Animal Farm Movie Questions

1. As you watch Animal Farm think about the purpose of each of the characters. Complete the chart below by noting details that describe each character or by listing key actions.

Animal Farm Character Russian Figure Characteristics/Actions/Purpose

Jones Czar Nicolas II

Old Major Marx/Lenin

Snowball Trotsky

Napoleon Stalin

Dogs KGB

Battle of the Cowshed Russian Civil War

Frederick Hitler

Animal Executions Stalin’s Purges

Battle of the Windmill WWII

Card Game Tehran Conference

Pilkington Britain

Squealer Propaganda Department of Lenin’s Government

Moses the Raven Religion

Boxer Proletariat Workers

Benjamin Cynics inside and outside Russia

2. What is your reaction to the animals’ revolution? Explain. ______

3. Do you sympathize with the animals’ complaints and goals? Why? Why not? ______

4. Describe how the rebellion takes place? How do the animals’ behaviour during the rebellion suggest human characteristics? ______

5. How do the pigs gain the rights to the cows’ milk? Why do the other animals allow this? What does this event suggest about power hierarchy on the farm? ______

6. What was your reaction to Snowball’s expulsion from Animal Farm? Explain. ______

7. 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? ______

8. Why do the executions take place? What message do these events send to the animals about their role in a future society? ______

9. 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? ______

10. By the end of the film it can be suggested that the pigs and human political leaders are interchangeable. How might power change those who have it? ______

11. In your opinion are the pigs in Animal Farm more intelligent than all the other animals? What qualities enabled them to lead the others? Provide examples that support your answer. ______

If you have missed any part of the movie, or you require more information, you can view the movie at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClaNnaMgbF0 . In addition, you may want to refer to the original text. You can view it online at http://www.pdftitles.com/book/991/animal-farm