NTHS - Animal Farm

ahhhh very clever il-janus..i think thats right, not only because of the equation you made but also because the whole book was a bit of a bash on politicians in general, not just the russian ones

no, i definitely agree with you on that account, at least partly. i think that G. Orwell wanted to convey that politicians use words as weapons and tools, thus, the only way to judge them is with actions. the insulting part i disagree with for the same reasons i disagree with the concept that communism is bad, it is too simplistic. and ben... what were you alluding to with the Pravda Newspaper?

the russian pravda..the newspaper..represents snowball in its earlier times and later sqealer.

pravda meaning truth now isnt that ironic

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Originally Posted by paulteach

(Hello - to all others! I am a teacher and am planning for all my students to get on board here as an assingment and experience. In the next three weeks, there will be much from us - thank you for your patience with my Honors Freshman from North Tahoe High School)

CLASS - Lets get started! This is a great way to learn and use an online "discussion" site that you will use in your futures! Play around with this! I will offer extra credit for the students the utilize this site and can really find their way around it - Good luck and have fun!
Animal Farm - Where might there be foreshadowing in this novel?

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i want extra credit. yay!! thank you teacher!!
i found out a reference to animal farm in the music of the english band pink floyd. their album called animals is based on the novel animal farm by george orwell. the songs are named after characters in the book i.e. pigs, dogs, sheep. the lyrics in each song describe describe the character of each animal as interpreted in the book. i think it would be a *great* idea to read the novel once, smoke some weed and listen to the album in order of songs.

peace.

Hey everybody!
Does anyone know who Vladimir Lenin was in the book?

Im pretty sure Vladimir is Major......

You have to rememeber that the all of the animals except for the pigs had to work their tails off just to survive. It was not a matter of being stupid, just a matter of not having knowledge (ignorance).
The animals would return from the fields after a hard day work and didn't have the time or energy to think for themselves. It was easier to let the pigs do all the thinking for them.

It is no different than people in today's society, that come home read the newspaper or television news and believe that everything in it is true.
This is why the "sound bite" and "talking points" were invented. The American Democrats use these techinques on a daily basis.

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Originally Posted by juliagoolia

Kristen, I belive that the reason the animals did not suspect the pigs is simply that they were...well, dumb. However, I do believe that some, including Benjamin, did understood what was happening. He probably realized that the other animals would not listen to him if he were to tell them that the pigs were using them all. Also, it was in his nature not to include himself in conversation on the farm. Remember, too, that the animals were forgetful; even when they thought they remembered a commandment as being different or having had better lives in the old days, the pigs always convinced them otherwise. Squealer always read them the "statistics" that proved how much better their lives were without humans, and since they could not remember the time when Jones was in control, they believed him.

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