'Animal Farm': reading Chapter 8 and the pigs' corruption
I can explain what happens in Chapter 8 of ‘Animal Farm’ and identify how the pigs corrupt the ideals of animalism.
'Animal Farm': reading Chapter 8 and the pigs' corruption
I can explain what happens in Chapter 8 of ‘Animal Farm’ and identify how the pigs corrupt the ideals of animalism.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Squealer uses statistics to inflate the success of the pigs' rule
- The windmill is finally completed
- Despite the many deaths, injuries and loss of the the windmill, the pigs declare the battle a success
- The pigs drink alcohol, breaking another of the commandments
- The pigs continue to rewrite the commandments to suit their own needs
Keywords
Terror - To experience terror is to feel intense or overwhelming fear.
Decree - To decree is to officially decide or order something to happen. It usually has the force of law.
Negate - To lament is a expression of grief or sorrow.
Hypocrisy - Hypocrisy is when someone says one thing but does the opposite.
Lament - To lament is to express grief or sorrow.
Common misconception
The animals' apparent support for the pigs is genuine loyalty.
The reality is that this is manipulation, fear, and the pigs' gradual control over them. Examine the pigs' tactics.
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Equipment
You will need access to a copy of 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended