UEQ: How does an author use allegory to effect social change?
LEQ: How does Orwell use the elements of allegory, satire, and literary techniques for
political commentary in chapter 5?
Animal Farm Chapter Six Study Guide
Name:_____________________________
Vocabulary
1. laborious
2. arable
3. perpendicularity
4. flagstaff
5. malignity
Reading Comprehension:
1. What was ironic about the animals working on the windmill on Sundays?
2. What problem made the windmill so hard to build? What force of nature did the animals
use to solve the problem?
3. Without whom would the windmill have been impossible?
4. What did Napoleon tell the hens about giving up their eggs?
5. A scapegoat is someone who is blamed for problems, often to become the target of
everyone’s anger. Who is used as a scapegoat in this chapter?
6. What does Napoleon announce that he has decided to do that makes the animals
uncomfortable? Who confuses the animals and makes them think that they never had a
resolution about the matter?
7. Which commandment is changed, and how?
UEQ: How does an author use allegory to effect social change?
LEQ: How does Orwell use the elements of allegory, satire, and literary techniques for
political commentary in chapter 5?
Literary Techniques:
1. Propaganda: Identify two different types of propaganda used in this chapter. Then,
explain how each type of propaganda is used and list quoted evidence that proves that the
type of propanda was used. Cite the page number.
Propaganda #1:__________________________________________________
Explanation of how it is used:
Evidence:
Propaganda #2:_________________________________________________
Explanation of how it is used:
Evidence:
2. Characterization: A new character is introduced---Mr. Whymper
What is his role in Animal Farm?
How does his physical description help to characterize his role in Animal Farm?
3. Theme: Find 3 pieces of evidence that prove that the animals still believe in the ideal of
utopia/Animal Farm in chapter 6.
Evidence #1:
Evidence #2:
Evidence #3:
4. Plot Events: What major setback occurs at the end of Chapter Six?