https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt Made with whimsy en-us 2017-04-07 05:14:46 UTC 2025-10-12 07:03:16 UTC hello@padlet.com ofagna12 https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165303521 to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc]]> 2017-04-07 05:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165303521 ofagna12 https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165303547 eminent above others; superior; surpassing ]]> 2017-04-07 05:20:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165303547 ofagna12 https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165303584
lively and animated; typically describing a woman; energetic and peppy ]]> 2017-04-07 05:21:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165303584 ofagna12 https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165303593 lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern; indifference; disposition]]> 2017-04-07 05:22:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165303593 ofagna12 https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165303694 cruel or oppressive government or rule ]]> 2017-04-07 05:22:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165303694 ofagna12 https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165303711 deserving or causing public shame or disgrace; dishonorable]]> 2017-04-07 05:23:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165303711 ofagna12 https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165303740 after the death of the originator ]]> 2017-04-07 05:23:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165303740 ofagna12 https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165303762 a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason]]> 2017-04-07 05:24:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165303762 ofagna12 https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165303788 a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people]]> 2017-04-07 05:24:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165303788 ofagna12 https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165303816 a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person; entourage; escort]]> 2017-04-07 05:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165303816 ofagna12 https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165303847 intended or likely to placate or pacify; appeasing ]]> 2017-04-07 05:25:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165303847 ofagna12 https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165303862 obsolete through age or new technological or intellectual developments; too old for use; old-school]]> 2017-04-07 05:26:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165303862 ofagna12 https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165304025 drunk people ]]> 2017-04-07 05:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165304025 ofagna12 https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165304050 of or due from a son or daughter; like being affiliated with a person in a "being-birthed-from-them" kind of way that you are supposed to love your parents ]]> 2017-04-07 05:29:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165304050 ofagna12 https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165304079 to obtain (something) especially with care or effort ]]> 2017-04-07 05:30:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165304079 ofagna12 https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165304108 (an attribute of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little; untalkative ]]> 2017-04-07 05:30:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165304108 ofagna12 https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165304141 without thought or regard; carefree; happy or merry in disposition

]]> 2017-04-07 05:30:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165304141 ofagna12 https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165304189 in a scornful way that shows disdain (disdain is the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect)]]> 2017-04-07 05:31:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165304189 ofagna12 https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165304222 cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender; to give in; throw in the towel; raise a white flag]]> 2017-04-07 05:32:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165304222 ofagna12 https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165304250 stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so; unyielding; stubborn; strong-willed]]> 2017-04-07 05:32:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165304250 ofagna12 https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165304401 Old Major is the first major character described by Orwell in Animal Farm.  This "purebred" of pigs is the kind, grand fatherly philosopher of change— an obvious metaphor for Karl Marx.   Old Major proposes a solution to the animals' desperate plight under the Jones "administration" when he inspires a rebellion of sorts among the animals.   Of course the actual time of the revolt is unsaid.    It could be the next day or several generations down the road.  But old Major's philosophy is only an ideal. After his death, three days after the barn-yard speech, the socialism he professes is drastically altered when Napoleon and the other pigs begin to dominate.  It's interesting that Orwell does not mention Napoleon or Snowball anytime during the great speech of old Major.  This shows how distant and out-of-touch they really were; the ideals old Major proclaimed seemed to not even have been considered when they were establishing their new government after the successful revolt.  It almost seemed as though the pigs fed off old Major's inspiration and then used it to benefit themselves (a interesting twist of capitalism) instead of following through on the old Major's honest proposal.  This could be Orwell's attempt to dig Stalin, who many consider to be someone who totally ignored Marx's political and social theory. Using old Major's seeming naivety, Orwell concludes that no society is perfect, no pure socialist civilization can exist, and there is no way to escape the evil grasp of capitalism.  (More on this in the Napoleon section.)   Unfortunately when Napoleon and Squealer take over, old Major becomes more and more a distant fragment of the past in the minds of the farm animals.]]> 2017-04-07 05:34:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165304401 ofagna12 https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165304467 Mr. Jones is Orwell's chief (or at least most obvious) villain in Animal Farm. Of course Napoleon is also the major villain, however much more indirectly. Orwell says that at one time Jones was actually a decent master to his animals. At this time the farm was thriving. But in recent years the farm had fallen on harder times (symbol of the world-wide Great Depression of the 30's) and the opportunity was seen to revolt. The world-wide depression began in the United States when the stock market crashed in October of 1929. The depression spread throughout the world because American exports were so dependent on Europe. The U.S. was also a major contributor to the world market economy. Germany along with the rest of Europe was especially hit hard. The parallels between crop failure of the farm and the depression in the 1930's are clear. Only the leaders and the die-hard followers ate their fill during this time period. Mr. Jones symbolizes (in addition to the evils of capitalism) Czar Nicholas II, the leader before Stalin (Napoleon). Jones represents the old government, the last of the Czars. Orwell suggests that Jones (Czar Nicholas II) was losing his "edge." In fact, he and his men had taken up the habit of drinking. Old Major reveals his feelings about Jones and his administration when he says, "Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough , he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals. He sets them to work, he gives back to them the bare minimum that will prevent them from starving and the rest he keeps for himself." So Jones and the old government are successfully uprooted by the animals. Little do they know, history will repeat itself with Napoleon and the pigs.]]> 2017-04-07 05:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165304467 ofagna12 https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165304493 Napoleon is Orwell's chief villain in Animal Farm.  The name Napoleon is very coincidental since Napoleon, the dictator of France, was thought by many to be the Anti-Christ.  Napoleon, the pig, is really the central character on the farm.     Obviously a metaphor for Stalin, Comrade Napoleon represents the human frailties of any revolution.  Orwell believed that although socialism is good as an ideal, it can never be successfully adopted due to uncontrollable sins of human nature.    For example, although Napoleon seems as first to be a good leader, he is eventually overcome by greed and soon becomes power-hungry.  Of course Stalin did too in Russia, leaving the original equality of socialism behind, giving himself all the power and living in luxury while the common peasant suffered.  Thus, while his national and international status blossomed, the welfare of Russia remained unchanged.  Orwell explains, "Somehow it seemed as though the farm had grown richer without making the animals themselves any richer--except, of course for the pigs and the dogs."The true side of Napoleon becomes evident after he slaughters so many animals for plotting against him.  He even hires a pig to sample his food for him to make certain that no one is trying to poison him.  Stalin, too, was a cruel dictator in Russia.  After suspecting many people in his empire to be supporters of Trotsky (Orwell's Snowball), Stalin systematically murders many.By the end of the book, Napoleon doesn't even pretend to lead a socialist state.  After renaming it a Republic and instituting his own version of the commandments and the Beasts of England, Comrade Napoleon, he quickly becomes more or less a dictator who of course has never even been elected by the animals.  ]]> 2017-04-07 05:35:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165304493 ofagna12 https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165304609 Orwell describes Snowball as a pig very similar to Napoleon— at least in the early stages. Both pigs wanted a leadership position in the "new" economic and political system (which is actually contradictory to the whole supposed system of equality). But as time goes on, both eventually realize that one of them will have to step down. Orwell says that the two were always arguing. "Snowball and Napoleon were by far the most active in the debates. But it was noticed that these two were never in agreement: whatever suggestion either of them made, the other could be counted to oppose it." Later, Orwell makes the case stronger. "These two disagreed at every point disagreement was possible." Soon the differences, like whether or not to build a windmill, become too great to deal with, so Napoleon decides that Snowball must be eliminated. It might seem that this was a spontaneous reaction, but a careful look tells otherwise. Napoleon was setting the stage for his own domination long before he really began "dishing it out" to Snowball. For example, he took the puppies away from their mothers in efforts to establish a private police force. These dogs would later be used to eliminate Snowball, his arch-rival. Snowball represents Trotsky, the arch-rival of Stalin in Russia. The parallels between Trotsky and Snowball are uncanny. Trotsky too, was exiled, not from the farm, but to Mexico, where he spoke out against Stalin. Stalin was very weary of Trotsky, and feared that Trotsky supporters might try to assassinate him. The dictator of Russia tried hard to kill Trotsky, for the fear of losing leadership was very great in the crazy man's mind. Trotsky also believed in Communism, but he thought he could run Russia better than Stalin. Trotsky was murdered in Mexico by the Russian internal police, the NKVD-the pre-organization of the KGB. Trotsky was found with a pick axe in his head at his villa in Mexico.]]> 2017-04-07 05:37:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165304609 ofagna12 https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165304658 Moses is perhaps Orwell's most intriguing character in Animal Farm.  This raven, first described as the "especial pet" of Mr. Jones, is the only animal who doesn't work.  He's also the only character who doesn't listen to Old Major's speech of rebellion. Orwell narrates, "The pigs had an even harder struggle to counteract the lies put about by Moses, the tame raven.   Moses, who was Mr. Jones's especial pet, was a spy and a tale-bearer, but he was also a clever talker.   He claimed to know of the existence of a mysterious country called Sugarcandy Mountain, to which al animals went when they died.  It was situated somewhere up in the sky, a little distance beyond the clouds, Moses said.  In Sugarcandy Mountain it was Sunday seven days a week, clover was in season all the year round, and lump sugar and linseed cake grew on the hedges.  The animals hated Moses because he told tales and did no work but some of them believed in Sugarcandy Mountain, and the pigs had to argue very hard to persuade them that there was no such place."  Moses represents Orwell's view of the Church.  To Orwell, the Church is just used as a tool by dictatorships to keep the working class of people hopeful and productive.  Orwell uses Moses to criticize Marx's belief that the Church will just go away after the rebellion.  Jones first used Moses to keep the animals working, and he was successful in many ways before the rebellion.  The pigs had a real hard time getting rid of Moses, since the lies about Heaven they thought would only lead the animals away from the equality of socialism.   But as the pigs led by Napoleon become more and more like Mr. Jones, Moses finds his place again.  After being away for several years, he suddenly returns and picks up right where he left off.   The pigs don't mind this time because the animals have already realized that the "equality" of the revolt is a farce.  So Napoleon feeds Moses with beer, and the full-circle is complete.     Orwell seems to offer a very cynical and harsh view of the Church.  This proves that Animal Farm is not simply an anti-communist work meant to lead people into capitalism and Christianity.   Really Orwell found loop-holes and much hypocrisy in both systems.  It's interesting that recently in Russia the government has begun to allow religion again.   It almost seems that like the pigs, the Kremlin officials of today are trying to keep their people motivated, not in the ideology of communism, but in the "old-fashioned" hope of an after-life. ]]> 2017-04-07 05:38:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165304658 ofagna12 https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165304731 2017-04-07 05:39:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165304731 ofagna12 https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165307675 2017-04-07 06:21:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ofagna12/k2yn2yhts2mt/wish/165307675