chapter 6

• What do the animals work hard to farm for?

  Food and to build the windmill
• What does the leadership claim about working on Sundays?

  It is voluntary but with consequences
• How do the animals justify taking on extra labor?

  They believe it's for their own good
• Who works harder than anyone else on the farm?

  Boxer
• What challenges do the animals face in building the windmill?

  Breaking stone without proper tools
• How do the animals solve the problem of breaking stone?

  By raising and dropping big stones
• When do the animals have enough broken stone to start construction?

  By late summer
• How does the animals' situation compare to when Mr. Jones was in charge?

  They suffer no more than before
• What items does the farm still need that it cannot produce?

  Iron, nails, and paraffin oil
• Who does Napoleon hire to assist with trade?

  1. Whymper
• How do the other animals react to the idea of trading with humans?

  They are taken aback
• What does Squealer say about the founding principles of Animal Farm?

  No prohibition against trade exists
• What does Squealer claim about the animals' memories of the laws?

  They have fallen victim to lies
• How often does Mr. Whymper visit the farm?

  Every Monday
• What rumor circulates about the pigs living in the farmhouse?

  They sleep in beds
• What do Clover and Muriel discover about the commandment regarding beds?

  It now includes "with sheets"
• How does Squealer justify the pigs sleeping in beds?

  Pigs need comfort to think clearly
• What natural disaster strikes Animal Farm?

  A fearsome storm
• What damage does the storm cause on the farm?

  It knocks down roof tiles and trees
• What happens to the windmill during the storm?

  It is toppled
• Who does Napoleon blame for the destruction of the windmill?

  Snowball
• What does Napoleon offer for the capture of Snowball?

  A bushel of apples
• What does Napoleon urge the animals to do after the windmill's destruction?

  To rebuild the windmill
• What phrase does Napoleon use to rally the animals?

  “Long live the windmill!”
• What is the ultimate goal of the animals' hard work?

  To serve the greater good of the farm
• How does the novella Animal Farm relate to the international political arena?

  It treats Animal Farm as part of a network of farms
• What does Orwell comment on through Animal Farm?

  He comments on Soviet Russia and its global context
• What tactics do the pigs use to maintain power?

  Overworking the laboring class and spreading propaganda
• What does Napoleon falsely claim about Snowball?

  That Snowball was responsible for the windmill's destruction
• How do governments maintain their standing among the populace?

  By alluding to an invisible, conspiratorial enemy
• Who did Stalin demonize to maintain power?

  Trotsky
• What role did communism play for Western governments in the twentieth century?

  It served as a convenient demon to justify actions
• What does the windmill symbolize in Animal Farm?

  The pigs' manipulation of the common animals
• How do the pigs exploit the common animals during the windmill construction?

  By threatening to withhold food
• What do the pigs use to manipulate the animals' fears?

  The windmill's collapse and the threat of re-enslavement
• What does Orwell suggest about the nature of tyranny?

  It is cyclical and leads to corruption
• How do the pigs change as they gain power?

  They become increasingly corrupt and resemble humans
• What lifestyle do the pigs adopt that mirrors the tsars?

  Decadent lifestyles characterized by excess
• What does Orwell parody through the pigs' transformation?

  The way power corrupts those who possess it
• What do the pigs do that violates Old Major's principles?

  They adopt human characteristics and behaviors