My english class is reading Animal Farm by George Orwell. But I must say I am confused as to what is going on in Chapters 5 and 6. Can anyone who had read the book explain please?
2006-12-02 06:51:53 · 8 answers · asked by Juliana 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Read SparkNotes about it and it'll have an analysis for you and might help you to understand it better. Just go to SparkNotes.com
Animal Farm is a fantastic book though. I loved it. You might also read George Orwell's 1984 too.
2006-12-02 06:58:14 · answer #1 · answered by Finch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the beginning of chapter five Mollie leaves animal farm for foxwood. This is symbolic of people who would rather be slaves and have life easy, than be free and have to work for a living. Orwell is saying that while everyone says they want a true and just governemnt, they are rarely willing to do any work to bring that about. The confrontation with Snowball & Napolean is typical politics, one leader will denounce the other as having bad ideas, then run him out of town, Only to immediatly offer the exact same ideas and show why they are good. It also shows the beginning of a police state, where questioning the leaders is forbidden, this is displayed by the three guard dogs.The sixth chapter is very important, it begins to show how the leaders begin to change the government to benifet themselves, and not the masses, when it should be the other way around. The subtle changes to the animal commandments and the alliance with their old enemies are the first signs of this. If you're still confused about something, let me know exactly which parts you're not understanding.
2006-12-02 07:03:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I forget exactly what those two chapters were about, but I know that I HATED this book.
The animals revolted against the Farmer, then the Pigs took over, one of them being a real d*ck. Napoleon. If you want more help, try looking at the Russian Revolution in I think it was 1817. That's what the book is based on.
Cliffnotes and Sparknotes are good, too, but I'm sure they leave out not-so-important details that your teacher WILL put on your tests. You're better off talking to one of your classmates or your teacher if you need help.
By the way, if they try and force Native Son upon you, run screaming with your arms flailing in the air until you hit San Diego and dive in with Shamu.
2006-12-02 07:06:05 · answer #3 · answered by Kevin H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hello :)
i read the book in school too but that was a few years ago so i would do like the above person said and go to that ^ site
2006-12-02 07:01:30 · answer #4 · answered by justtammyj1964 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could try CliffNotes as well. They usually explain what's going on in a book very well.
2006-12-02 06:59:37 · answer #5 · answered by Thunderman9 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"you do no longer choose Jones to come again returned do you?" They drink milk and consume the apples : "i do in contrast to them myself, yet its to your very own sturdy" & whilst he talks approximately how each determination would be pronounced by a committee of pigs, yet Napleon is going to make all the techniques. was hoping that helped
2016-10-17 15:03:18 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just bought the antimated movie, pretty decent, might help.
2006-12-02 07:00:14 · answer #7 · answered by Skeeter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋