Power, Control & Language Quotes

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Power and Control

Power and violence is linked from the moment that Mr Jones fires his gun to silence the animals.

Jones' cruelty

Old Major: “Every one of you will scream your lives out at the block within a year”.

Physical strength - Boxer

“As strong as any two ordinary horses put together”.

Manipulating language

“Squealer could turn black into white”.

Powerless animals

When Snowball is chased off the farm, Boxer can’t “think of anything to say”.
- The other animals lack power as they don't have the words to express themselves.

Seizing control of language

“No one dared speak their mind”.
The animals “believed every word of it”.

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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