Animal Farm Chapters 5–7: Conflict by George Orwell Conflict is a struggle between two opposing forces or characters in a literary work. Conflict can take one of these forms: (1) a character versus another character; (2) a character versus society; (3) a character versus nature; (4) two or more emotions or ideas struggling for mastery within a character. For each item below, identify the kind of conflict involved, the causes of the conflict, and the outcomes of the conflict.

Conflict CAUSE CONFLICT Clover confronts Mollie about Mollie’s contact with humans. Type of Conflict _________________ OUTCOME Mollie, the horse, is seen with humans who have petted her and given her sugar and ribbons. Mollie abandons Animal Farm and the Rebellion. character v. character CAUSE CONFLICT Napoleon disagrees with Snowball’s plan for the windmill. Type of Conflict _________________ OUTCOME Napoleon thinks the major problem on the farm is increasing food production. He urinates on Snowball’s plans Snowball wants the animals to build a windmill to make life easier. Napoleon wants to control the animals. character v. character

Conflict CAUSE CONFLICT The animals struggle with how to break up the stones to build the windmill. Type of Conflict _________________ OUTCOME CONFLICT Napoleon makes a policy in opposition to Animalism, trading with “the enemy.” Type of Conflict _________________ CAUSE OUTCOME

Vocabulary Development Review the vocabulary words for this section: pretext, sordid, intermediary, malignity, capitulated, categorically, and retribution. pretext – a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason sordid – involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt intermediary – a person who acts as a link between people in order to try to bring about an agreement or reconciliation malignity – evil in nature or effect capitulated – cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender categorically – unambiguously explicit and direct retribution – punishment that is considered to be morally right and fully deserved

malignity Meaning: evil in nature or effect Synonym: Example: abusive name-calling; villain; wicked person malevolent Sentence: Out of malignity, Don used his power and size to strike fear and terror in his classmates.

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Thinking Critically Chapter V 1. Why does Mollie run away from the farm? 2. What changes have been made in the weekly meetings over the last year? 3. Explain the windmill controversy from Snowball’s point of view. Mollie likes being admired, admiring herself, wearing pretty ribbons, eating sugar, and being stroked by humans. She does not like the work on the farm or the hardships she faces there. The pigs now decide all questions of farm policy. Snowball and Napoleon still disagree over almost everything. Although Snowball is more skillful at making speeches cable of swaying the animals, the sheep interrupt him more and more with their chants of “Four legs good, two legs bad..” Snowball wants the animals to build a windmill so they will have electrical power to make life easier for all of them-light and heat in the stalls and labor-saving devices such as electrical milking machines. The animals would only have to work three days a week when it was finished.

Thinking Critically Chapter VI and VII 4. What changes does Napoleon make after his dogs chase Snowball off the farm? 5. Why don’t the other animals protest Napoleon’s decisions?   There will be no more Sunday Meetings. All decisions about the farm will be made by a committee of pigs presided over by Napoleon. None of them are really smart enough to bring up any arguments. Squealer has to explain the decisions. He begins to shed doubts on Snowball’s bravery at the Battle of the Cowshed and again threatens them with the return of Jones if they don’t agree with Napoleon. Chapter VI and VII 1. How much work are the animals now doing? They work a sixty-hour week during spring and summer, Napoleon informs them they can volunteer for Sunday afternoon work as well. However, any animal not volunteering will have his rations cut in half.

Thinking Critically Chapter VI and VII 2. Why does Napoleon decide to engage in trade with neighboring farms? 3. How do the animals react? 4. How is the windmill destroyed? Why does Napoleon blame Snowball? Because certain items such as paraffin oil and dog biscuits are in short supply, Napoleon decides to sell a stack of hay and part of the wheat crop. Later they may have to sell some of the hens’ eggs. They are troubled and think they remember a resolution against trade with humans. Four young pigs try to protest but are silenced by the dogs’ growls and the sheep’s bleating of the slogan, “Four legs good, two legs bad.” A violent November storm blows it down. Instead of admitting that the windmill’s walls were not thick enough to support it against a strong wind, Napoleon blames Snowball for blowing it up. Since Snowball had drawn up the plans, the blame for its failure is partly his.

Predicting What Comes Next Thinking Critically Chapter VI and VII 5. Why does Napoleon insist the windmill must be rebuilt immediately?   6. Why does Napoleon order that the hens’ eggs be sold? Do you think there will be another rebellion on Animal Farm, this time against Napoleon? Napoleon probably had many reasons, including preventing the animals from becoming too discouraged to begin building if they wait until spring. The animals will forget how miserably cold and hungry they are during the hard winter. The animals are nearly starving and there is almost no food left. The hens must give up their eggs for sale so that meal and grain can be purchase for the good of all. Predicting What Comes Next