CHOOSE ONE
1. What are the factors that have led up to the Battle of the Windmill? Is the result a “victory”?
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact#Hitler_breaks_the_Pact
-Glance over the “Non-Aggression Pact” introduction, and then read this section, entitled “Hitler breaks the Pact.”
-What are the similarities of these historical events to events that happen in Chapter 8?
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the best student in the class aka kevin burke said...
ReplyDeleteThe reason that the battle of the windmill happened was because Mr. Frederick had tricked Napoleon. Once the animals finished rebuilding the windmill, Napoleon discovered that Mr. Frederick paid for the timber in fake money. Napoleon told everyone to prepare for the worst case scenario and right after he says that, a bunch of men strap dynamite around the windmill and then blow it up. The battle is considered a victory because they drove the men back. The animals lost many of their own soldiers and Boxer was seriously hurt, but they had a ceremonial flag raising and it brought the animals back together.
I agree with the “best student in the class”. The reason the battle started was because Mr. Frederick paid for the timber in counterfeit money. Napoleon felt taken advantage of and he knew what was coming. Another factor was that the windmill got blown to shreds, which outraged the animals. The battle was amoral victory, but not really an all out victory. The animals lost a lot of “men” and Boxer, one of the strongest fighters was seriously injured. Also Napoleon has taken advantage of the animals once again changing the commandments, which might for foreshadowing something later on. There aren’t many other factors in this situation. Napoleons aggressiveness was pretty much the big factor, he wasn’t letting the men destroy the windmill without a fight, which could have been very costly. Now the animal farm is down to a few, without their strongest worker, which will affect the problem in the earlier chapter about the food
ReplyDeleteI agree with pat and kevin. The battle does start because of Mr. Frederick's decision to pay for the timber in fake money. Napoleon hates being tricked, because he is the one who normally outsmarts people. The animals are also very upset that all their hard work that went into the windmill is now gone, again. It got blown to shreds and they were all heart broken. The fight was not a victory in my mind. They did drive them out, but at what cost? There were too many casualties and injuries. Boxer is seriously injured, and now the animals are vulnarable. They may not even be able to function in every day life because of all the bloodshed in this battle
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Kevin and Pat. The battle started because Mr. Frederick pays for the timber in counterfeit money, and when Napolean then tells the rest of the farm to prepare for the worst from Mr. Frederick. I guess the result was a victory, but it also wasn't at the same time. The animals do fight back and successfully drive them away, but this is overshadowed by the serious injuries sustained by Boxer and the windmill being destroyed. Regardless of the terrible things that happened, they still were somewhat satisfied that they defended themselves and they fly a patriotic flag-raising ceremony. This eventually restores their faith somewhat.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with the battle being a victory. Although a few of the attackers were killed, they still knocked down the windmill and that is a huge loss to the animals. They have been working for two years on the windmill and all the long days of work have all been for nothing. And it’s not like they gained any land or any benefit of stopping the attackers. They failed to prevent what the human’s main goal was and in that they were defeated. I think that the pigs know they were defeated and just try to convince the other animals that they have won the battle so that they will be happy instead of smartening up and blaming the pigs for all the misfortune that they have had over the past few years.
ReplyDeleteIn chapter 8, the battle of the windmill definately started after Mr. Frederick bought the timber off of the animals with counterfiet money. The events that led up to the battle were that the animals were very stirred up by the constant change of all of the rules on Animal Farm. there really wasn't a definit win of the battle and many animals die as well as boxer becomes injured. But a sa result of the battle the animals become more united because they relieve alot of the tension that was building up between them in the battle of the windmill. Another result of the battle is that the animal somewhat restore the faith in themselves by successfully driving the humans away, like Madison said previously.
ReplyDeleteIn chapter 8, I believe that the battle was a major loss. I believe this because the animals lost a great more then they gained. They might have took out a few humans, but they lost the windmill, which they worked so hard to make, and Boxer was injured. Boxer does a load of the work at the farm which cannot be made up for. He is one the reason a lot of things can happen. The windmill must also be rebuilt because of the men destroying it. This might also show the humans that the animals are almost done for because their biggest worker is down for a little bit and their biggest project has been destroyed. The men will come back with more aggresive attacks and the animals will not be able to stop them eventually. All that they gain is a little bit of faith back, and lose a great load more.
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