1) What is your reaction to the animals' revolution? Explain
At first I thought it was a great idea, they could get rid of a huge injustice, men. But the I realized it was just an change of leadership, from man to pigs, even worst.
2) Do you sympathize with the animals' complaints and goals? Why? Why not?
Of course I do, the only thing they wanted was justice and freedom, and they just complained about what was between them and their goal.
3) Describe how the rebellion takes place? How does the animals behavior during the rebellion suggest human characteristics?
Everything started with Old Major's death, that was the motivator to such a huge revolution. Although in the movie every single animal is showed with human characteristics, but when things started to develope, pigs started to be every second more humanlike and to desobey every singe rule they wrotw at the beggining , until the end of the rebellion, when they were identicto men, they walked in two legs instead of four!
4) How do the pigs gain the rights to the cow's milk? Why do the other animals allow this? What does this event suggest about power hierarchy on the farm?
They excused thereselves saying that they needed to think properly because apples and milk helped to their brains, so they can keep Mr. Jones away. They also used the T.V to distract the animals. This is the evidence that supports the fact that in a hierarchycal pyramid, pigs are on the top due to their mental superiority.
5)What was your reaction to Snowball's expulsion from Animal Farm? Explain.
Really unfair, they abused with their power. It was really surprising because this was at the beggining of the revolution, when the pigs were just starting to take control of everything. It was a pity, because he could' ve head the revolution to the right path because his ethics were considerably more developed than Napoleon's.
6) Identify three ways that Napoleon tries to solidify his leadership position on the farm. How does the process of decision making on the farm change under Napoleon's leadership?
He washed their brains with videos, he threatened animals with dogs, and he lied to make them think everything he did was to help animals (for example with Snowball). When Old Major was the leader, they took decisions democratically, voting and making an overall choice. But then it became totalitarism, everyone was forced to do what Napoleon wanted them to do or they could literally die.
7)Why do the executions take place? What message eco these events send to the animals about their role in a future society?
The chickens disobeyed Napoleon, because they did not wanted to help men giving them their eggs. The pig got angry and executed them, sending to the animals in the falrm the message of what could happen to anyone that disobeys him. Then animals realized how it was going to be in the future, obeying every single thing Napoleon says.
8) Do you think it's fair that those who are more educated or more skilled -like the- pigs in Animal Farm have more influence on the decision making? Who makes the decisions in your family, community and nation?
It is true that more skilled people are able to make better decisions, but a decision must be ethically approved. That´s why in my opinion everyone should make the decisions, like in democracy, the system used in my country and community. But in my family isn´t like that, because my parents make the decisions and I don´t have the right to complain.
9) By the end of the film it can be suggested that the pigs and political leaders are interchangeable. How might power change those who have it?
In the case of the film, political leaders stayed unless they were removed by force. But they cannot change leadership when they wanted to, that is why they changed that much when powerful. When someone feels superior, he feels like he can do whatever he wants, like in the case of the pigs, who took control of everything transforming themselves drastically.
10) In your opinion are the pigs in Animal Farm more intelligent than all other animals? What qualities enabled them to lead the others? Provide examples that support your answer.
As language is power, the fact that pigs used it to handle animals s they want, makes them more intelligent. For example, when we must vote for a president in our country, we decide depending on what did they say and how. In Animal Farm, pigs were the leaders due to their skills and desire of power.
At first I thought it was a great idea, they could get rid of a huge injustice, men. But the I realized it was just an change of leadership, from man to pigs, even worst.
2) Do you sympathize with the animals' complaints and goals? Why? Why not?
Of course I do, the only thing they wanted was justice and freedom, and they just complained about what was between them and their goal.
3) Describe how the rebellion takes place? How does the animals behavior during the rebellion suggest human characteristics?
Everything started with Old Major's death, that was the motivator to such a huge revolution. Although in the movie every single animal is showed with human characteristics, but when things started to develope, pigs started to be every second more humanlike and to desobey every singe rule they wrotw at the beggining , until the end of the rebellion, when they were identicto men, they walked in two legs instead of four!
4) How do the pigs gain the rights to the cow's milk? Why do the other animals allow this? What does this event suggest about power hierarchy on the farm?
They excused thereselves saying that they needed to think properly because apples and milk helped to their brains, so they can keep Mr. Jones away. They also used the T.V to distract the animals. This is the evidence that supports the fact that in a hierarchycal pyramid, pigs are on the top due to their mental superiority.
5)What was your reaction to Snowball's expulsion from Animal Farm? Explain.
Really unfair, they abused with their power. It was really surprising because this was at the beggining of the revolution, when the pigs were just starting to take control of everything. It was a pity, because he could' ve head the revolution to the right path because his ethics were considerably more developed than Napoleon's.
6) Identify three ways that Napoleon tries to solidify his leadership position on the farm. How does the process of decision making on the farm change under Napoleon's leadership?
He washed their brains with videos, he threatened animals with dogs, and he lied to make them think everything he did was to help animals (for example with Snowball). When Old Major was the leader, they took decisions democratically, voting and making an overall choice. But then it became totalitarism, everyone was forced to do what Napoleon wanted them to do or they could literally die.
7)Why do the executions take place? What message eco these events send to the animals about their role in a future society?
The chickens disobeyed Napoleon, because they did not wanted to help men giving them their eggs. The pig got angry and executed them, sending to the animals in the falrm the message of what could happen to anyone that disobeys him. Then animals realized how it was going to be in the future, obeying every single thing Napoleon says.
8) Do you think it's fair that those who are more educated or more skilled -like the- pigs in Animal Farm have more influence on the decision making? Who makes the decisions in your family, community and nation?
It is true that more skilled people are able to make better decisions, but a decision must be ethically approved. That´s why in my opinion everyone should make the decisions, like in democracy, the system used in my country and community. But in my family isn´t like that, because my parents make the decisions and I don´t have the right to complain.
9) By the end of the film it can be suggested that the pigs and political leaders are interchangeable. How might power change those who have it?
In the case of the film, political leaders stayed unless they were removed by force. But they cannot change leadership when they wanted to, that is why they changed that much when powerful. When someone feels superior, he feels like he can do whatever he wants, like in the case of the pigs, who took control of everything transforming themselves drastically.
10) In your opinion are the pigs in Animal Farm more intelligent than all other animals? What qualities enabled them to lead the others? Provide examples that support your answer.
As language is power, the fact that pigs used it to handle animals s they want, makes them more intelligent. For example, when we must vote for a president in our country, we decide depending on what did they say and how. In Animal Farm, pigs were the leaders due to their skills and desire of power.
