Societal Tendency Toward Class Stratification

• How do classes in Animal Farm change after the common enemy is eliminated?

  They become internally divided
• What does Animal Farm comment on regarding class structures?

  It critiques class tyranny and reestablishment
• What does the expulsion of Mr. Jones lead to in Animal Farm?

  A power vacuum for a new oppressor
• Who is expelled to create a power vacuum in Animal Farm?

  1. Jones
• What new class divisions emerge in Animal Farm?

  The division between intellectual and physical labor
• Who claims to be the "brainworkers" in Animal Farm?

  The pigs
• What does Orwell suggest about the nature of class divisions in Animal Farm?

  It may be inherent or contingent on society's integrity
• What threat does class stratification pose according to Animal Farm?

  It threatens democracy and freedom
• What are the main themes illustrated in Animal Farm?

  • Class tyranny
  • Human tendency to maintain class structures
  • Internal division after common enemy is eliminated
  • Power vacuums leading to totalitarian control
  • Class stratification threatening democracy and freedom