetings and forms a committee of pigs that take care of all the issues in the farm.

Qoutes:

""Do you give me your honour that that man was not stroking your nose?" Said clover. "It isn't true!" repeated mollie. Without saying anything to the others clover went to mollie's stall and turned over the strw with her hoof. HIdden under the strw was a little pile of sugar and several bunches of ribbion of different colours."Clover to mollie and the narrator page 30 -31.

"Commrades, i trust that every animal here appreciates the sacrifice that Comrade Napoleon has made in taking this extra labour upon himself. Do not imagine, Comrades, that leadership is pleasure! On the contray, it is a deep and heavy responsibility. No one believes more firmly than comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal..." Squearler page 37.

"That evening squearler explained to the animals that Napoleon had never in reality been opposed to the windmill... Snowball actually stole the drawing from Napoleon's papers..."Why whould he had spoken so strongly against it then?" That was Napoleon's cunning. He semmed to oppose it just to get rid of Snowball" Squearler page 38 - 39.

1 comment:

CeeJay said...

Excellent summaries and choice of quotes - you've picked up on all the really important events and the nuances involved and also chosen quotes which reflect these.