Grace ch. 10

1. “...not knowing whether to be more frightened of the pigs or the human visitors.”Who do you think is more frightening for the animals now? Why?
I think that right now the animals are scarier because they turned into humans. They are looking more and more like humans and breaking all of the commandments. The pigs drink alcohol and sleeps on beds. This is what Mr. Jones did except now it is an animal not a human. Mr. Jones is also no longer at the farm so it is not as bad as Mr. Jones being there. If Mr. Jones was back then they would be scared of Mr. Jones again. It all depends on the person and the timing.

2. “It might be that their lives were hard and that not all of their hopes had been fulfilled; but they were conscious that they were not as other animals. If they were hungry, it was not from feeding tyrannical human beings; if they worked hard, at least they worked for themselves. No creature among them went upon two legs. No creature called any other creature Master’. All animals were equal.”Is this an accurate portrayal of Animal Farm? Explain your answer.

This is not an accurate portrayal of Animal Farm. All of the animals were supposed to be equal but they were not. The pigs have been being treated better.They get larger rations and get better sleeping arrangements. The pigs treat the other animals poorly just like Mr. Jones treated them. Nothing has changed for the animals which defeats the purpose of the separation from Jones.

3. What do you think about Napoleon renaming Animal Farm? What message or point to you think Orwell is making through this?
I think it was showing just how much Napoleon has turned into Mr. Jones. I think that Orwell did that to put emphasis on the fact of how much power Napoleon has and how he has turned into an animal that can holds power over the whole farm.