Tuesday 24 November 2009

What are 6 key points of Old Major's speech from Animal Farm?

1. announces that animals' lives are short-lived,
laborious, and difficult. Old Major emphasizes the miserable existence of the animals on the
farm and elaborates on their painful lives.

2.
Old Major then mentions that life should not be lived this way and comments on the abundance of
food and resources available. He mentions that the land is also fertile and says that there are
many more animals than humans on the farm and throughout the country.


3. Old Major says that humans are solely responsible for
the animals' dire conditions because they oppress and rob the animals of everything they
produce. He comments on the malevolent, greedy nature of humans and blames their authoritative
leadership on the animals' miserable lives.

4.
Old Major proposes that the only solution to end their oppression is to eliminate man from the
equation and usurp power by rebelling against their tyrannical masters.


5. Old Major then encourages that animals to remain
unified and supportive of each other...

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