Old Major Quotes

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Old Major - Key Quotes

Here are a few key quotes concerning Old Major's character:

Majestic

“A majestic looking pig with a wise and benevolent appearance”.

Views on man

“Remove man from the scene and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished forever”.
“The produce of our labours is stolen from us by human beings”.
“All the habits of Man are evil”.

Utopian view

“No animal must ever tyrannise over his own kind”.

Desires equality

“Let there be perfect unity, perfect comradeship”.

1Important Plot Features

1.1Plot Summaries

1.1.1Chapters 1-2

1.1.2Chapters 3-4

1.1.3Chapters 5-6

1.1.4Chapters 7-8

1.1.5Chapters 9-10

1.1.6Keywords

1.1.7End of Topic Test - Chapters 1-5

1.1.8End of Topic Test - Chapters 6-10

2Characters & Their Links to History

2.1Key Characters

2.1.1Old Major

2.1.2Snowball

2.1.3Napoleon

2.1.4Squealer

2.1.5Boxer

2.1.6End of Topic Test - Key Characters

2.1.7AO2/3 - Key Characters

2.1.8Exam-Style Questions - Boxer

2.2Other Characters

2.2.1Mr Jones

2.2.2Clover

2.2.3Hens

2.2.4Sheep

2.2.5Mollie

2.2.6Benjamin

2.2.7Moses & Mr Frederick

2.2.8Pilkington & Mr Whymper

2.2.9End of Topic Test - Other Characters

2.2.10End of Topic Test - Other Characters 2

3Key Themes & Orwell's Purpose

3.1Key Themes

3.1.1Education

3.1.2Power & Control

3.1.3Power & Language

3.1.4Equality

3.1.5End of Topic Test - Key Themes

4Language, Form & Structure

4.1Language, Form & Structure

4.1.1Form & Structure

4.1.2Language

4.1.3Symbols

4.1.4Narrator & Allegory

5Recap: Main Quotes

5.1Characters Quotes

5.1.1Old Major Quotes

5.1.2Snowball Quotes

5.1.3Napoleon Quotes

5.1.4Squealer Quotes

5.1.5Boxer Quotes

5.1.6Clover Quotes

5.1.7Moses & Mr Frederick Quotes

5.1.8Benjamin Quotes

5.1.9Sheep Quotes

5.1.10Hens Quotes

5.1.11Mollie Quotes

5.1.12Pilkington & Mr Whymper Quotes

5.1.13Mr Jones Quotes

5.2Text Structure Quotes

5.2.1Education Quotes

5.2.2Power, Control & Language Quotes

5.2.3Propaganda Quotes

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