Animal Farm - Conflict
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
Lesson Plans by Rebecca Ray
Animal Farm by George Orwell is a dystopian vision of society based on the early years of communist Russia. It is an allegory filled with elements of what can happen in the wake of a popular revolution. Like many dystopias, the society's goal was to build a utopia where its members live in harmony, but these ideals quickly transformed into something darker.
Storyboard Description
Animal Farm Conflict Activity | Have students identify types of conflict in Animal Farm
Storyboard Text
- Slide: 1
- Napoleon vs. Snowball. These two pigs have it out for each other. As Napoleon becomes a tyrannical dictator, Snowball struggles to find order. Napoleon eventually uses brute force to run Snowball off the farm.
- Slide: 2
- Boxer worries about the farm, and blames himself. When Napoleon starts killing other animals, he says, I would not have believed that such things could happen on our farm. It must be due to some fault in ourselves.
- Slide: 3
- The Animals vs. Society/Humans. Old Major begins the ideology of Animalism, which goes against the current way of life.