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Who teaches the animals to read and write after the rebellion?

ANapoleon

BSnowball

CSquealer

DNone

Answer:

B. Snowball

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Animal Farm: Snowball's Role in Education

  • After the successful Rebellion, Snowball, one of the prominent pigs, takes on the responsibility of teaching the other animals to read and write.
  • He sets up a schoolroom in the farmhouse kitchen and dedicates himself to educating all the animals.
  • Snowball's efforts reflect his genuine belief in the principles of Animalism and his desire for the intellectual improvement of all animals.
  • Due to varying intellectual capacities, not all animals achieve full literacy. The smartest animals, like the pigs, learn to read and write well.
  • The sheep, being less intelligent, can only learn the simplified maxim: "Four legs good, two legs bad." This maxim is later manipulated by Squealer.
  • Snowball also distills the Seven Commandments of Animalism into this single, easily memorable phrase for the less intelligent animals.
  • His dedication to spreading knowledge contrasts sharply with Napoleon's later actions, who prioritizes power and control over the animals' education.

Key Facts about Animal Farm and George Orwell:

  • George Orwell (pseudonym of Eric Arthur Blair) wrote Animal Farm, published in 1945.
  • The novel is an allegorical novella reflecting the events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and then the Soviet Union's early period, particularly the Stalinist era.
  • Snowball is widely seen as an allegory for Leon Trotsky, a key figure in the Russian Revolution who was later exiled and assassinated by Stalin's agents.
  • Napoleon, the other main pig, represents Joseph Stalin, who ultimately seized absolute power.
  • The initial revolutionary ideals of Animalism are gradually corrupted and twisted by the pigs, particularly Napoleon and his propagandist, Squealer.
  • The story satirizes totalitarianism and the abuse of power.
  • The most famous line from the novel is the corrupted commandment: "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."

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