Why do you think the Rebellion failed to improve the animals’ lives?
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Some of the scenes in Animal Farm are witty, while others are bitterly ironic and pessimistic. Which scene from the book did you find most memorable or effective? Why?
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Chapter 10 takes place several years after the previous chapters. How does skipping forward in time help readers understand the true consequences of the Rebellion?
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What’s one possible reason that Squealer taught the sheep their new slogan before the pigs began walking on two legs?
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By the end of the novel, do the animals realize that the pigs have been deceiving them to maintain power?
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The novel ends with the other animals watching the pigs and humans socialize together: “The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.”
What impact does it have on readers to end the book with these words?
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