Animal Farm by Animal Farm Budder (TA Honors English 9)

Questions

aust56 — 2013-02-06 18:09:04 UTC

How does the "Beasts of England" reflect Old Major's own ideas and ambitions as characterized through his address to the animals of the farm?
This early in the book, can a rivalry between Napoleon and Snowball be seen? How can this be observed?

Question #1

aust56 — 2013-02-06 18:14:38 UTC

In the song "Beasts of England", Old Major's own ambitions and dreams can be seen by the line "...Tyrant Man shall be o'erthrown/And the fruitful fields of England/Shall be trod by beasts alone." Old Major talks about rebellion in his speech. He also says that man is evil, and that all animals are comrades.

Question #2

aust56 — 2013-02-06 18:21:45 UTC

This early in the book, there are some disagreements, such as the necessities of the farm (the importance of the committees); however, there is not too great a rivalry. They are still considering themselves "Comrades," and they are controlling the farm together. They are both keeping the milk and apples to themselves, and agree with it.

Vocabulary

aust56 — 2013-02-06 18:29:19 UTC

Mangel-Wurzel
Indefatigable

Mangel Wurzel

aust56 — 2013-02-06 18:31:31 UTC

A large, coarse yellow- to reddish-orange beet grown chiefly as food for cattle.

Indefatigable

aust56 — 2013-02-06 18:31:45 UTC

Incapable of being fatigued

Also Referred to as

aust56 — 2013-02-08 00:34:22 UTC

Mangold Wurzel

Mangel
Mangelwurzel
Mangold
Mangel beet
Field beet
Fodder beet

aust56 — 2013-02-08 00:37:13 UTC

Sentence

aust56 — 2013-02-08 00:45:44 UTC

The cows were lowing very loudly that morning, which at first I thought was a result of not being milked for three days; however, it was soon discovered that the caretaker, whom I used to be able to trust with my life, had neglected to feed them their morning Mangelwurzels.

Synonyms

aust56 — 2013-02-08 01:01:27 UTC

Untiring
Tireless
Unwearying
Inexhaustible
Unflagging

Sentence

aust56 — 2013-02-08 01:10:07 UTC

I told that boy to go to bed already, but he is just indefatigable at chucking that pancake around!