Collect all the details describing the style of living that Napoleon adopts as leader of Animal Farm. Analyze Squealer's speeches to the animals. How sound is the logic of Squealer's arguments. Explain the alteration of the last Commandment. Discuss Orwell's use of dramatic irony and situational irony throughout the novel.
Symbols are often objects that stand for some ideas or some other object.
For example, the American bald eagle and our national flag are symbols of the United States. Justify the idea that Napoleon's banishing of Snowball is the turning point in the plot of the novel. Benjamin alone never believes that the dreams of the animals will come true. There is no obvious hero in Animal Farm, but there is evidence that a tragic hero might exist. Discuss how Boxer reflects the characteristics of a tragic hero.