POV

• What narrative perspective is used in Animal Farm?

  Collective limited third-person point of view
• How does the narrator's knowledge differ regarding the animals?

  The narrator knows the animals as a group
• Why do readers rarely see the action through individual animals' eyes?

  Focus is on the collective experience
• Which animal's perspective is most often glimpsed by the reader?

  Clover's perspective
• What does the collective point of view emphasize in Animal Farm?

  Shared hopes and fears of the animals
• How can collective memory be manipulated according to the text?

  By controlling what animals remember collectively
• What happens to the truth about the Battle of the Cowshed?

  It becomes a false collective memory
• What irony is present when Napoleon takes the cows' milk?


  Animals see missing milk, but not the theft
• How does the collective point of view affect the reader's perception?

  It highlights the limited perspective of animals
• What emotional response does the animals' trust evoke in the reader?

  Heartbreaking due to their betrayal
• What political purpose does the irony in Animal Farm serve?

  Encourages readers to reflect on their society
• What are the key features of the collective point of view in Animal Farm?

  • Narrator knows animals as a group
  • Focus on shared hopes and fears
  • Limited individual perspectives
  • Manipulation of collective memory
  • Creates deep ironies and emotional responses