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lessons and there are many morals in the story as well as linking to the
Russian Revolution. Not only that, the story also uses humor in terms
Animal Farm has many lessons and morals. One of the morals
better than strength. All of the animals on Animal farm carry out their
duty with their hard labor, but they are not cunning enough to realize
one night, all the animals saw a broken ladder and white paint. “None
of the animals could form any idea as to what this meant, except old
Benjamin, who nodded his muzzle with a knowing air, and seemed to
understand, but would say nothing.”(103) This quote tells the reader
but no other animal had any idea. Another example is when years had
passed and no one remembered the old days of the rebellion. This
gave Napoleon and the pigs to take advantage of them. Only Benjamin
remembered. “Only old Benjamin professed to remember every detail
of his long life and to know that things never had been, nor ever could
being, so he said, the unalterable law of life.” (120) One of the reasons
why the other animals did not suspect the pigs, is because they trusted
their “own kind.” Students can take this as an important life lesson.
using humor which students can relate to. Some of this irony repeats in
supported him, and after he tried to convince the animals that it was
“”And as to the Battle of Cowshed, I believe the time will come when
how Squealer fools the animals with his ironic speeches and this a
regular part of real life. Students should understand this and watch out
for it.
windmill. “Vote for Snowball and the three-day week and vote for
Napoleon and the fill manager.” (55) These kind of slogans “vote for...
example that follows more on the cruel side of humans is when the
pigs take the advantage of all the other animals starting with the milk
and the fruit. “So it was agreed without further argument that the milk
and the windfall apples (and also the main crop of apples when they
ripened) should be reserved for the pigs alone.” (43) This is a form of
injustice that occurs to the animals and with humans, it is the same
thing. Some humans have superiority over others and they tend to
take an advantage over that, so students can learn from the animals’
George Orwell uses the irony of the animals to create a powerful voice.
Not only is the fable enjoyable to read, but it has tons of morals and
than themselves.