Chapter+9

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 * In Chapter 9, more of the rations are cut shorter except for the pigs and dogs. The contract for eggs went up to 600 a week, this means that not enough baby chicks were born to maintain the number of hens. Napolean decided to hold "Spontaneous Demonstrations" once a week to celebrate the struggles the Animal Farm fought through, but mainly just to celebrate himself. Boxer, once his ankle felt better he started working again, a little later he fell and could not get up because of his lungs. He was suppose to be going to the vet but was taken in a van that said "Horse Slaughterer and Glue Boiler", Sqealer then covered up saying that the vet bought the van from the slaughterer.

//**Character Parallels **//


 * //**Moses**// is a raven who is Mr. Jones pet. Moses is a spy, and a problem causer on the farm. ﻿Moses randomly appears on the farm after being gone for a couple of years. He spoke of a place called "Sugarcandy Mountain"(page 119). Moses makes Sugarcandy Mountain look like the heaven for the farm animals. Many of the animals believed him at first but later declared Moses' story as lies. Moses reprents religon in this chapter. He trys to convince the animals that there is a better life in heaven. Also, Moses' name connects him to the Christian religion. Moses crossed the Red Sea with his people after killing an Egyptian slave master. The Pigs do not like Moses and his stories just as the Soviets denied religion. The Soviets denied religion because they did not want the people to think outside of the idea of a communist country.

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 * //**Benjamin**// is a very old donkey, but he is very intelligent and wise. Benjamin represnts the Russians who are second guessing the revolution taking place in Russia. When Benjamin says "nothing ever changes" he is exactly right. Benjamin just accepts what is happening because nothing changes. Benjamin knows that communist does not work with power, just as the Russians who were second guessing the revolution did.



//**Symbols, Changes, and Parallels to Events in History **//


 * In Chapter 9, the animals are hit even harder with the food shortage. All the rations were greatly reduced, but only the pigs and dogs were not affected by the food shortage. The pigs are essentially taking over the Animal Farm, as Napolean teaches 31 newly born pigs his views and methods. The young pigs were discouraged to associate with the other animals. In order to further the differences between the higher authority of the pigs and other animals, the animals were socially segregated with new rules. The economy of Russia was steadily declining and the quality of life for the people became even worse. But, as the lives of the average human suffered, the quality of Stalin and his ruling class began to prosper. The decrease in quality of the lower classes and the increase in the ruling class is a direct parallel to the pigs superior class compared to the struggling lives of the other animals.


 * In Chapter 9, the contract for eggs was increased to 600 a week. Since the amount of eggs being sold rose, the population of the hens began to decline due to the lack of eggs hatching. (117) The increase in eggs being sold is parallel to Stalin’s plan of raising the grain quota in 1932 through 1933. Because Stalin raised the amount of grain that had to be turned over to the state, an economic imbalance was created. Due to the lack of grain, between 6 or 7 million people died.


 * ﻿In Chapter 9 when Moses is reintroduced to the story, he mentions to the animals “Sugarcandy Mountain.” (117) Moses’ return to Animal Farm signifies the return of Religion to Russia in 1944. Stalin “allows the Orthodox Church to conduct services in Russia. Religion, symbolized by Moses, is permitted as long as it is harmless and does not interfere with the plans of Napoleon or Stalin.” (Pinkmonkey.com, 2007) Napoleon allowed religion back into Animal Farm once it “was proclaimed a Republic.” (116) By this point in Animal Farm, Napoleon gave himself total power by electing himself as President. This total power allowed no freedoms for any members of Animal Farm, so to keep the citizens at ease, Napoleon and Stalin gave back the liberty of religion to keep the citizens focused on topics other than politics.

The famous poem entitled “First they came…” was a poem written during WWII. The poem reads,

They came first for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 125%;">Then they came for the Jews, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 125%;">and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 125%;">Then they came for me <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 125%;">and by that time no one was left to speak up.


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 125%;">In Chapter 9, Benjamin, who represents the realist of the animals and is the most skeptical about the revolution, reacts very strongly when Boxer is being taken away. Benjamin, who showed nearly no emotion the entire book, finally speaks up and is very sad and worried when Boxer heads to his death. “First they came…” directly reflects the type of person who Benjamin’s character was during the Revolution. Although Benjamin played by the rules causing no harm, not speaking up and fighting for his beliefs against the revolution resulted in him loosing his closest friend.

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 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 125%;">In Chapter 9, Animal Farm has begun to change back into Manor Farm. A key example of this happening is Boxer’s tragic death. Early on, when Old Major was still alive, he told Boxer that “the very day that those great muscles of yours lose their power, Jones will sell you to the knacker, who will cut your throat and boil you down for the foxhounds." (9) As predicted, within days of Boxer falling he was taken, killed, and used as resources. Many other examples of Animal Farm returning to its old ways appear in Chapter 9, such as when Napoleon became the sole leader of the farm just like Jones. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 125%;">"In April, Animal Farm was proclaimed a Republic, and it became necessary to elect a President. There was only one candidate, Napoleon, who was elected unanimously." Also, <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 125%;"> the pigs keep extra food to themselves, just as how the animals did not receive enough food when Jones was the leader of the farm.

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 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 125%;">"Long live Humanity" (117) - The animals were lead to believe that Snowball was on Mr. Jones side as "further details" were released. The animals were so naive that they did not question the source of the information, but rather chose to believe the changed story.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 125%;">"Apart from the regular work of the farm, and the rebuilding of the windmill, there was the schoolhouse for the young pigs, which was started in March." (118) - By this point in Napoleon's reign, the animals are not even working for themseleves anymore. They have become slaves for Napoleon, are building a school to educate Napoleon's children, and are recieving no benefits from creating a school that their own children will not be able to attend. On top of the many projects, the animals are also starving, further proving their unfortunate lack of knowledge and ﻿naïveté.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 125%;">"And yet they allowed [Moses] to remain on the farm, not working, with an allowance of a gill of beer a day."(120)- This shows that Napolean is letting Moses stay on the farm because he gives the animals a sense of religion. As well as Stalin eventually allowed religion for the Russians because this kept their minds off of revolting and focused their minds on working hard.

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