Animal Farm Study Guide

1. What parts of the plot seem related to a possible theme in the novel? (Think about the
main conflict and how it get resolved or worked out.)

2. Which characters seem related to a possible theme? Which characters change, and
what do those changes suggest about people, power, or life?

3. : How does George Orwell use symbols to hint at the novel’s themes? What objects,
people, or places stand for something “bigger” in the story?

4. What does the novel’s title suggest about the novel’s theme? Why do you think Orwell
named his allegory Animal Farm?

5. Write one or two of the novel’s main themes in your own words.