Moses & Mr Frederick Quotes
English Lit: AQA GCSE Animal Farm, topic 5.1.7
Mr Frederick
Animal Farm is an allegory; all of the events and characters symbolise 20th century historical and political events.
Key words
- Dishonest.
- Corrupt.
- Cruel.
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.
Context
- Mr Frederick represents Hitler and Nazi Germany.
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!”
Test yourself on Moses & Mr Frederick Quotes
Who from the Russian Revolution does Mr Frederick represent?
Which are these quotes about Mr Frederick are accurate?