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Mr Frederick

Animal Farm is an allegory; all of the events and characters symbolise 20th century historical and political events.

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Key words

  • Dishonest.
  • Corrupt.
  • Cruel.
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Characterisation

  • Mr Frederick is argumentative, smart, corrupt and cruel.
  • He tricks Napoleon when they enter into business together by using forged bank notes. This makes Napoleon look foolish and shows that Frederick is dishonest.
  • Mr Frederick and his men invade Animal Farm and blow up the windmill. This causes great suffering to Animal Farm. He is shown to be aggressive and ruthless.
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Context

  • Mr Frederick represents Hitler and Nazi Germany.
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Quotes

  • “Frederick, whom they both feared and hated”.
  • “The banknotes were forgeries! Frederick had got the timber for nothing!”
  • “The windmill had ceased to exist!”

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